PASSIVE VOICE Verb Tense

Present simple Present continuous Past Simple Past continuous Present perfect Present perfect continuous Past perfect Past perfect continuous Future Conditional Modals

Active
The farmer keeps the cows here They are painting the house John wrote the letter Sally was driving the car

Passive
The cows are kept here by the farmer The house is being painted The letter was written by John The car was being driven by Sally The area has been raided by the police

The police has raid the area

The police has been raiding the The area has been being raided area by the police They had never done it before They had been restoring the old house We will finish it soon. They would do it in time. They can't farm that land. It had never been done before The old house had been being restored It will be finished soon It would be done in time That land can't be farmed

Indirect Passive Passiva (Passiva idiomtica (o complemento indirecto passa para su eito da passiva! Active They pay him a good salary They offered Jack a new ob We will give her all the support she needs Alternative Passive Passive "e is paid a good salary Jack was offered a new ob She will be given all the support she needs

Active

Passive It is said that nuclear energy presents too many disadvantages #uclear energy is said to present too many disadvantages

They say nuclear energy presents too many disadvantages

E!E"CISES
A# C$an%e into t$e passive (T$e first one is alread& done as an e'ample Present Simple 1. They kill 50.000 seals a year 50.000 seals are killed a year $. "e gives an interview every month %n interview && '. (. The housekeeper doesn't lock the door every night The door ... They buy the newspaper every day. The newspaper ). They sell the newspaper in that kiosk. The newspaper ... Present Continuous 1. John is writing a new article on consumerism A new article on consumerism is being written by John. $. They are building a new road. % new road &. '. *ollution isn+t affecting the area. The area & Past Simple ,. He increased the voltage slowly The voltage was increased. $. "e occasionally turned the machine off The machine ... '. They didn+t give any information about the school rules. #o information ... (. We didn+t see the advertisements.

The advertisements& Past Simple continuous ,.They were carrying out a survey. A survey was being carried out. $. The T- was informing the consumers. The consumers & '.*eter wasn+t taking a different attitude % different attitude & (. They were studying the problem. The problem &. Present Perfect 1.The police have raided the area fre uently. The area has been raided by the police $.Somebody has scratched my car .y car ... '. Somebody has killed the *resident The *resident ... (. They haven+t contacted her mother yet. "er mother.... ). We haven+t e/ecuted all their orders yet. %ll their orders & 0. Jack has written that note That note & 1. We have ust visited that old medieval town That old medieval town & Present Perfect continuous 1. They haven!t been e"ecuting his orders. His orders haven!t been being e"ecuted. $. They have been warning the population about the dangers of contaminated water. The population & *ast perfect ,. They had followed his e/ample "is e/ample & $. We hadn+t visited that town yet. That town & '. They had published a new book.

% new book &. Future( Conditional( Modal verbs ,. They will postpone the meeting. The meeting will be postponed. $. They can produce the brochures here. The brochures '. 2ou must abandon the scheme. The scheme (. They couldn't repair the tractor. The tractor ... ). They would encourage the students to use the dictionary. The students &.. 0. They must repair the pavements. The pavements &

PASSIVE VOICE
)# "e*rite as indicated belo* (t$e first is alread& done as an e'ample 1.The policeman stopped the burglar The burglar was stopped by the burglar. $. Thousands of people watched the rock concert The rock concert ... '. They will repair our bathroom at the end of the week. 3ur bathroom... (. They have elected a new *resident. % new *resident ... ). The government is building a new hospital. % new hospital ... 0. They have closed the motorway. The motorway ... 1. 3ur students write interesting articles for the school newspaper. Interesting articles ... 4. Someone stole my wallet. .y wallet ... 5. The 6reek team won the 7uropean cup. The 7uropean cup ... ,8. The waiter in a red coat served dinner. 9inner ... ,,. They have closed the school.

