Untuk membuat kalimat pasif, kita tinggal melihat contoh rumus passive voice. Caranya sangat mudah, yaitu dengan menambahkan “be”, lalu mengubah verb-nya menjadi verb III.
- We learn English (kita belajar bahasa inggris) menjadi: English is learnt by us (Bahasa Inggris dipelajari oleh kita)
Perlu diketahui, be dapat berubah menjadi are, am, is, was, were, been, being.
Pelajari: daftar irregular verb bahasa Inggris
Aturan Passive Voice
Ada beberapa aturan yang harus diperhatikan dalam membuat kalimat pasif, yaitu:
1. kata kerja harus berupa kata kerja transitif (kata kerja yang memiliki objek),
- I take this (Aku mengambil ini) menjadi: It is taken by me (ini diambil oleh ku).
Kata kerja intransitif (yang tidak memiliki objek) tidak dapat dipasifkan. Seperti pada contoh di bawah ini:
- You jump 3 times (kamu melompat 3 kali.)
Baca: perbedaan dan contoh transitive dan intransitive verb.
2. Objek dalam kalimat aktif berubah menjadi subjek dalam kalimat pasif.
- I open the door (aku membuka pintunya) menjadi: The door is opened by me (pintunya dibuka oleh ku.)
Rumus passive voice
Untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut, perhatikan semua Rumus Passive Voice pada tenses berikut:
| TENSES | RUMUS AKTIVE VOICE | RUMUS PASSIVE VOICE |
| Simple Present | S + Verb + O (I study English) | S + are/am/is + Verb III (English is studied by me) |
| Simple Past | S + Verb II + O (I studied English) | S+ was/were + verb III (English was studied by me) |
| Simple Future | S + will Verb + O (I will study English) | S+ will be + verb III (English will be studied by me) |
| Present Continuous | S + are/am/is/ Verb Ing + O (I am studying English) | S + are/am/is/ being + Verb III (English is being studied by me) |
| Past Continuous | S + was/were Verb Ing + O (I was studying English) | S + was/were being + Verb 3 (English was being studied by me) |
| Future Continuous | S + will be Verb Ing + O (I will be studying English) | S + will be being + Verb III ( English will be being studied by me) |
| Present perfect | S + have/has Verb III + O (I have studied English) | S + have/has been + Verb III (English has been studied by me) |
| Past perfect | S + had Verb III + O (I had studied English) | S + had been + Verb III (English had been studied by me) |
| Future perfect | S + will have Verb III + O ( I will have studied English) | S + will have been + Verb III (English will have been studied by me) |
| Present Perfect continuous | S + have/has been Verb ing + O (I have been studying English) | – |
| Past Perfect continuous | S + had been Verb ing + O (I had been studying English) | – |
| Future Perfect continuous | S + will have been Verb ing + O (I will have been studying English) | – |
Passive Voice pada Modal
Untuk membuat kalimat pasive voice pada modal, cukup dengan menambahkan be, kemudian ubah verb-nya menjadi verb III.
| AKTIF | PASIF |
| S + Will verb I + O | S + Will be + Verb III |
| S + Would Verb I + O | S + Would be + Verb III |
| S + Shall Verb I + O | S + Shall be + Verb III |
| Dan lain sebagainya… | Dan seterusnya… |
Contoh passive voice pada modal:
| MODAL | AKTIVE VOICE | PASSIVE VOICE |
| Will | I will write a letter | A letter will be written by me |
| Would | You would write a letter | A letter would be written |
| Shall | We shall take this | This shall be taken |
| Should | They should remind me | I should be reminded |
| Must | He must study English | English must be studied |
| Can | She can open the door | The door can be opened |
| Could | Doni could make a sentence | A sentence could be made |
| May | Tono may watch this | This may be watched |
| Might | Susan might drive the car | The car might be driven |
Itu saja uraian contoh dan rumus passive voice yang dapat saya utarakan. Semoga bermanfaat. Thanks for your reading.
