Pola dasar kalimat pasif adalah : To be + verb3
Bentuk-bentuk to be yang mungkin digunakan adalah : am, is, are, was, were, be dan been. Perhatikanlah perubahan kalimat aktif menjadi pasif dalam variasi kalimat berikut ini:
A : He cleans the room.
P : The room is cleaned.
Talking about the future
In the movie on TV, the phone rings and the star says, “I’ll get it.” A little while later, he looks out the window and remarks , “it’s going to rain.”
Now in both situations the character is talking about future situation, but why does he use “will” for the first and “going to” for the second? Confusing, isn’t it? Read on and be confused no more!
Sweet
Be sweet on : to be in love
Jackson is sweet on Sally.
Short and sweert : without delay.
Don’t waste time telling me what the problem is. Just give it to me short and sweet.
Sweet nothings : words of endearment between lovers.
Billy is whispering sweet nothings in sally’s ear.
Sweet talk: pleasant but usually insincere talk only to get what you want.
Sally didn’t fall for billy’s sweet talk.