THE PASSIVE

Pasiv je veoma popularan u Engleskom jeziku. Pasivna recenica se dobija

kada se objekat aktivne recenice postavi na mesto subjekta pasivne. Zatim se
glagol TO BE u pasivnoj recenici stavlja u ono vreme u kojem je vreme
aktivne recenice. I na kraju glavni glagol aktivne recenice ide u PAST
PARTICIPLE.
verb object
aktivna: People speak English everywhere.
subject ↓ ↓
pasivna: English is spoken everywhere.

TENSE STUCTURE EXAMPLE

Simple present am/is/are + past p.p. English is spoken here.
Present continuous am/is/are being + p.p. The house is being painted.
Simple past was/ were + p.p. I wasn’t invited, but I went
anyway.
Past continuous was/were being+ p.p. I felt as if I was being watched.
Present perfect have/has been+ p.p. Has Mary been told?
Past perfect had been + p.p. I knew why I had been chosen.
Will future will be + p.p. You will be told when the time
comes.
Future perfect will have been + p.p. Everything will have been done
by Tuesday.
Going to future am/is/are going to be Who is going to be invited?
+ p.p.
Modals must be/ can be/ may This work must be done.
be/ would be/ should Our house can be repaired.
be/ could be + p.p.

Exercises:
I REWRITE THESE SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE:
1. They make these machines in Japan.
2. Somebody delivered the letters safely.
3. They are considering your application for the job.
4. No one will ever forget his work.
5. Did they ask him to come?
6. Nobody has told me where to go.
7. They were cleaning the room when I arrived.
8. Have they accepted my apologies?
II PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT FORM:
1. The manager __________ ( not see) since last week.
2. If he _________ ( find) guilty, he ________ ( send) to prison. ( three possibilities)
3. She ________ ( not write) to me since she ________ ( change) her address.
4. The building _______ ( catch) fire last night, and a few people _______ ( injure).
5. The room __________ ( still clean) when I arrived.\
6. By the time we _________ ( arrive) yesterday, the children _______ ( put) to bed.
7. Nothing _________ ( do) since he __________ ( take) to hospital.
8. Why ___________ ( not tell) about this yesterday?
9. The doctor ____________ recently for unprofessional conduct. ( punish)
10. Unfortunately the football match ____________ ( cancel).
11. Four wounded soldiers _____________ ( examine) by doctors at the moment.

III PUT THE VERBS IN BRAVKETS INTO THE CORRECT PASSIVE FORM:
Sea Breeze is found
The yacht, Sea Breeze, first ________ ( report) missing three days ago and a search
immediately ___________ ( start) by air and sea. The Sea Breeze ______ ( find) at 10
o’clock yesterday morning. A nearby oil tanker _________ ( direct) to the area and two
men _________ ( send) to examine the yacht. They later reported that the Sea
Breeze__________ ( abandon) for some time: the last entry in the log book_______
( make) four days ago. No explanation ________ ( give) as to why the two-men crew had
abandoned the Sea Breeze, but a detailed description of the yacht ________ ( release) to
the press at 7 o’clock last night.
Everything inside the yacht carefully _________ ( inspect) during the three-hour
search and the following points_________ ( note): a meal_______ ( prepare) before the
yacht __________ ( abandon) but the meal _________ ( not finish). Evidence of a
fight________ ( find) in the cabin but no further details ________ (give).
The yacht now ___________ ( take) to Dublin where it ____________ ( search) by
police specialists. The crew’s families _________ ( inform) of the tragedy last night, but
reporters __________ ( not give) any names.

IV TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE:

