Kalimat Pasif dalam Bahasa Inggris: Pengertian, Rumus Beserta Contohnya Lengkap

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Subject + to be (has/have) + been + being + verb3

Contoh kalimat pasif dalam bahasa Inggris:

• The magazine had been being read by mother this morning.
  (Majalah telah (dan masih sedang) dibaca oleh ibu pagi ini.)
• Piano has been being learned by Nana since 2 p.m.
  (Piano telah (dan masih sedang) dipelajari oleh Nana sejak jam 2 siang.)
• The movie has been being watched by them for two hours. 
  (Film tersebut telah (dan masih sedang) mereka tonton selama dua jam.)

Simple Past Tense

Subject + to be (was/were) + verb3

Contoh kalimat pasif dalam bahasa Inggris:

• A letter was sent by Machi last week. 
  (Sebuah surat dikirim oleh Machi minggu lalu.)
• I was accepted to work in a multinational company.
  (Saya diterima bekerja di perusahaan multinasional. 
• My reports were written by my secretariat.
  (Laporan saya ditulis oleh sekretaris saya.) 

Past Continuous Tense

Subject + to be (was/were) + being + verb3

Contoh kalimat pasif dalam bahasa Inggris:

• Newspaper was being read by father when it rained yesterday. 
  (Koran sedang dibaca oleh ayah ketika hujan kemarin.)
• This room was being cleaned by my sister. 
  (Kamar ini sedang dibersihkan oleh saudara perempuan saya.)
• My homework was being written by me. 
  (Pekerjaan rumah saya sedang ditulis oleh saya.)

Past Perfect Tense

Subject + to be (had) + been + verb3

Contoh kalimat pasif dalam bahasa Inggris:

• The room looked much better. It had been cleaned. 
  (Ruangan tampak lebih baik.
• The paper had been worked by me. 
  (Kertas itu telah saya kerjakan.)
• After the work had been finished by him, he went home. 
  (setelah pekerjaannya selesai olehnya, dia akan pulang ke rumah.)