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PASSIVE VOICE (SIMPLE PAST)

Passive voice in the simple past tense is formed by the auxiliary verb was / were and past participle. Subject to the passive voice to the active voice is the object was for a single subject, while were on the subject plural. The agent in the passive voice is subject to the active voice.

Active Voice : S + verb-2 + direct object  ==>> Passive Voice : S (direct object) + was/were + past participle +/- by … (agent)

The above formula applies to transitive verb. What Intransitive verb? Sentences with Intransitive verbs may be pacified if it has a propositional phrase (see: Passive Voice on Intransitive Verb). Subject to the passive voice is the object of the preposition in the active voice.

Active Voice : S + verb-2int + preposition + object of preposition  ==>> Passive Voice : S (object of preposition) + was/were + past participle + preposition +/- by … (agent)

Example :

Active Voice : 
Someone left the letter when he was away from his desk.
(Seseorang meninggalkan surat tersebut ketika dia jauh dari mejanya.)

Passive Voice :
The letter was left when he was away from his desk.
(Surat tersebut ditinggalkan ketika dia jauhd ari mejanya.)

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