Tenses Rumus Contoh

Simple am/is/are + past participle The crafts are made of wood.

am/is/are + being + past
Present Continuous The room is being cleaned.
participle
Perfect has/have + been + past participle Your requests have been approved.
Simple was/were + past participle The mansion was built in 1990.
was/were + being + past
Past Continuous Your gown was being washed.
participle
Perfect had + been+ past participle The fence had been painted in green.
Simple will + be + past participle The packet will be sent immediately.
Future will + have + been + past The article will have been read ninety
Perfect
participle times.

1. Simple past tense

Berikut rumus passive voice dalam simple past tense:

Active Voice Passive Voice

S + verb-2 + direct object S (direct object) + was/were + past participle +/- by … (agent)

Rumus di atas berlaku untuk transitive verb. Bagaimana dengan intransitive verb? Kalimat
dengan intransitive verb mungkin dapat dipasifkan jika memiliki prepositional
phrase (lihat: Passive Voice pada Intransitive Verb). Subject pada passive voice merupakan
object of preposition pada active voice.

Active Voice Passive Voice

S + verb-2int + preposition + object S (object of preposition) + was/were + past participle +
of preposition preposition +/- by … (agent)

Contoh Kalimat Passive Voice in Simple Past Tense

Beberapa contoh kalimat passive voice dalam simple past tense adalah sebagai berikut.

No. Active Voice Passive Voice

Sunmark Press printed the first book in
2005.
1
(Sunmark Press mencetak buku pertama
tersebut pada tahun 2005.)
2 Someone left the letter when he was away
The first book was printed in 2005 by
Sunmark Press.
(Buku pertama tersebut dicetak pada tahun
2005 oleh Sunmark Press.)
The letter was left when he was away from
 from his desk. his desk.
(Seseorang meninggalkan surat tersebut (Surat tersebut ditinggalkan ketika dia jauhd
ketika dia jauh dari mejanya.) ari mejanya.)
Sardines and rice were eaten for dinner by
Tio ate sardines and rice for dinner.
Tio.
3 (Tio makan sardin dan nasi untuk makan
(Sardin dan nasi dimakan untuk makan malam
malam.)
oleh Tio.)
They just talked about mental health. Mental health was just talked by them.
4 (Mereka baru saja membicarakan tentang (Kesehatan mental baru saja dibicarakan oleh
kesehatan mental.) mereka.)
Yesterday, the hotel was stayed at by my
Yesterday, my father stayed at the hotel. father.
5
(Kemarin ayah saya tinggal di hotel tersebut.) (Kemarin hotel tersebut ditinggali oleh ayah
saya.)

2. Simple future tense

Berikut rumus passive voice dalam simple future tense:

Active Voice Passive Voice

S (direct object) +will + be + past participle +/- by …
S + will + verb-1 + direct object
(agent)
S + am/is/are going to + bare infinitive + S (direct object) + am/is/are going to + be + past
direct object participle +/- by … (agent)

Agent (pelaku aksi) pada passive voice pada kedua kemungkinan tersebut
merupakan subject pada active voice. Rumus di atas berlaku untuk transitive verb, dimana
memang kata kerja tersebut yang umum dipasifkan.

Contoh Kalimat Passive Voice in Simple Future Tense

No. Active Voice Passive Voice
I will wash the dishes. The dishes will be washed.
1
(Saya akan mencuci piring.) (Piring akan dicuci.)
They are going to invest a small amount of their A small amount of their money is going to
money in the stock market. be invested in the stock market.
2
(Mereka akan menginvestasikan sedikit uang (Sedikit uang mereka akan diinvestasikan
mereka di pasar saham.) di pasar saham.)
Dino will show you something interesting. You will be shown something interesting.
3 (Dino akan menunjukkan padamu sesuatu yang (Kamu akan ditunjukkan sesuatu yang
menarik.) menarik.)
 His assistant will prepare and edit your legal
documents.
4
(Asistennya akan mempersiapkan dan
memperbaiki dokumen-dokumen hukummu.)
He is going to meet a new client tomorrow.
5
(Dia akan bertemu seorang klien baru besok.)
Your legal documents will be prepared
and edited.
(Dokumen-dokumen hukummu akan
dipersiapkan dan diperbaiki.)
A new client is going to be met tomorrow.
(Seorang klien baru akan ditemui besok.)

