| Bentuk | objek menjadi subjek; be + past participle | Shakespeare wrote Hamlet. → Hamlet was written by Shakespeare. | Shakespeare menulis Hamlet. → Hamlet ditulis oleh Shakespeare. |
| Simple Present | am / is / are + V-ed | English is spoken here. | Bahasa Inggris dipakai di sini. |
| Simple Past | was / were + V-ed | The bridge was built in 1990. | Jembatan itu dibangun pada 1990. |
| Present Perfect | has / have been + V-ed | The window has been broken. | Jendelanya sudah dipecahkan. |
| will, can, must | will / can / must be + V-ed | The results will be sent tomorrow. | Hasilnya akan dikirim besok. |
| Negatif, pertanyaan | negatif: be + not + V-ed; pertanyaan: be + subjek + V-ed | The room wasn't cleaned. / Was the room cleaned? | Kamar itu tidak dibersihkan. / Apakah kamar itu dibersihkan? |
| Penggunaan | pelaku tidak diketahui atau tidak penting, proses, berita, tulisan formal | My phone was stolen on the train. / Wine is made from grapes. | Ponsel saya dicuri di kereta. / Anggur dibuat dari buah anggur. |
| by / with | by menyebut pelaku yang baru atau penting; with menyebut alat | The song was written by Adele. | Lagu itu ditulis oleh Adele. |
| Jebakan | kata kerja tanpa objek tetap aktif: happen / arrive / die | The accident happened yesterday. | Kecelakaan itu terjadi kemarin. |
| Jebakan | pakai past participle: made, written, sold, taken | The window was broken. | Jendelanya pecah. |