GRAMMAR TOPIC

6A PASSIVE VOICE
TWO TYPES OF VOICE
STRUCTURES
REVIEW
ACTIVE SENTENCES
 STRUCTURES

• SIMPLES TENSES (PRESENT & PAST)

• + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

• - SUBJECT + AUXILIAR + NOT + VERB + COMPLEMENT
• ? AUXILIAR + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT?
 EXAMPLES

■ HE PLAYS SOCCER IN THE PARK.

• I DO HOMEWORK EVERYDAY
■ HE DOES NOT PLAY SOCCER IN THE
• I DON’T DO HOMEWORK EVERYDAY PARK
• DO I DO HOMEWORK EVERYDAY? ■ DOES HE PLAY SOCCER IN THE PARK?

• I DID HOMEWORK YESTERDAY. ■ HE PLAYED SOCCER IN THE PARK.

■ HE DID NOT PLAY SOCCER IN THE PARK
• I DID NOT DO HOMEWORK YESTERDAY.
■ DID SHE PLAY SOCCER IN THE PARK?
• DID I DO HOMEWORK YESTERDAY?
 STRUCTURES

• CONTINUOUS TENSES (PRESENT & PAST)

• VERBS GOES IN GERUNDS

• + SUBJECT + AUXILIAR + VERB -ING + COMPLEMENT

• - SUBJECT + AUXILIAR + NOT + VERB -ING + COMPLEMENT
• ? AUXILIAR + SUBJECT + VERB -ING + COMPLEMENT?
 EXAMPLES

• I AM DOING MY HOMEWORK ■ HE IS PLAYING SOCCER IN THE PARK.

• I AM NOT DOING HOMEWORK

■ HE IS NOT PLAYING SOCCER IN THE PARK.
■ IS HE PLAYING SOCCER IN THE PARK?
• AM I DOING HOMEWORK?

■ HE WAS PLAYING SOCCER IN THE PARK.

• I WAS DOING HOMEWORK YESTERDAY.
■ HE WAS NOT PLAYING SOCCER IN THE
• I WAS NOT DOING HOMEWORK YESTERDAY. PARK

• WAS I DOING HOMEWORK YESTERDAY? ■ WAS SHE PLAYING SOCCER IN THE PARK?
 STRUCTURES

• PERFECT TENSES (PRESENT & PAST)

• VERBS IN PARTICIPLE

• + SUBJECT +AUXILIAR + VERB IN PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT

• - SUBJECT + AUXILIAR + NOT + VERB IN PARTICIPLE+ COMPLEMENT
• ? AUXILIAR + SUBJECT + VERB IN PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT?
 EXAMPLES

• I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR THREE YEARS ■ HE HAS PLAYED SOCCER SINCE HE WAS YOUNG.

• I HAVEN’T HAD THIS CAR FOR THREE YEARS ■ HE HAS NOT PLAYED SOCCER SINCE HE WAS
YOUNG.
• HAVE I HAD THIS CAR FOR THREE YEARS? ■ HAS HE PLAYED SOCCER SINCE HE WAS
YOUNG?

• I HAD HAD THIS CAR FOR THREE YEARS

■ HE HAD PLAYED SOCCER IN THE PARK.
• I HAD NOT HAD THIS CAR FOR THREE YEARS
■ HE HAD NOT PLAY SOCCER IN THE PARK
• HAD I HAD THIS CAR FOR THREE YEARS?
■ HAD SHE PLAYED SOCCER IN THE PARK?
 AUXILIARS

• Simple present DO (I, YOU, WE THEY) ■ Simple past DID

DOES (HE, SHE, IT)

• Present continuous AM ■ Past continuous WAS (I, HE, SHE, IT)

IS (HE, SHE, IT)
WERE (YOU, WE THEY)
ARE (YOU, WE THEY)

• Present perfect HAVE (I, YOU, WE THEY)

■ Past perfect HAD
HAS (HE, SHE, IT)
BE CAREFUL WITH THE TO BE IN SIMPLE
PRESENT AND PAST

• I be in the livining room ■ I be in the livining room

■ I didn’t be in the livning room

• I don’t be in the livning room
■ I was in the living room
• I am in the living room
■ I was not in the living room
• I am not in the living room
■ Was I in the living room?
• Am I in the living room?
NEGATIVE

• He does not draw my picture. SIMPLES

• He did not draw my picture.

