Ada beberapa cara membentuk passive voice, adalah sebagai berikut beserta rumusnya
(+) subjek + am, is, are + verb III (past participle)
(-) subjek + am, is, are + not + verb III (past participle)
(?) Am, is, are + subjek + verb III (past participle)?
Contoh Passive Voice dan Active Voice:
Active Voice: Fani beats me
Artinya: Fani memukul saya
Passive Voice: I am beaten by Fani
Artinya: Saya dipukul oleh Fani
(+) subjek + was, were + verb III (past participle)
(-) subjek + was, were + not + verb III (past participle)
(?) was, were + subjek + verb III (past participle)?
Contoh Passive Voice dan Active Voice:
Active Voice: the student wrote a letter
Artinya: pelajar itu telah menulis sebuah surat
Passive Voice: A letter was written by the student
Artinya: Sebuah surat telah ditulis oleh pelajar itu