15th day of class

Day schedule: July 2nd, 2020

- Passive voice – Consolidation session

- Review and practice exercises

Passive voice

Active voice: To describe what someone or something does

Ø Maria prepares breakfast everyday

Passive voice: To describe what happens to someone or something

Ø Breakfast is prepared by Maria everyday

Uses:
Ø To describe processes
Ø In more formal or written language / investigation reports
Ø To avoid saying who is responsible

If we want to say who or what does the action in a passive sentence,

we often use by.

Structure:
Subject + verb “to be” + past participle + complement (by) + Object
pronoun (me, you, him, her, it, us, them)

Active Maria prepares breakfast

Passive Breakfast is prepared by Maria

Active: We drink water in the morning

Passive: Water is drunk by us in the morning

Passive voice verb tense structures

Present simple Sub. + am / is / are + past participle

Present continuous Sub. + am / is / are + being + past participle
Past simple Sub. + was / were + past participle
Present perfect Sub. + has / have + been + past participle
Past perfect Sub. + had + been + past participle
Modal verbs Sub. + can + be + past participle
Practice exercises:

Active: They drank whiskey last night

Passive: Whiskey was drunk by them

Active: I am painting my pictures

Passive: The pictures are being painted by me

Active: She has written two letters

Passive: Two letters have been written by her

Active: Mateo had cooked lunch last night

Passive: Lunch had been cooked by Mateo last night

Active: Robinson can play the piano

Passive: The piano can be played by Robinson

Active: Jenny doesn’t read books at night

Passive: Books are not read by Jenny at night

Active: She didn’t open the doors

Passive: The doors weren’t opened by her

Active: Have they eaten sushi before?

Passive: Has sushi been eaten by them before?

Active: Does Ludy walk 3 kilometers every day?

Passive: Are 3 kilometers walked by Ludy every day?

Active: Can Brayan speak 2 languages?

Passive: Can 2 languages be spoken by Brayan?

Active: He hadn’t done the homework

Passive: The homework had not been done by him
 Passive Voice – Practice exercises

Instruction: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1. He can play the piano. – The piano can be played by him
2. She bought four apples – Four apples were bought by her
3. She has paid a lot of money. – A lot of money has been paid by her
4. I can draw a picture. – A picture can be drown by me
5. The police didn’t arrest the thieves – The thieves weren’t arrested by the
police
6. They haven’t helped you. – You haven’t been helped by them
7. He doesn't open the book. – The book isn’t opened by him
8. You haven’t written the letter. – The letter hasn’t been written by you
9. Oliver taught the children – The children were taught by Oliver
10. Does the police officer catch the thief? – Is the thief caught by the police
officer?

_____ / 10
Examples:

Ø Peter wasn’t brought up in Bogotá Passive

Ø Jenny grows tomatoes in the country side Active

Ø The president is being questioned these days Passive

Ø They haven’t been sent their supplies yet Passive

Ø Their kids hadn’t been to Cartagena before Active

Instruction: Write Active or Passive in front of the following sentences:

1. I ate a piece of chocolate cake in the morning Active

2. The book has been given to the students Passive

3. Money is stolen from the students Passive

4. They are paid on Fridays Passive

5. The movie is made in Hollywood Passive

6. I wash my car every three weeks Active

7. His hair is cut by a professional Passive

8. I can introduce you to my boss this week Active

9. It is fixed every weekend Passive

10. Jason sang the national anthem this time Active _____ / 10

More practice exercises:

Active: He doesn’t break the rules here

Passive: Rules are not broken by him here

Active: Jeison didn’t collect all comics last night

Passive: All comics were not collected by Jeison last night

Active: Had they twisted their legs before?

Passive: Had their legs been twisted (by them) before?

Active: She can’t love you

Passive: You can’t be loved by her

Passive: They aren’t supported by their team

Active: Their team doesn’t support them
 Passive: Were those letters sent by Camilo?
Active: Did Camilo send those letters?

Passive Voice – Present, Past and Future Simple

Instruction: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.
1. Mr. Jones doesn’t do the dishes. The dishes aren’t done by Mr. Jones
2. The people have spoken English. English has been spoken by the people
3. Can he read comics? Can comics be read by him?
4. We won’t play volleyball. Volleyball won’t be played by us
5. They didn’t sing the song. The song was not sung by them
6. Am I going to take photos? Are photos going to be taken by me?
7. She doesn’t do the housework. The housework is not done by her
8. She has not helped the children. The children haven’t been helped by her
9. He isn’t going to write poems. Poems aren’t going to be written by him
10. We will paint the house The house will be painted by us
_____ / 10

Passive voice verb tense structures

Present simple Sub. + am / is / are + past participle

Present continuous Sub. + am / is / are + being + past participle
Past simple Sub. + was / were + past participle
Present perfect Sub. + has / have + been + past participle
Past perfect Sub. + had + been + past participle
Modal verbs Sub. + can + be + past participle
Will Sub. + will / won’t + be + past participle
Going to structure Sub. + am / is / are + going to + be + past participle