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PASSIVE VOICE WITH “BY” (Simple Past)

The passive changes the focus of the statement, for the simple past, use the past
of “be + P.P of the main verb.

ACTIVE VOICE

1. Bartholdi designed “The Statue of Liberty.

2. The French gave “The Statue of Liberty to The U.S in 1886.
PASSIVE VOICE
1. “The Statue of Liberty was designed by Bartholdi.
2. “The Statue of Liberty was given to The U.S. by the French in 1886.
A. Do you know who created these popular Works? Match the phrases in
column A with the appropriate information from column B.

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COLUMN A

1. THE MONA LISA……. __(e)___

2. THE OPERA LA BOHEME…… __(d)____
3. THE NOVEL TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD…… __(b)___
4. THE FILM E.T. – THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL……. __(a)____
5. THE ALBUM THRILLER……. __(c)___
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COLUMN B

a. WAS DIRECTED BY STEVEN SPIELBERG.

b. WAS WRITTEN BY HARPER LEE.
c. WAS RECORDED BY MICHAEL JACKSON.
d. WAS COMPOSED BY GIACOMO PUCCINI.
e. WAS PAINTED BY LEONARDO DA VINCI.

B. Make these active sentences into Passive Voice.

1. Thomas Edinson invented the Phonograph in 1877.

The phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison in 1877.
2. Marie Curie discovered Radium in 1898-
Radium was discovered by Marie Curie in 1898.
3. Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude in 1971.
One Hundred Years of Solitude was written by Gabriel García Márquez in
1971.
4. Tim Berners Lee developed the World Wide Web in 1989.
The World Wide Web was developed by Tim Berners Lee in 1989.
5. Woo Paik produced the First Digital HDTV (high-definition televisión) in
1991.
The first Digital HDTV (high-definition televisión) was produced by Woo Paik
in 1991.
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WORKSHOP
C. WRITE TWENTY SENTENCES IN PASSIVE VOICE ABOUT INVENTIONS.

1. The train was created by George Stephenson in 1814

2. The thermometer was created by Galileo Galilei in 1592.

3. The vaccine was invented by Edward Jenner in 1796.

4. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.

5. . The Pacemaker was created by Alberto Vejarano and Jorge Reynolds in 1958.

6. The book "Alice in Wonderland" was written by Lewis Carroll in 1865.

7. The light bulb was created by Thomas Edison in 1879.

8. "The Starry Night" was painted by Vincent Van Gogh in 1889.

9. Radiography or x-rays was created by William Mongan in 1785.

10. The Aircraft Black Box was created by David Warren in 1950.

11. The air conditioning system was created by Willis Haviland Carrier in 1902.

12. The telescope was invented by Galileo Galilei in 1609.

13. The book "The Little Prince" was written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in 1943.

14. The Aircraft Black Box was created by David Warren in 1950.

15. The refrigerator was created by Charles Tellier in 1876.

16. The touch screen of some electronic devices was invented by Samuel Hurst in
1970.

17. The pile was created by Alessandro Volta in 1800.

18. The first Microscope was invented by Zacharias Janssen and Hans Martens in
1590.

19. Electricity was created by Benjamin Franklin in 1788.

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20. The microwave was invented by Percy the Baron Spencer in 1945.