masterMind Level 1

Unit 5 Grammar 1
THE PASSIVE
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1. How many passive sentences are there? three

2. Who is using the present perfect passive?
3. Can you notice an error?

A: Is the
area near B: It’s terrible! Many
the canal of the buildings have
destroyed? been totally flooded.

A: Try not to worry. A new system

to prevent this from happening
again has
is being designed.
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Look at the conversation.

B: I wasn’t informed. Has
A: People are advised not everyone been given that
to build near the areas information?
that are likely to flood.

1. Do the sentences tell us about who did the actions? No

2. Find the subjects receiving the actions.
action is
We use the passive when the ______
person doing it.
more important than the _______

OR We can use the passive when we

who is doing the action.
don’t know ____
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Other examples of the passive:

Have the new canals No, the designs are still
been designed yet? being finished. Things
have been really delayed.

Some buildings have already been

designed and rebuilt. I hope the
remaining work is completed soon.

Yes, especially as more

monsoons are predicted.
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Look at the examples. How are they formed?

The area is The simple present passive

destroyed by is formed with
floods almost is / are
__ past _________
___ + ____ participle
every year.
The present perfect
A lot of homes have
passive uses has/have
been badly affected by
_____+
been ____ participle
past _________
the damage.
TIP: The passive form always
uses the past participle.
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Complete the passive forms.

forms
simple present passive __/___
is are + past participle
simple past passive ___ /____
was were+ past participle
present progressive is/are being
_____+ past participle
passive
present perfect passive has/have _____+
been past participle
past perfect passive ___ _____ + past participle
had been
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Some people were given

new housing.

who
When we don’t need to know ____ whatdid
or _____
the action, we can use the passive.

The issues behind the recent floods

have been discussed already.

be
The passive is formed using the verb ___
participle .
past _________
and the ____
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Complete the sentences with the passive verb forms.

1. Houses aren’t ____
built by the river.(build / simple present)

2. The materials ____

were_______
chosen
because they are waterproof. (choose / simple past)

(cancel / present
are _____
3. Flights ___ being canceled
________. progressive)

has _____
4. She ___ been told
___ the news. (tell / present perfect)

5. They had been rescued

___ _____ _______. (rescue / past perfect)
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1. Use your own ideas to complete the sentences.

What have local people

been told …?
To prevent flooding,
buildings are often …

People are being asked

about …

2. Work in pairs. Talk to your partner.

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Grammar wrap-up
1. When we use the past perfect
passive we use had + been + past True
participle.

2. If who or what did the action isn’t True

important, we can use the passive.

3. We can form the present perfect

passive with has/have + been + True
past participle.