3. Simple present tense

Berikut rumus passive voice dalam simple present tense:

Active Voice Passive Voice

S + verb-1 + direct object
S + modal + bare infinitive + direct
object
S (direct object) + is/am/are + past participle +/- by …
(agent)
S (direct object) + modal + be + past participle +/- by …
(agent)

Rumus di atas berlaku untuk transitive verb, dimana memang kata kerja tersebut yang umum
dipasifkan. Kalimat dengan intransitive verb mungkin dapat dipasifkan jika
memiliki prepositional phrase (lihat: Passive Voice pada Intransitive Verb). Subject pada passive
voice merupakan object of preposition pada active voice.

Active Voice Passive Voice

S + verb-1int + preposition + object S (object of preposition) + is/am/are + past participle +
of preposition preposition +/- by … (agent)

Contoh Kalimat Passive Voice in Simple Present Tense

No. Active Voice
Pregnant women should eat dark chocolate
regularly.
1
(Wanita hamil seharusnya makan coklat
hitam secara teratur.)
People make books from trees.
2
(Orang membuat buku dari pohon.)
My parents treat me like a baby.
3 (Orang tua memperlakukan saya seperti
bayi.)
You can use the photos for free.
4
(Kamu bisa menggunakan goto-foto
Passive Voice
Dark chocolate should be eaten regularly by
pregnant women.
(Coklat hitam seharusnya dimakan secara
teratur oleh wanita hamil.)
Books are made from trees.
(Buku dibuat dari pohon.)
I am treated like a baby by my parents .
(Saya diperlakukan seperti bayi oleh orang tua.)
The photos can be used for free.
(Foto-foto tersebut dapat digunakan secara
 tersebut secara gratis.) gratis.)
The right side of the bed is often slept on by
He often sleeps on the right side of the bed. him.
5
(Dia selalu tidur di sisi kanan tempat tidur.) (Sisi kanan tempat tidur sering ditiduri
olehnya.)

4. Past perfect tense

Berikut rumus passive voice dalam past perfect tense:

Active Voice Passive Voice

S + had + past participle + direct S (direct object) + had + been + past participle +/- by …
object (agent)

Rumus di atas berlaku untuk transitive verb, dimana memang kata kerja tersebut yang umum
dipasifkan.

Contoh Kalimat Passive Voice in Past Perfect Tense

No. Active Voice
They had used poison gas in World War I.
1 (Mereka telah menggunakan gas beracun
dalam perang dunia pertama.)
Sally had read two hundred books
before graduating from the college.
2
(Sally telah membaca dua ratus buku sebelum
lulus dari kampus tersebut.)
He had helped you so many times.
3
(Dia telah membantumu berkali-kali.)
Passive Voice
Poison gas had been used in World War I.
(Gas beracun telah digunakan dalam perang
dunia pertama.)
Two hundred books had been read by Sally
before graduating from the college.
(Dua ratus buku telah dibaca oleh Sally
sebelum lulus dari kampus tersebut.)
You had been helped so many times.
(Kamu telah dibantu berkali-kali.)

5. Present continous tense

Berikut rumus passive voice dalam present continuous tense:

Active Voice Passive Voice

S + am/is/are + present participle + S (direct object) + is/am/are + being + past participle +/-
direct object by … (agent)
Rumus di atas berlaku untuk transitive verb, dimana memang kata kerja tersebut yang umum
dipasifkan.

Contoh Kalimat Passive Voice in Present Continuous Tense

No Active Voice
The surveyor is using the digital theodolite.
1
(Surveyor sedang menggunakan teodolit digital.)
She is not cutting the grass now.
2
(Dia tidak sedang memotong rumput sekarang.)
You are usually watching TV when I come.
3 (Kamu biasanya sedang menonton TV ketika
saya datang.)
I have no idea know why he is wearing the
shirt to sleep.
4
(Saya tidak tahu kenapa dia menggunakan
kemeja itu untuk tidur.)
Where are they presenting the product?
5 (Dimana mereka memeresentasikan produk
tersebut?)
Passive Voice
The digital teodolit is being used.
(Teodolit digital sedang digunakan.)
The grass is not being cut now.
(Rumput tidak sedang dipotong sekarang.)
TV is usually being watched when I
come.
(TV biasanya sedang ditonton ketika saya
datang.)
I have no idea why the shirt is being worn
to sleep.
(Saya tidak tahu kenapa kemeja itu
digunakan untuk tidur.)
Where is the product being presented?
(Dimana produk tersebut dipresentasikan?)

6. Berikut rumus passive voice dalam past continuous tense:

Active Voice Passive Voice

S + was/were + present participle + S (direct object) +was/were + being + past participle +/-
direct object by … (agent)

Rumus di atas berlaku untuk transitive verb, dimana memang kata kerja tersebut yang umum
dipasifkan.