The school & ,$. .illions of people speak 7nglish all over the world. 7nglish ... ,'. 3ne of the students left the gym e:uipment in the playground. The gym e:uipment ... ,(. The burglars have left the office door open. The office door ... ,). The people of ;ondon have welcomed the <ueen. The <ueen ... ,0. The headmaster will punish the students that have missed the classes. The students that have missed the train ... ,1. The director postponed the meeting. The meeting ... ,4. The =ity .ayor is doing a good work. % good work ... ,5. The police have arrested a group of terrorists. % group of terrorists ... $8. The 7nglish team will play the semi>final ne/t ?riday evening. The semi>final ... C# Indirect Passive + "e*rite t$e follo*in% sentences as indicated belo* (t$e first one is alread& done as an e'ample ,. They give us the information every week. #.g. $e are given the information every week. $. They don't give him a present every year "e ... '. They usually tell her everything they know. She ... (. They aren+t telling her all the truth She &. ). They aren+t paying him much. "e &.. 0. "e didn't tell .r 2 what was happening. .r 2 ... 1. They paid .r 2 @)88 .r 2 ... 4. The e/periment didn't in ure .r 2 .r 2 ... 5. They didn't ask .r 2 to come back later

.r 2.... ,8. They weren+t informing her properly. She &. ,,. The teacher has given the students a severe telling>off The students ... ,$. They have been visiting .ary a lot lately. .ary & ,'. They had already given her that book. She &. ,( They will accuse her of theft. She.... ,). They told us she is working at the international office We ... ,0. They allowed her to make remarks during the rehearsal. She ... ,1. #obody could allow him to play hockey because he wouldn+t keep the rules. "e ... ,4. They have granted her the re:uest to open a shop here. She ... ,5. They will allow you to take part in the festival. 2ou ... $8. #o one e/pected her to answer. She ... $,. Someone gave the guide a good tip for his service The guide ... $$. They will offer him lots of money for his discovery. "e.... $'. Somebody insulted me when I was walking down the street. I ... $(. They paid him ten shillings a day. "e ... ,# "e*rite t$ese sentences in t$e passive form# Miscellaneous (t$e first one is alread& done as an e'ample 1. %omeone gave him the wrong medicine. He was given the wrong medicine. $. *eople have offered .ary a lot of money. .ary ... '. Someone has broken the glasses.

The glasses ... (. The authorities are banning the traffic from the city centres The traffic ... ). *eople all over the world are learning 7nglish. 7nglish ... 0. Someone painted the walls. The walls ... 1. The players are wearing new e:uipment for the match ne/t Saturday. % new e:uipment ... 4. They must build a new bridge over the river. % new bridge ... 5. They ate all the food at the party. %ll the food ... ,8. They didn+t leave any drinks on the table. #o drinks ... E# "e*rite as indicated belo* + Miscellaneous (t$e first one is alread& done as an e'ample 1.%omeone showed the child how to use the telephone The child was shown how to use the phone $. They have promised .ary a new opportunity. .ary..................... '. They asked her to sign her name at the information desk. She.................... (. The embassies are refusing young people a visa. 2oung people................ ). The doctor won't prescribe us a different diet We.................... 0. They will ask you several :uestions. 2ou................... 1. They hadn+t promised him a rise in the salary. "e............................ 4.They call young e/ecutives A2uppiesA 2oung e/ecutives.......................... 5. 9angerous driving is causing many accidents. .any accidents... ,8. They built this house in ,5'8. This house.... ,,. They cancelled the flights because of the fog. The flights....

,$. *eople have advised us not to out alone. We..... ,'. They have told her to avoid going out at night. She.... ,(. They should forbid children to watch some T- programmes. =hildren..... ,). We are e/pecting the result of the tests in about two hours' time. The result.... ,0. 2ou must not allow the children to see television until late. The children.... ,1. It will be difficult to reach an agreement. %n agreement ... ,4. They re:uested all spectators to leave the stadium in good order. %ll spectators.... ,5. The government sent a team of e/perts to study the problem. % team of e/perts ... $8. The e/perts will have to instruct the local farmers about the new farming techni:ues. The local farmers ... F# "e*rite as indicated belo* + Miscellaneous (t$e first one is alread& done as an e'ample 1. They didn!t invite me to the party. & wasn!t invited to the party $. % long noise woke us up in the middle of the night. We ... '. I didn+t realise that somebody was recording our conversation. I didn+t realise that our conversation ... (. They have postponed the concert. The concert ... ). Somebody has cleaned the room. The room ... 0. They are building a new ring road round the city. % new ring road ... 1. They must do something about the situation. Something ... 4. They can+t farm this land. This land.... 5. They keep all their books in here. %ll their books.... ,8. This company employs two hundred people.

