The Passive

Passive :

1.
The palace was built in 6 months.

6 . 2.
My bicycle was stolen last week.

. 3.
Solar eclipse is formed when the moon is located between the Earth and the Sun.

passive :
verb to be + past participle (v3)

modal verb
modal + be + past participle (v3)

 Passive Voice
Present Tense 1. Present Simple S. + is, am, are + v3 (+ by ) 2. Present Continuous S. + is, am, are + being + v3 (+ by ) 3. Present Perfect S. + has, have + been + v3 (+ by ) Past Tense 1. Past Simple S. + was, were + v3 (+ by ) 2. Past continuous S. + was, were + being + v3 (+ by ) 3. Past Perfect S. + had + been + v3 (+ by ) Future Tense 1. Future Simple S. + will, shall + be + v3 (+ by ) 2. Future Continuous S. + will, shall + be + being + v3 (+ by ) 3. Future Perfect S. + will, shall + have been + v3 (+ by ) 4. Future Perfect Continuous S. + will, shall + have been + being + v3 (+ by )

Exercise1: Choose the best answer. 1. She ______to them last week. a. Introduced b. was introducing c. was introduced d. had introduced

2. This room must ______ before tomorrow. a. be painted b. be painting c. paint d. painted 3. This machine ______ coal. a. is used to cutting b. is used to cut c. is used for cut d. used to cut 4. I've been living in town since I ______. a. were born b. had been born c. was born d. have been born 5. Jill didn't want to tell anybody that she _______. a. married b. is married c. was married d. was marring

answer: 1) c 2) a 3) b 4) c 5) c

Exercise2: Choose the best answer 1. The store will ____ at nine o'clock. a. be opened b. opens c. open d. be opening 2. Potatoes have to _____ in oil. a. be cooking b. be cooked c. cooked d. cooks

3. Somebody ________ my camera. a. steal b. be stealing c. is stolen d. stole 4. This room is dirty. It needs to ______. a. clean b. cleaned c. be cleaned d. is cleaning 5. The earth quake_____ in August 1998. a. is happened b. be happening c. happens d. happened 6. Some pearls _____ by oysters. a. are made b. are making c. make d. will make 7. We ____ chess for three days now. a. have been being played b. have been played c. is being played d. have been playing 8. The window _____ by Nick's ball. a. broke b. breaks c. was broken d. was breaking 9. Somebody_____ this camera in the theatre. a. found b. finds c. was found d. was finding

10. Shells_____ on the beach. a. find b. found c. are finding d. are found answer: 1) a 2) b 3) d 4) c 5) d 6) a 7) d 8) c 9) a 10) d

 ( ) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. (the school / open / monday to friday ) (these rooms / clean / everyday?) (the shops / paint / yesterday) (my car / steal / last month ) (when / this house / build?) (my cat / dead / two days ago)

passive 1. The teacher gave me a book. 2. The guide will show you the museum 3. Do you always laugh at him? 4. Are the students doing the exercises? 5. They have built a new hotel 6. Has the boy caught a bird? 7. By next May the pupils will have taken the examination. 8. Will Mary invite Jack to her party? 9. Had he seen you before? 10. Will she have announced the results by the end of next month?

Keys
1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The school is opened every day Are these rooms clean every day? The shop was painted yesterday My car was stole last month When was this house built? My cat was died two days ago

2 1. I was given a book by the teacher 2. The museum will be shown to you by the guide. 3. Is he always laughed at by you? 4. Are the exercises being done by the students? 5. A new hotel has been built by them 6. Has a bird been caught by the boy? 7. By next March the examination will have been taken by the pupils. 8. Will Jack be invited by Mary to her party? 9. Had you been seen by him before? 10.Will the results have been announced by her by the end of next month?