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PASSIVE SENTENCES

Present Simple / Present Continuous Passive

1. Its a charity; so we are paid with the money people give. 2. All over the world, children in hospital are being treated with a new kind of medicine.

1. Its a charity; so we are paid with the money people give. 2. All over the world, children in hospital are being treated with a new kind of medicine.

1. Its a charity; so we are paid with the money people give. - ,


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2. All over the world, children in hospital are being treated with a new kind of medicine.
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ACTIVE

SENTENCE

PASSIVE

SENTENCE

Its a charity, they pay us with the money people give. - , .

It s a charity, we are paid with the money people give. - , .

ACTIVE SENTENCE All over the world, doctors are treating children with a new kind of medicine. - , .

PASSIVE SENTENCE All over the world, children are being treated with a new kind of medicine. - , .

Subject of the active sentence becomes an object of the passive sentence A suitable form of the verb to be in the same tense as the main verb from the active sentence Past participle of the main verb by + the doer of the activity Final form of any passive sentence BE + PAST PARTICIPLE

PASSIVE
PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS PASSIVE

Form: Form: AM / IS / ARE / + PAST PARTICIPLE AM/ IS/ ARE/ + BEING+ PAST PARTICIPLE EX. People use different methods to treat illnesses. Different methods are used by people to cure illnesses. EX. Scientists are constantly improving the medicine. Medicine is constantly being improved by the scientists.

Change these sentences into passive!


1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. People use computers in every area of life and work. Im decorating my house at the moment. Theyre building a new department store in the city. People of all ages love clowns. Dave serves his car every month. Hes giving her an injection. The clown doctor wears special clothes at the hospital.

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