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    The office is cleaned every day. ‘The office was cleaned yesterday. ‘Compare active and passive: Somebody cleans the office every day. (active) eee The office is cleaned every day. (passive) Somebody cleaned the office yesterday. (active) ———_! ‘The office was cleaned yesterday. (passive) The passive is: past participle cleaned done (not) invented built injured taken present simple | am/is/are ‘past simple | was/were The past participle of regular verbs is ~ed (cleaned /damaged etc). For a lise of irregular past participles (done/built/taken etc.), see Appendix 2-3. © Butter is made from milk. © Oranges are imported into Britain, 1D How often are these rooms cleaned? 5 Tam never invited to parties. © This house was built 100 years ago. 1B These houses were built 100 years ago. | When was the telephone invented? 3 We weren’t invited to the party last week. 1 ‘Was anybody injured in the accident?” “Yes, two people were taken to hospital’ ‘was/were born. 1 Lwas born in Berlin in 1989. (not I am born) G ‘Where were you born?’ ‘In Cairo! passive + by .. 0 The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell in 1876. (= Alexander Bell invented it) 1 Twas bitten by a dog a few days ago. © Do you like these paintings? They were painted by a friend of mine. is being done / has been done — Unit 22 irregular verbs -> Unit 24, Appendix 2-3 by —> Unit 111 active and passive —> Appendix 1 Exercises Unit 21 214 21.2 213 214 Write sentences from these words. Some of the sentences are questions. Sentences 1-7 are present. 1 (the office / clean / every day) The office is cleaned every day. 2 (these rooms / clean / every day?) Are these rooms cleaned. every. day?, 3 (glass / make / from sand) Glass 4 (6tamps / sell / in a post office) - 5 (this room / not / use / very often) 6 (we / allow / to park here?) 7 (how / this word / pronounce?) Sentences 8-15 are past. 5 (the office / clean / yesterday) The office was cleaned. yesterday. 9 (the house / paint / last month) The house 10 (my phone / steal / a few days ago) 11 (three people / injure / in the accident) 12 (when / this bridge / build?) 13 (1 / not / wake up / by the noise) 4 (how / these windows / break?) 5 (you / invite / to Jon’s party last week?) These sentences are not correct. Correct them. This house built 100 years ago. This, house was. built, Football plays in most countries of the world. Why did the letter send to the wrong address? A garage is a place where cars repair. s ‘Where are you born? How many languages are speaking in Switzerland? Somebody broke into our house, but nothing stolen. ‘When was invented the bicycle? Complete the sentences. Use the passive (present or past) of these verbs: clean damage find give invite make make show steal take The room ..... 8. deaned..._ every day. T saw an accident yesterday. Two people ....were taken. to hospital. Paper from wood. ‘There was a fire at the hotel last week. Two of the rooms “Where did you get this picture?” “Te to me by a friend of mine? ‘Many American programmes on British television. “Did Jim and Sue go to the wedding?” ‘No. They but they didn't go? “How old is this film?” ‘It in 1965. 9 My car last week, but the next day it by the police. eyAUEEDe Where were they born? 1 (lan / Edinburgh) lan was born in Edinburgh. 2 (ally / Manchester) Sally - 3 (her parents / Ireland) Her " 4 (you / 222) I 5 (your mother / ??2) is being done _ has been done (passive 2) is/are being ... (present continuous passive) [== Somebody is painting the door . (active) ‘The door is being painted. (passive) RD I 5 My car is at the garage. It is being repaired. (= somebody is repairing it) 1 Some new houses are being built opposite the park. (= somebody is building them) ‘Compare the present continuous and present simple: The office is being cleaned at the moment. (continuous) The office is cleaned every day. (simple) In Britain football matches are often played at the weekend, but no matches are being played next weekend. For the present continuous and present simple, see Units 8 and 25 has/have been ... (present perfect passive) before now oS w = fr =I F-l; Somebody has painted the door « (active) a) 4) [9 f The door has been painted. (passive) a Ca cl WET f= [PAINT | T 1 My key bas been stolen. (= somebody has stolen it) My keys have been stolen. (= somebody has stolen them) V'm not going to the party. T haven't been invited. (= nobody has invited me) © Has this shirt been washed? (= has somebody washed it?) u u Compare the present perfect and past simple: ‘The room isn’t dirty any more. Ithas been cleaned. (present perfec) ‘The room was cleaned yesterday: (past simple) I can't find my keys. I think they’ve been stolen. (present perfect) My keys were stolen last week. (past simple) For the present perfect and past simple, see Unit 20. is done / was done —> active and passive —> Appet Exercises Unit 22 Sa 6a 1 The car... being, repaired... 3 The windows 2 A bridge 4 The grass 22.1 What's happening? 22.2 Look at the pictures. What is happening or what has happened? Use the present continuous (is/are being ...) or the present perfect (has/have been ...). (the office / clean) The office is being cleaned. (the shirts / iron) ...The. shirts have. been ironed. (the window / break) The window (che roof / repait) The roof (che car / damage) (che houses / knock / down) (the trees / cut / down) (they / invite / to a party) 22.3 Complete the sentences. (Study Unit 21 before you do this exercise.) 1 can’t use my office at the moment. It... being. painted... (paint) 2 We didn’t go to the party, We .... weren't invited. (not/invite) 3. The washing machine was broken, but it’s OK now. It (repair) 4 The washing machine (repair) yesterday afternoon. 5 A factory is a place where things (make). 6 How old are these houses? When (they/build)? TA (the computer / use) at the moment? B: Yes, Steve is using it. 8 T’ve never seen these flowers before, What (they/call)? 9 My sunglasses (teal) at the beach yesterday. 10 The bridge is closed at the moment. It (damage) last wee and it (not/repain) yet. — Additional exercises 24-27 (pages 263-64) 55 Ne) aatel aa 1.1 Present and past active passive present | © We make butter from milk © Butter is made fiom milk. simple | © Somebody cleans these rooms every | 1 These rooms are cleaned every day. day. 1 People never invite me to parties. GT am never invited to parties. 1 How do they make butter? © How is butter made? past 15 Somebody stole my car last week, 1 My car was stolen last week. simple | © Somebody stole my keys yesterday. Gl My keys were stolen yesterday. 10 They didn’t invite me to the party. | 0 I wasn’t invited to the party. © When did they build these houses? | 0 When were these houses built? present | © They are building a new airport at | A new airport is being built at the continuous | the moment, (= it isn’t finished) moment. © They are building some new houses | 1 Some new houses are being built near the river. near the river. past © When I was here a few years ago, 11 When I was here a few years ago, a continuous | they were building a new airport. new airport was being built. = it wasn’t finished at that time) present | Look! They have painted the door. |

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