Change These Below Active Sentences become Passive Voice

1.      Some workers are still renovating my kitchen and bathroom.

2.      She is cleaning the microwave oven.

3.      They are setting up the meeting room.

4.      Are the students planning a school trip abroad?

5.      My friend was baking bread when I came.
(Teman saya sedang memanggang roti ketika saya datang.)

6.      Some workers were maintaining the toll road at this time yesterday.
(Beberapa pekerja sedang melakukan pemeliharaan jalan tol kemarin.)

7.      They were discussing exchange rates at 7 o’clock this morning.
(Mereka sedang mendiskusikan kurs pukul 7 pagi ini.)

8.      The human resource manager said that he was still processing my documents.

                    (Manager SDM mengatakan bawhwa dia masih memeroses dokumen saya.)

9.      Active: We cleaned our house yesterday. (Kami membersihkan rumah kami kemarin.)

10.  Active: She didn’t invite me to the party. (Ia tidak mengundang saya ke pesta tersebut.)

11.  Active: Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998. (Larry Page dan Sergey Brin mendirikan Google pada tahun 1998.)

12.  Active: Susan visited her gradparents in Kalimantan last Sunday. (Susan mengunjungi kakek-neneknya di Kalimantan pada hari Minggu lalu.)

13.  We set the table.  

14.  She pays a lot of money.

15.  He doesn't open the book.           

Forming Passives With Modals

Affirmative Form	Object + may, must, can, could, ought to, should + be + verb3
Question Form	Must, may, can, should, might + object + be + verb3 (past participle)

Something must / can / should... be done by someone at sometime.

Active : Our English teacher may give an exam today.
Passive: An exam may be given by our English teacher today.

Active : Thomas has written many books.
Passive: Many books have been written by Thomas.

Active : Do you have to pay the bill before leaving the restaurant?
Passive: the bill have to be paid before leaving the restaurant?

Active : Juan can give them some information about the job.
Passive: Some information can be given about the job by Juan.
Passive2: They can be given some information about the JOB by Juan.

Active : You must obey the traffic rules.
Passive: The traffic rules must be obeyed.

Quick Exercise

Put the following sentences into passive voice. (Modals)

1. We may ask him a few questions. 
2. I can manage a motor car. 
3. You must inquire the way. 
4. He might give you a chance. 
5. I could show you his house if you would permit me. 
6. I should enjoy a sea-voyage. 

Forming Simple Future Passive

Affirmative Form	Object + will + be + verb3 (past participle)
Question Form	Will + object + be + verb3 (past participle)

Something be done by someone in the future.

Active : We will take the horses to the stable.
Passive: The horses will be taken to the stable.

Active : Will the manager sign the contract tomorrow.
Passive: Will the contract be signed by the manager tomorrow.

Active : Will the boss give me a job?
Passive: Will I be given a job by the boss? 

Quick Exercise

Put the following sentences into passive voice. (will future passive)

1. Will he pick up the kids tomorrow?

2. The next earthquake will destroy the city.

3. Jane will buy a new computer.

4. Millions of people will visit the museum.

5. Will the company employ a new worker?

6. They will not show the new film.

7. Our boss will sign the contract.

8. Her boyfriend will install it.

9. Will the plumber repair the shower? 

10. He won't see Sue.

Now Let's begin to learn 

Passive Voice in Present Continuous and Past Continuous !

Example (Passive Voice in Peresent Continuous Tense) :

1. Active: I am eating healthy food this year
2. Passive: Healthy food is being eaten this year.
3. Active: The tourists are shopping Balinese souvenirs.
4. Passive: Balinese souvenirs are being shopped by the tourists.
5. Active: I am not taking a driving course.
6. Passive: A driving course is not being taken.

Examples of Passive Voice in Past Continuous Tense

1. My friend was baking bread when I came.

   (Teman saya sedang memanggang roti ketika saya datang.)

  

    Bread was being baked when I came.

    (Roti sedang dipanggang ketika saya datang.)

2. They were discussing exchange rates at 7 o’clock this morning.
    (Mereka sedang mendiskusikan kurs pukul 7 pagi ini.)

    Exchange rates were being discussed at 7 o’clock this morning.
    (Kurs sedang didiskusikan pada pukul 7 pagi ini.)

NOW DO THESE EXERCISES !CHANGE THESE BELOW SENTENCES into PASSIVE VOICE

1. Active: She is training all managers in this company.
2. Active: Poor people are not attending this big party.
3. Active: Teens are always playing the smartphones.
4. Active: The boss is calling Sue.
5. Active: My friends are not building this big mall.
6. Active: He was playing the guitar.
7. Active: The human resource manager said that he was still processing my documents.
8. Active: Were they carrying bags? 
9. Active: Was she reading these lines?
10. Active: Teens are always playing the smartphones.

CHANGE THESE BELOW ACTIVE SENTENCES into PASSIVE SENTENCE/PASSIVE VOICE 

1.  Active   :The teacher closes the window.

     Passive :

2. Active    :  John cleaned the bathroom.

    Passive    :

3. Active     : They understand Spanish.

    Passive :

4. Active    :  Frank takes photos.

    Passive  :

5. Active    :  The electricians test the fire alarm.

    Passive  :

6. Active     :  The dog did not bite the cat.

    Passive  :

7. Active     :  The girls can play handball.

    Passive  : 

8. Active     : Levi Strauss invented the blue jeans.

    Passive  :

9. Active    :  My friend bought a new car.

    Passive  :

10. Active    :  The mechanic repairs cars.

      Passive  :

Passive Voice

ACTIVE / PASSIVE VOICE. In most Englishsentences with an action verb, the subject performs the action denoted by the verb. These examplesshow that the subject is doing the verb's action. Because the subject does or "acts upon" the verb in such sentences, the sentences are said to be in the active voice.

e.i.

Simple Present Tense

Active    : Marry helps her son.

Passive : The son is helped by Marry

Active    : Peolpe see peace in family as essential for spiritual growth

Passive  : Peace in family is seen as essential for spiritual growth.

Active     : Muslims perform prayers at least five times a day.

Passive  : Prayers are performed by Muslims at least five times a day.

NOW ... Rewrite these below sentences into Passive Sentence !

1. Indonesia needs many powerful young men.

2. She posts the story every day.

3. The teacher teaches English once a week.

4. We do exercises every day.

5. The professors plant the rice at the top of the building.

Simple Past Tense

He wrote many books.

Many books were written by him.

She returned all the products.

All the products were returned by her.

NOW ... Rewrite these below sentences into Passive Sentence !

1. The students created the blogs yesterday.

2. The principal told the students to be good students.

3. Many singers sang the song .

4. She typed the letter last night

5. We left the gate open.