Unit 7

Passive voice
(present tense)
 Unit 7
Passive voice (present tense)

Topics Passive voice (in the past)

Passive voice with by

Unit 8
Real conditional in the future

Review of quantifiers
 Unit 9
Used to

Topics
Unit 10
Expressing necessity

Expressing prohibition
 Unit 11
Modals for giving advice

Topics Indefinite pronouns

Unit 12
Comparisons with as...as

Would rather
Idiom!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9InzzuNdWs
The Passive Voice is used in English when the person or thing that is
receiving the action is more important than the person or thing that is
performing the action.

The structure of a sentence in the passive is as follows:

Object + To be + Past participle

Look at the structure of the following sentences in the active and the
passive voice to understand the difference in structure.

I sent Christmas cards to all my friends. (Active)

Christmas cards were sent to all my friends. (Passive)

The earthquake destroyed the town last night. (Active)

The town was destroyed last night. (Passive)

In these examples, you can see it is the action / result that is the most
important factor in the passive sentences.
When to use the Passive Voice

1. It is used when the person/thing performing the action is unimportant or

unknown.
e.g. Our car was stolen last night. Somebody stole our car last night.

2. It is used when it is obvious who/what is performing the action.

e.g. Cameron was sacked last week.

3. It is used to describe factual information, especially when describing a

process.
e.g. The lasagna is baked in an oven for 35 minutes at 250 degrees Celsius.

4. It is used in news reports and to give instructions.

e.g. Five people were arrested at a nightclub last night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=9TPe_x80Pgs&feature=emb_title
http://www.saberingles.com.ar/lists/irregular-verbs.html
Yo amo a mi perro. ACTIVA
Mi perro es amado. PASIVA

Yo estoy escribiendo un poema. ACTIVA

Un poema está siendo escrito. PASIVA

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/lists/irregular-verbs.html

Ella ha limpiado su cocina.

Su cocina ha sido limpiada.
Passive V. Present Passive V. Present
Simple Passive V. Present
Continuous Perfect

Past participle of Past participle of

the verb Past participle of the verb
the verb

complement complement complement

Activity!
the window / open the house / build

dinner / serve the thief / arrest

the door / close the beds / make

the songs / sing / not a dictionary / use / not

this computer / sell / not

the photo / take the mail / write / not

the shoes / buy

Match!

1. The lights a) were made in Scotland.

2. Oliver’s grandfather b) are being built all over the place!
3. My beautiful and talented daugher c) was developed by the Online Teaching Association.
4. These tartan dresses d) had been proven correct after all.
5. Pukka Pies e) is reckoned to be the best dancer in the whole school!
6. Sylvia’s theory f) was stolen last Thursday.
7. Harold’s new sports car g) wasn’t marked because his tutor lost it.
8. Our living room h) is buried here.
9. The children i) was interrupted by a fire drill.
10. This educational software j) are sold in Britain every day.
11. New apartments k) was upgraded on his flight home from Perth.
12. My lucky brother l) had been told not to play near the railway line.
13. The lecture m) are eaten all over the world.
14. Paul’s latest assignment n) had been left on all night.
15. Fifty thousand party balloons o) is being fitted for a new carpet.

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Passive_voice/Passive_voice_match_kg544236uc
Word activity!
Formando líderes para la construcción
de un nuevo país en paz