1. Passive Voice Deny A. Kwary Airlangga University

2. Kwary’s Matrix #2 Passive (be+V 3 ) SimpleProgressivePerfect Present am is + V 3 are am is +being+ V 3 are have+been+V 3 has Past was + V 3 were was +being+V 3 were had +been+V 3 Futurewill+be+V 3 **

3. Active vs. Passive (1) TENSEACTIVEPASSIVE Present Simple Jane writes the letterThe letter is written by Jane Present Progressive Jane is writing the letterThe letter is being written by Jane Present Perfect Jane has written the letterThe letter has been written by Jane

4. Active vs. Passive (2) TENSEACTIVEPASSIVE Past Simple Jane wrote the letterThe letter was written by Jane Past Progress. Jane was writing the letterThe letter was being written by Jane Past Perfect Jane had written the letterThe letter had been written by Jane Simple Future Jane will write the letterThe letter will be written by Jane

5. Omitting the Doer (by phrase) Active: Some translators have translated that book into many languages Passive: That book has been translated into many languages

6. Change the following sentences into passive 1.They have arrested him for shoplifting. 2.People in Chile speak Spanish. 3.They are repairing your car now. 4.Solar power drives this car. 5.The Chinese invented paper. He has been arrested for shoplifting. Spanish is spoken in Chile. Your car is being repaired now. This car is driven by solar power. Paper was invented by the Chinese.

7. 6.They do not sell stamps in bookshops. 7.Somebody will tell you where to go. 8.Philip Kotler wrote the marketing management book. 9.The company has imported new computers from Japan. 10.The personnel manager is still considering your application. Stamps are not sold in bookshops. You will be told where to go. The marketing management book was written by Philip Kotler. New computers have been imported by the company from Japan Your application is still being considered by the personnel manager.