PASSIVE VOICE.

Passive voice.
Revise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mWE-sFeBdY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FBr-G0ur9I

I water the flowers.The flowers…

I am watering the flowers.The flowers …
He cut the grass.The grass…
He did not bring the books.
The
He was cutting the grass.
He will have finished the project.
The …
He has finished the project.The...

Mark writes poems.

Poems ……are…….. ………written…….. . by Mark.

BE + 3 F.(PAST PARTICIPLE)

Joan cleans the house every week./present simple

The house IS CLEANED every week.

be: is, are, am

Tom sold the car./past simple

The car was sold.

He lost the keys.

The keys were lost.
be: was / were

He has called the police. / present perfect

The police have been called.

They have eaten breakfast.

Breakfast has been eaten.

be: have been, has been

They had bought the bike. / past perfect

The bike had been bought,

be: had been

They will send the letter./ future simple
The letter will be sent.
Be: will be

They are going to send the letter.

The letter is going to be sent.
be: is going to, are going to, am going to

………………………………………….

He is singing a song. / present continuous

A song …is……. ……BEING………. ……sung………. by him.
be: am being, are being, is being

He was painting a picture./past continuous

A picture was ……BEING………. painted.
be: was being, were being

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I am often invited to parties.
I have been contacted on FB by an old childhood friend today.
I was given money for my last birthday.
I was taught how to ride a bike by my father.
I am being picked up from school today by my mother.

1. People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

Portuguese is spoken in Brazil.
2. The Government is planning a new road near my house.
A new road is BEINg planned near my house.
3. My grandfather built this house in 1943.
This house was built in 1943.
4. Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.
Guernica was being painted at that time.
5. The cleaner has cleaned the office.
The office has been cleaned.
6. He had written three books before 1867.
Three books had been written before 1867.
7. John will tell you later.
You will be told later.
8. By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.
The deal will have been signed ….

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He committed a crime.
A crime was committed.

He steals money.
Money is stolen.

They have kidnapped a child.

A child has been kidnapped.

causative”have”

have sth done (3f. czasownika)

They water my flowers every day.

My flowers are watered every day.

I have my flowers watered.

They are watering my flowers now.

I ………am having……….. my flowers watered now.

She cut his hair yesterday.

His hair was cut yesterday.

He …had…… his hair cut yesterday.

They polished our silver.

We had our silver polished.

They were putting a new roof on my house.

I ………was having…….. a new roof put on my house.

He has fixed the lock for me.

I ……have had……… the lock fixed.
They will deliver my furniture tomorrow.

I will have my furniture delivered tomorrow.

He is repairing our car.

We ……are having…………. our car repaired.