2nd B A C / T H E P A S S I V E V O I C E
TENSE ACTIVE VOICE
37. 1. The boy eats an apple.
Simple
Present 38. 2. The boy eats two apples.
39. 3. They watch TV.
34. 4. The boy ate an apple.
Simple
35. 5. The boy ate two apples.
Past
36. 6. He played the guitar.
31. 7. The cat is eating a mouse.
Present
32. 8. Mom is baking cakes.
Continuous
33. 9. They are not eating the salad.
csandwiches.
Past 4. 10. He was cleaning the room.
Continuous 5. 11. We were writing letters.
6. .
40. 12. Sam has seen this movie twice.
Present
41. 13. We have read these books.
Perfect
42. 14. I have not watched the game yet.
25. 15. We must build more schools.
26. 16. They should build a new school.
Modals
27. 17. You can’t win this game !
28. 18. The storm will destroy these houses.
29.
30. in brackets in the correct form.
A. Put the words
1. French…………....…..… (not speak ) by many people here. 1 - Active : Women demand equal opportunity .
2. This project ………………..……..…….( must , finish ) today.
3. These movies ……….…….….………….. ( release ) last year.
4. My car……………….………..………………( wash) right now.
5. Dinner ……………..…….……………………..( not serve ) yet.
B. Put these sentences into the passive form:
1. Women owned property in Islam.
2. The journalist was reporting facts.
3. They printed 50 news papers.
4. We didn’t finish the project.
5. Our NGO has launched a women’s literacy program.
6. You should explain this task.
7. No one is helping these oppressed women.
8. You must clean up this mess now.
9. Laila Abouzid wrote The Year of the Elephant.
10. Educated women are making a change.
11. They have printed 500 magazines.
12. You can open this door.
13. Journalists report facts.
14. She made some juice.
PASSIVE VOICE
13. 1. An apple is eaten by the boy.
Obj + be + past participle
14. 2. Two apples are eaten by the boy.
be à am / is / are
15. 3. TV is watched by them..
16. 4. An apple was eaten by the boy.
Obj + be + past participle
17. 5. Two apples were eaten by the boy.
be à was / were
18. 6. The guitar was played by him.
19. 7. A mouse is being eaten by the cat.
Obj + be + being + p. p
20. 8. Cakes are being baked by mom.
be à am / is / are
21. 9. The salad is not being eaten by them.
Obj + be + being + p. p 22. 10. The room was being cleaned.
be à was / were 23. 11. Letters were being written.
24. .
1. 12. This movie has been seen twice.
Obj + has / have + be + p.p
2. 13. These books have been read.
be à been
3. 14. The game has not been watched yet.
7. 15. More schools must be built.
Obj + modal + be + p. p8. 16. A new school should be built.
be à be
9. 17. This game can’t be won !
10. 18. These houses will be destroyed.
11.
C. Rewrite the sentences12.
below using the passive form correctly.
- Passive : Equal opportunity is demand by women.
- Correction : ………………………………....…………..……………….………..……….. .
2 - Active : Many remarkable women made history.
- Passive : history made many remarkable women.
- Your Correction : …………………………..………………..………………..……….. .
3 - Active : A feminist writer wrote that article.
- Passive : That article were write by a feminist writer.
- Correction : ……………………….…..………………….….………..………..……….. .
4 - Active : Two reporters are interviewing some female activist.
- Passive : Some female activists are interviewed by two reporters.
- Correction : ……………..………………………...……………………..………..,………..
5 - Active : People should take women’s rights seriously.
- Passive : Women’s rights should take seriously people.
- Correction : ……………………..………………………………………..………..,………..
6 - Active : The New Mudawana has brought about many social
changes.
- Passive : Many social changes were brought by the New Mudawana.
- Correction : ………………………………..…………………..…………………..,………..