Passive Voice in Present Continuous Tense

Passive Voice in Present Continuous Tense

 Passive voice – present continuous tense yang main verb-nya berupa present participle (pada contoh tulisan sebelumnya: Present Continuous Tense), main verb pada passive voice – present continuous tense berupa past participle. 

Past participle ditemani oleh auxiliary verb “be” berupa am/is/are dan “being”. Be disesuaikan dengan subject pada passive voice (= object pada active voice) — memenuhi subject-verb agreement. Adapun agent pada passive voice merupakan subject pada active voice.

Berikut rumus passive voice dalam Present Continuous Tense:

Active Voice

S + am/is/are + present participle + direct object

Passive Voice

S (direct object) + is/am/are + being + past participle +/- by … (agent)

Rumus di atas berlaku untuk transitive verb, dimana memang kata kerja tersebut yang umum dipasifkan.

Contoh Passive Voice in Present Continuous Tense

- The surveyor is using the digital theodolite.

(Surveyor sedang menggunakan teodolit digital.)

Passive Voice

The digital teodolit is being used.

(Teodolit digital sedang digunakan.)

- She is not cutting the grass now.

(Dia tidak sedang memotong rumput sekarang.) 

Passive Voice

The grass is not being cut now.

(Rumput tidak sedang dipotong sekarang.)

- You are usually watching TV when I come.

(Kamu biasanya sedang menonton TV ketika saya datang.)

Passive Voice

TV is usually being watched when I come.

(TV biasanya sedang ditonton ketika saya datang.)

- I have no idea know why he is wearing the shirt to sleep.

(Saya tidak tahu kenapa dia menggunakan kemeja itu untuk tidur.)

Passive Voice

I have no idea why the shirt is being worn to sleep.

(Saya tidak tahu kenapa kemeja itu digunakan untuk tidur.)

- Where are they presenting the product?

(Dimana mereka memeresentasikan produk tersebut?)

Passive Voice

Where is the product being presented?

(Dimana produk tersebut dipresentasikan?)