PASSIVE VOICE (unit3)

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SOME EXAMPLES

They speak English here.

English is spoken here.

Sheila has written to me.

I have been written by Sheila.

The children are singing Xmas carols.

Xmas carols are being sung by the children.

I cannot do it.

It cannot be done.

Somebody was calling us.

We were being called.

Nobody opened the box.

The box wasn't opened.

The teacher has given me a present. / a present to me.

A present has been given TO me by the teacher.

I have been given a present by the teacher.

Will they be decorating the Xmas tree?

Will the Xmas tree be being decorated?

Sue didn't inform them.

 They were not informed by Sue.

The teacher has explained the passive voice.

The passive voice has been explained by the teacher.

Did you receive the message?

Was the message received?

The man was not opening the letter.

The letter wasn't being opened by the man.

You must do it as they have told you.

It must be done as you have been told.

Nobody could find the treasure because somebody had hidden it.

The treasure could not be found because it had been hidden.

Shakespeare was born in Stratford - Upon- Avon.

NO PASSIVE

When the subject of the active sentence is : a personal pronoun (I, you, she...), “people”
or an indefinite pronoun(somebody, nobody...)… THERE IS NO AGENT.

ACTIVE INTO PASSIVE EXERCISES

· The children have been reading fairy tales.

· Fairy tales have been being read by the children
· Someone is calling you.
· You are being called
· Mr Brown has never known the truth.
· Thr truth has been never known by Mr Brown
· Sue will give us a present.
· We will be given a present by Sue
· A present will be given to us by Sue
· You were not cleaning the house.
· The house was not being cleaned
· Did you receive the packet?
· Was the packet received?
· She could not come so soon.
· no passive
· The child must do her homework or the teacher will get angry with her.
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· Did the boys play with you?
· She should apologize for being late.
· Were you informing them about the accident?
· The Smiths have cut the tree in the front garden.
13. She would know the answer if somebody helped her.
14. I was buying the newspaper when I saw Mary.
15. We listened to a strong noise coming from the street.
16. You can’t take photographs in this place.
17. They are going to open a new suoermarket next week.
18. The police have just arrested him on suspicion of murder.
19. They discuss important subjects at lñunch time everyday.
20. How often do your teachers ask you?
21. Somebody told him about it yesterday.
22. They were making every effort to end the strike.
23. They had finished the work by the end of 1997.
24. At this very moment the police is interviewing the suspect.
26. France beat England in yesterday’s rugby international.
27. What language do people speak in Estonia?
28. When we got home, we realized that a burglar had broken into our flat.
29. When I entered the room someone had already painted the walls.
30. A dog bit my brother-in- law yesterday.
31. We must freeze frozen food.
32. Tommy will know Machu Picchu ruins in Peru.
33. Did your boss send you detailed instructions?
34. My sister is going to send a letter to her boy-friend.
35. Do you speak English in class?
36. Nobody has done it.
37. The boy is reading a poem.
38. Are you going to send her this leaflet?
39. Will he have finished the project by midnight?
40. She has to retake all her final exams.
All her final exams