Active and passive sentences

Active and passive sentences

Active voice (active voice) is the subject of his sentence which does the job, on the contrary, the passive voice (passive voice) is the subject of his sentence in which the subject of work by the object of the sentence. Active voice is more commonly used in daily life compared with the passive voice. However, we often find the passive voice in newspapers, articles in magazines and scholarly writings. Passive voice is used as the object of the active voice is more important information than its subject. 

Example:

• Active: We fertilize the soil every 6 months

• Passive: The soil is fertilized by us every 6 months

From this example we can see that:

1. Object of the active voice (the soil) became the subject of the passive voice

2. Subject of the active voice (we) become the object of the passive voice. Note also that there is a change of subject pronoun 'we' be the object pronoun 'us'.

3. Verb1 (fertilize) the active voice into verb3 (fertilized) in the passive voice.

4. He added that be 'is' in front verb3. Be used is dependent on the subject of passive voice and tenses are used. (Note the passive voice patterns below).

5. He added the word 'by' behind verb3. However, if the object of the passive voice is considered unimportant or unknown, then the object is usually not mentioned and so did the word 'by'.

6. Special for progressive sentences (present, past, past perfect, future, past future and future perfect continuous past, need to add a 'being' in front verb3). Otherwise added "being", tensisnya will change, not progressive / continuous again. Consider the examples in point h - o below.

Based on the above six points in the passive voice follows the following pattern:

Subject + be + Verb3 + by + Object + modifier

The pattern of active and passive voice in every tense

a.) If the active voice in the simple present tense, then 'be' passive voice of his is is, am or are.

Example:

• Active: He meets them everyday. • Passive: They are met by him everyday.

• Active: She waters this plant every two days. • Passive: This plant is watered by her every two days.

b.) If the active voice in the simple past tense, then 'be' passive voice of his is was or were

Example:

• Active: He met them yesterday

• Passive: They were met by him yesterday

• Active: She watered this plant this morning

• Passive: This plant was watered by her this morning

c.) If the active voice in the present perfect tense, then 'be' passive voice of his is been placed after the auxiliary has or have, thus becoming 'has been' or 'have been'

Example:

• Active: He has met Them

• Passive: They have been met by him

• Active: She has watered this plant for 5 minutes.

• Passive: This plant has been watered by her for 5 minutes.

d.) If the active voice in the past perfect tense, then 'be' passive voice of his is been placed after the auxiliary had, making it had been

Example:

• Active: He had met them before I Came.

• Passive: They had been met by him before I Came.

• Active: She had watered this plant for 5 minutes when I got here

• Passive: This plant had been watered by her for 5 minutes when I got here

e.) If the active voice in the simple future tense, then 'be' passive voice of his is be

Example:

• Active: He will meet them tomorrow.

• Passive: They will be met by him tomorrow.

• Active: She will water this plant this afternoon.

• Passive: This plant will be watered by her this afternoon.

• Active: The Farmers are going to harvest the crops next week

• Passive: The crops are going to be Harvested by the Farmers next week.

f.) If the active voice in the future perfect tense, then 'be' passive voice of his is been placed after the auxiliary will have, thus becoming 'will have been'

Example:

• Active: He will have met them before I get there tomorrow.

• Passive: They will have been met by him before I get there tomorrow.

• Active: She will have watered this plant before I get here this afternoon.

• Passive: This plant will have been watered by her before I get here this afternoon.

g.) If the active voice in the future past perfect tense, then 'be' passive voice of his is been placed after the auxiliary would have, thus becoming 'would have been'.

Example:

• Active: He would have met them.

• Passive: They would have been met by him.

• Active: She would have watered this plant.

• Passive: This plant would have been watered by her.

h.) If the active voice in the present continuous tense, then 'be' passive voice of his was (is, am, or are) + being.

Example:

• Active: He is meeting them now.

• Passive: They are being met by him now.

• Active: She is watering this plant now.

• Passive: This plant is being watered by her now.

i.) If the active voice in the past continuous tense, then 'be' passive voice of his is (was or were) + being.

Example:

• Active: He was meeting them.

• Passive: They were being met by him.

• Active: She was watering this plant.

• Passive: This plant was being watered by her. j. If the active voice in perfect continuous tense, then 'be' passive voice of his is (has / have) been + being.

Example:

• Active: He has been meeting them.

• Passive: They have been being met by him.

• Active: She has been watering this plant.

• Passive: This plant has been being watered by her.

j.) If the active voice in the past perfect continuous tense, then 'be' passive voice of his is had been + being.

Example:

• Active: He had been meeting them.

• Passive: They had been being met by him.

• Active: She had been watering this plant.

• Passive: This plant had been being watered by her.

k.) If the active voice in the future continuous tense, then 'be' passive voice of his is will be + being.

Example:

• Active: He will be meeting them.

• Passive: They will be being met by him.

• Active: She will be watering this plant.

• Passive: This plant will be being watered by her.

l.) If the active voice in the future past continuous tense, then 'be' passive voice of his is would be + being.

Example:

• Active: He would be meeting them.

• Passive: They would be being met by him.

• Active: She would be watering this plant.

• Passive: This plant would be being watered by her.

m.) If the active voice in the future perfect continuous tense, then 'be' passive voice of his is will have been + being.

Example:

• Active: He will have been meeting them.

• Passive: They will have been being met by him.

• Active: She will have been watering this plant.

• Passive: This plant will have been being watered by her.

n.) If the active voice in the past future perfect continuous tense, then 'be' passive voice of his is would have been + being.

Example:

• Active: He would be meeting them.

• Passive: They would be being met by him.

• Active: She would be watering this plant.

• Passive: This plant would be being watered by her.

Other examples:

1. Koko's nose is bleeding. He was punched by his friend right on his nose.

2. The Indonesian football team was beaten by the germany team.

3. Reviews These plants were watered by my sister a few minutes ago.

4. There is no meal left. All has been devoured by Yeyes.

5. English is studied by all high school students.

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