The Passive
Chapter 2
Form of The Passive
Simple present: Farmers grown corn. ~ Corn is grown by farmers.
Present perfect: Jack has mailed the letter. ~ The letter has been mailed by Jack.
- Mr. Lee will plan the meeting. ~ The meeting will be planned by Mr. Lee.
- Sue is going to write the report. ~ The report is going to be written by Sue.
- Simple present: Mary helps the boy. ~ The boy is helped by Mary
- Simple past: The news surprised Sara ~ Sara was surprised by the news
Continuous
Present continuous terjadi sekarang, seperti kamu sedang apa?
= Aku sedang menulis
“What are you doing?” “I’m writing.”
Past continuous terjadi lampau (yang terukur) seperti berikut ini.
“Pada saat jam 8 malam, aku belajar.”
“Last night at 8 pm, I was studying.”
Past continuous: Last night I was in study room when you called me.
“Sesuatu yang berhubungan dengan perasaan tidak bisa menggunakan continuous.”
Present perfect: She has finished the job (been) ~ The job has been finished by her.
Example
I have read the Novel = Kamu selesai baca Novel
I have read a Novel last night = Bisa jadi ada kamu belum selesai baca novel
Present perfect continuous: We have been discussing the material for an hour ~ The material has been discussed by us for an hour.
- Ozolary verb
Exercise
Ubahlah ke kalimat pasif
= The wagon was pulled by two horses.
= A new road is being planned by the government
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