Contoh Kalimat Passive Voice in Past Continuous Tense

No. Active Voice
My friend was baking bread when I came.
1 (Teman saya sedang memanggang roti ketika
saya datang.)
Some workers was maintaining the toll road at
2 this time yesterday.
(Beberapa pekerja sedang melakukan
Passive Voice
Bread were being baked when I came.
(Roti sedang dipanggang ketika saya
datang.)
The toll road was being maintained at this
time yesterday.
(Jalan tol sedang dipelihara kemarin.)
 pemeliharaan jalan tol kemarin.)
She was cleaning the kitchen floor while the
children were playing in the living room.
3
(Dia membersihkan lantai dapur ketika anak-
anak bermain di ruang tamu.)
They were discussing exchange rates at 7
o’clock this morning.
4
(Mereka sedang mendiskusikan kurs pukul 7
pagi ini.)
The human resource manager said that he was
still processing my documents.
5
(Manager SDM mengatakan bawhwa dia masih
memeroses dokumen saya.)
The kitchen floor was being cleaned while
the children were playing in the living room.
(Lantai dapur dibersihkan ketika anak-anak
bermain di ruang tamu.)
Exchange rates were being discussed at 7
o’clock this morning.
(Kurs sedang didiskusikan pada pukul 7
pagi ini.)
The human resource manager said that my
documents were still being processed.
(Manager SDM mengatakan bahwa
dokumen saya masih diproses.)

7. Passive Voice dalam Past Future Tense adalah

Untuk lebih memperjelasnya, silahkan lihat skema pada gambar di bawah ini :

Jadi, rumus yang digunakan untuk membuat Passive Voice dalam Past Future Tense adalah
sebagai berikut :

S + Would Be + V3
Contoh pembuatan kalimat Passive Voice dalam bentuk positive :

Active :

 They would learn English.

 We would buy a dictionary
 He would visit his family

Passive :

 English would be learned by them.

 A dictionary would be bought by us
  His family would be visited by him

Apabila contoh kalimat Passive Voice diatas dirubah menjadi kalimat negative dan interrogative,
maka akan menjadi seperti berikut ini :

(-) English would not be learned by them

(-) A dictionary wouldn't be bought by us
(-) His family wouldn't be visited by him

(?) Would English be learned by them?

(?) Would a dictionary be bought by us?
(?) Would his family be visited by him?

Bila contoh-contoh kalimat past future tense di atas dibentuk dengan "To Be going to" maka
akan menjadi seperti di bawah ini :

Active :

 They were going to learn English.

 We were going to buy a dictionary
 He was going to visit his family

Passive :

 English was going to be learned by them.

 A dictionary was going to be bought by us
 His family was going to be visited by him

Bila kalimat pasif yang dibentuk dengan "To be going to" di atas dirubah dalam bentuk negatif
dan interrogative, maka akan menjadi seperti di bawah ini :

(-) English was not going to be learned by them

(-) A dictionary wasn't going to be bought by us
(-) His family wasn't going to be visited by him

(?) Was English going to be learned by them?

(?) Was a dictionary going to be bought by us?
(?) Was his family going to be visited by him?

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 8. Berikut rumus passive voice dalam present perfect tense:

Active Voice Passive Voice

S + have/has + present participle + S (direct object) + have/has + been + past participle +/-
direct object by … (agent)

Rumus di atas berlaku untuk transitive verb, dimana memang kata kerja tersebut yang umum
dipasifkan.

Contoh Kalimat Passive Voice in Present Perfect Tense

No. Active Voice Passive Voice
Great slides has been prepared for the
He has prepared great slides for the presentation.
presentation.
1 (Dia telah mempersiapkan slide yang baik untuk
(Slide yang baik telah dipersiapkan untuk
presentasi tersebut.)
presentasi tersebut.)
We have verified your application. Your application has been verified.
2
(Kami kami akan memverifikasi aplikasimu.) (Aplikasimu telah diverfikasi.)
Someone has used my credit card to buy airline My credit card has been used to buy
tickets. airline tickets.
3
(Seseorang telah menggunakan kartu kredit saya (Kartu kredit saya telah digunakan untuk
untuk membeli tiket pesawat.) membeli tiket pesawat.)
I have sent the document already.
The document has been sent already.
4 (Saya telah mengirim dokumen tersebut
(Dokumen tersebut telah dikirim.)
kepadamu.)
My father has just given some money to me. Some money has just been given to me.
5
(Ayah saya baru memberi uang kepada saya.) (Uang baru saja diberikan kepada saya.)