CONTINUOUS
• He is not drawing my picture.
• He was not drawing my picture.
PERFECTS
• He has notdrawn my picture.
• He had notdrawn my picture.
QUESTION

SIMPLES
• does He draw my picture?
• did He draw my picture?
CONTINUOUS
• is He drawing my picture?
• was He drawing my picture? PERFECTS

• has He drawn my picture?

• had He drawn my picture?
AFFIRMATIVE

• He draws my picture. SIMPLES

• He drew my picture.
CONTINUOUS
• He is drawing my picture.
• He was drawing my picture. PERFECTS

• He has drawn my picture.

• He had drawn my picture.
 STRUCTURES

PRESENT
AM
• SIMPLE TENSES IS
ARE

• OBJECT + VERB TO BE + MAIN VERB IN PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT

PAST
WAS
WERE
• OTHER TENSES

• OBJECT + AUXILIAR+ VERB TO BE + MAIN VERB IN PAST PARTICIPLE +

COMPLEMENT

(CONJUGATED IN THE TENSE)


• PRESENT CONTINUOUS
• __________ IS BEING _____________
• __________ ARE BEING ___________
• PAST CONTINUOUS
• ___________ WAS BEING ___________
• ___________ WERE BEING __________
• PRESENT PERFECT
• __________ HAS BEEN_____________
• __________ HAVE BEEN___________
• PAST PERFECT
• ___________ HAD BEEN___________
• MODAL VERB
• _________MODAL BE ________
6A the passive: be + past participle

1 A lot of movies are shot on location.

Our car is being repaired today.
Andy’s bike has been stolen.
The director died when the movie was being made.
You’ll be picked up at the airport by one of our staff.
This bill has to be paid tomorrow.
2 Batman Begins was directed by Christopher Nolan.

1 We often use the passive when it’s not said, known, or important who
does an action.
Andy’s bike has been stolen.
(= Somebody has stolen Andy’s bike. We don’t know who.)
6A the passive: be + past participle

1 A lot of movies are shot on location.

Our car is being repaired today.
Andy’s bike has been stolen.
The director died when the movie was being made.
You’ll be picked up at the airport by one of our staff.
This bill has to be paid tomorrow.
2 Batman Begins was directed by Christopher Nolan.

2 If you want to say who did the action, use by.

• We can often say things in two ways, in the active or in the passive.
Compare:
Batman Begins was directed by Christopher Nolan.
(= the focus is more on the movie)
Christopher Nolan directed Batman Begins in 2005.
(= the focus is more on Nolan)
6A the passive: be + past participle

• We form negatives and questions in the same way as in active sentences.

Some movies aren’t shot on location.
Is your car being repaired today?

• We often use the passive to talk about processes, for example scientific
processes, and in formal writing, such as newspaper reports.
Then the water is heated to 100 degrees…
Many buildings in the city have been damaged by the earthquake.
VOCABULARY TOPIC
 MOVIES

• 1: KIND OF MOVIES
ACTION MUSICAL

ANIMATED WESTERN

COMEDY WAR

DRAMA THRILLER

HISTORICALSCIENCE FICTION

HORROR ROMCOM
2. PEOPLE AMD THINGS

• AUDIENCE • SCENE • REVIEW

• CAST • SOUNDTRACK
• PLOT • STAR
• SEQUEL • EXTRA
• SPECIAL EFFECTS • SCRIPT
• TRAILER • SUBTITLES
• CRITIC • SET
VERBS AND VERB PHRASES

• IS BASED ON
• IS SET IN
• IS DIRECTED BY
• PLAYS THE PART OF
• WAS SHOT
• WAS FILM
• IS DUBBED