1.
“A well-known architect is designing our new office.” The passive form of the sentence is “Our new office … by a well-known architect.”
Correct Answer
D. Is being designed
Explanation
kalimat active diatas merupakan kalimat present continuous tense, jika ingin mengubahnya menjadi passive maka menggunakan rumus passive voice untuk present continuous, yaitu S + Is/am/are + Being + Verb3.
2.
“The stewardess is now serving coffee to the passengers.” The passive form of the sentence is..?
Correct Answer
D. Coffee is now being served to the passengers.
Explanation
ini juga present continuous tense, maka menggunakan rumus passive voice untuk present continuous tense juga. Ketika anda ingin mengubah active to passive, maka anda terlebih dahulu melihat tense yang digunakan kalimat active tersebut, kemudian ubahlah menjadi passive voice dengan rumus passive voice yang sesuai dengan tense kalimat active tersebut.
3.
“Have you been informed about the exact number of victims of the airplane crash?” ---- “Yes, … to the headquarters of Garuda.”
Correct Answer
C. It has been faxed
Explanation
itu merupakan present perfect tense, maka rumus passive voice yang digunakan adalah S + Have/has + Been + Verb3.
4.
“Why does the baby next-door keep crying?” ---- “As usual, it … by the babysitter.”
Correct Answer
B. Is neglected
Explanation
simple present tense, maka gunakan rumus S + Is/am/are + Verb3.
5.
We called the committee to ask whether the competition … to begin that afternoon.
Correct Answer
A. Was scheduled
Explanation
simple past tense, maka gunakanlah rumus ini S + Was/were + Verb3.
6.
The director agreed that the performance of the company has not been good these past few years. In fact, its organization … now for improvements.
Correct Answer
C. Is being restructured
Explanation
bagian yang kosong (kalimat kedua) merupakan present continuous tense, maka gunakan rumus S + Is/am/are + Being + Verb3. Ingat ya, dalam menyusun passive voice, anda harus memperhatikan apa yang akan anda bicarakan dan tense apa yang akan anda gunakan, kemudian sesuaikan rumusnya dengan tense tersebut.
7.
“Which paintings will be exhibited tomorrow?” ---- “We do not know yet, they … by a team.”
Correct Answer
A. Are still being selected
Explanation
present continuous tense, rumus yang digunakan adalah S + Is/am/are + Being + Verb3.
8.
Do you know that at the moment some amazing experiments … by the university research biologist?
Correct Answer
C. Are being carried out
Explanation
ini juga merupakan present continuous tense, perhatikan time signal “at the moment” yang menunjukkan continuous. Maka menggunakan rumus S + Is/am/are + Being + Verb3.
9.
“Dina: Can I borrow your laptop?” --- “Dita: Certainly, but what’s wrong with yours?” --- “Dina: It … now.”
Correct Answer
A. Is being repaired
Explanation
lagi-lagi ini juga present continuous tense, perhatikan time signal “now” yang juga menandakan continuous. Maka menggunakan rumus S + Is/am/are + Being + Verb3. Ingat juga ya, untuk menentukan tense apa yang digunakan, anda juga harus memperhatikan time signal (jika ada) atau bentuk verb dan susunannya.
10.
Nothing … since we left.
Correct Answer
A. Has been changed
Explanation
ini merupakan present perfect tense, perhatikan time signal “since” yang menunjukkan perfect. Maka menggunakan rumus S + Have/has + Been + Verb3.
11.
This is a very popular TV program. Every week it … by millions of people.
Correct Answer
C. Is watched
Explanation
ini merupakan simple present tense, perhatikan time signal ‘every week” yang menunjukkan sebuah kebiasaan yang merupakan salah satu fungsi simple present tense. Maka menggunakan rumus S + Is/am/are + Verb3.
12.
The house … by me before my father came.
Correct Answer
A. Had been painted
Explanation
ini merupakan past perfect tense, perhatikan time signal dan bagian “before my father came” yang menunjukkan tanda past perfect tense. Maka menggunakan rumus S + Had + Been + Verb3. Sebelum anda mempelajari passive voice, sebenarnya anda harus menguasai terlebih dahulu semua materi tenses, agar anda tahu apa saja yang menjadi tanda-tanda suatu tenses tertentu.