1. St. Sava crowned Stefan as king.
2. Stefan the first-crowned and his brother Sava raised this temple.
3. In the Middle Ages they built monasteries in wild regions beneath high
mountains, close to springs and rivers.
4. Readers will find reproductions of this fresco in all world histories of art.
5. They damaged some frescoes.
6. Green plane trees shelter the old medieval monastery. ( plane tree- platan)
7. They felled some plane trees near the monastery a few day ago.( fell-oboriti)
8. They will exhibit a copy of the Žiča Charter in the gallery.
9. The Academy of Science and Arts will publish a monograph on the first
independent Serbian archbishopric.
10. Artists depicted the figures of King Milutin and Archbishop Sava III.
V PUT SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE:
1. People here speak English.
2. His father took John to hospital last night.
3. They posted the letter a week ago.
4. Workers built factory in three months.
5. They forced me to protest.
6. I will never forget your kindness.
7. They make cheese and butter from milk.
8. My supervisor has informed me in time.
9. My neighbor has invited my parents to come.
10. She always makes mistakes.
11. The government welcomed the new members.
12. My friends furnished nicely the room.
13. They have told me that you are here.
14. Jim split tea all over the cloth.
15. The chief gave the orders.
16. An American writer wrote the poem.
17. The workers are building new roads in this district now.
18. My mother is preparing dinner just for you.
19. The scientists are making plans to send rockets to some other planets.
20. The government is building a nuclear power station in our country.
21. The local authorities were building the road last year.
22. When I met him, Orlando was repairing his car.
23. Mr. Brown was teaching this class.
24. The government was planning some new settlements in this office last month.
25. People will show them the new building.
26. Someone has paid him for the work.
27. They promised us higher wages.
28. We are going to discuss the matter next week.
29. She is going to paint her house tomorrow.
30. I am going to study photography next year.
31. Shakespeare wrote “Hamlet”.
32. People play basketball in our country.
33. An Englishman has visited me.
34. They sell gramophone records in this shop.
35. She looks after the baby well.
36. They will tell me the latest news.
37. Somebody is building a garage here.
38. They will do the work well.
39. I forgot that John had given me the instructions.
40. They were building some new roads.
 PASIV
1. Izbori će se odrzati u januaru sledeće godine.
2. Engleski se govori širom sveta.
3. Da li je štrajk u školama upravo prekinut?
4. Dobri satovi se proizvode u Švajcarskoj.
5. Ove flaše moraju biti napunjene vodom.
6. Stepenice se čiste svakog dana.
7. Dve žene su ubijene prošle noći.
8. Taj čovek je upravo odveden u zatvor.
9. Da li je televizor popravljan kada je eksplodirao?
10. Pokloni će uskoro biti poslani.
11. Da li reka može da se predje ovde?
12. Ovaj prozor nije mogao da se otvori.
13. Ova soba se čisti ovog trenutka.
14. Voće treba da se jede dva puta dnevno.
15. Ovaj dogadjaj je prepričavan dugo godina.
16. Probuđeni smo bukom za vreme prošle noći.
17. Pirinač ne raste u hladnim uslovima.

III PASSIVE:
1. You must feed my dog every day. ______________________________________
2. We have already sent the postcards._____________________________________
3. He saw the film yesterday.____________________________________________
4. Are you learning English now?________________________________________
5. I can’t give you my English book.______________________________________
6. People don’t play cricket in Serbia. _____________________________________
7. They have never done this before.______________________________________
8. She was making the cake when I entered the room. ________________________
9. Must you tell him the truth? ___________________________________________
10. We shall open the new gallery on Monday._______________________________
11. She called John by his name. __________________________________________
12. I must not make a lot of noise._________________________________________
13. Students are planting new trees in our street.______________________________
14. Did they take him to hospital last night?_________________________________
15. Have you chosen the right answer?_____________________________________
16. They don’t pay the workers very much.__________________________________
17. We have carried our suitcase to the station._______________________________
18. They will send a book to you. _________________________________________
19. They wash their car on Saturday.
20. They write a lot of letters every day.
21. They destroyed a lot of houses.
22. Fishermen caught the salmon in nets.
23. She sends cards every summer.
24. We produce a lot of cars.
25. I will pay the admission.
26. Lucy will visit her grandparents.
27. The expedition explored the Grand Canyon.
28. They are playing tennis tomorrow afternoon.
29. She is taking us to a museum this afternoon.
30. John saved Powell at the last minute.
31. He collects stamps every day.
32. Mr. Atkins is calling Mr. Clark this evening.
33. He is making a picnic this night.
34. David’s parents are taking him to Stonehenge.
35. I have bought a present for my mother.
36. She has told a story about the castle.
37. He has just fed the dog.
38. They have already planted wheat.
39. John celebrated a birthday yesterday.
40. I haven’t seen anybody in the room.
41. She must rewrite the letter.
42. I must bring back the book back.
43. Jim must finish it by six o’clock.
44. We bought some apples.
45. I will send the invitations as soon as possible.
46. John will call you next week.
47. We are making plans to go abroad.
48. She uses my computer every week.