Two hundred people &. ,,. They made a terrible mistake % terrible mistake & ,$. Walt 9isney created several cartoons Several cartoons & ,'. They are decorating the house The house & ,(. They gave her a new car on her birthday. She & ,). They will ask John to go to *aris John & ,0. We had to postpone our trip to the Bahamas 3ur trip & ,1. 2ou should show *auline her new bedroom. *auline & ,4. *eople can keep these plants at home. These plants & ,5. They will offer us valuable presents. We & $8. It will be e/tremely difficult to achieve a similar effect. % similar effect ...

E'ercise A# Simple Present ,. )8.888 seals are killed a year. $. %n interview is given every year by him. '.The door isn't locked by the housekeeper every night. (.The newspaper is bought every day. ).The newspaper is sold in that kiosk. Present Continuous ,. % new article on consumerism is being written by John $. % new road is being built . '. The area isn't being affected by the pollution Past Simple , The voltage was slowly increased. $.The machine was occasionally turned off '. #o information about the school rules was given (. The advertisements weren't seen Past Simple continuous ,. % survey was being carried out $. The consumers were being informed by the television '. % different attitude wasn't being taken by *eter (. The problem wasn't being studied Present Perfect ,. The area has been raided fre:uently by the police $. .y car has been scratched '. The *resident has been killed (. "er mother hasn't been contacted yet ). %ll their orders haven't been e/ecuted yet 0. That note has been written by Jack 1. That old medieval town has ust been visited by us. Present Perfect continuous ,.."is orders haven't been being e/ecuted. $. The population has been being warned about the dangers of contaminated water. Past perfect ,. "is e/ample had been followed $. That town hadn't been visited yet '. % new book had been published Future( Conditional( Modal verbs ,. The meeting will be postponed $. The brochures can be produced here '. The scheme must be abandoned (. The tractor couldn't be repaired ). The students would be encouraged to use the dictionary 0. The pavements must be repair E'ercise )# ,. The burglar .was stopped by the policeman.

$. The rock concert was watched by thousands of people '. 3ur bathroom will be repaired at the end of the week. (. % new *resident has been elected ). % new hospital is being built by the government. 0. The motorway has been closed. 1. Interesting articles for the school newspaper are written by our students. 4. .y wallet was stolen. 5. The 7uropean cup was won by the 6reek team. ,8. 9inner was served by the waiter. ,,. The school has been closed. ,$. 7nglish is spoken all over the world by millions of people. ,'. The gym e:uipment was left in the playground by one of the students. ,(. The office door has been left open by the burglars. ,). The <ueen has been welcome by the people. ,0. The students that have missed the classes will be punished by the headmaster. ,1. The meeting was postponed by the director. ,4. % good work is being done by the =ity .ayor. ,5. % group of terrorists has been arrested by the police. $8. The semi>final will be played ne/t ?riday by the 7nglish team. E'ercise C#(Indirect Passive ,. We are given the information every week $. "e isn't given a present every year '. She usually is told everything they know (.She isn't being told the truth ). "e isn't being paid much 0. .r 2 wasn't told what was happening 1. .r 2 was paid @)88 4. .r 2 wasn't in ured by the e/periment 5. .r 2 wasn't asked to come back later ,8. She wasn't being properly informed ,,. The students have been given a severe telling>off ,$. .ary has been visited a lot lately ,'. She had already been given that book ,( She will be accused of theft ,). We were told she is working at the international office ,0. She was allowed to make remarks during the rehearsal. ,1. "e couldn't be allowed to play hockey because he wouldn+t keep the rules. ,4. She has been granted the re:uest to open a shop here. ,5. 2ou will be allowed to take part in the festival. $8. She was not e/pected to answer $,. The guide was given a good tip for his service. $$. "e will be offered lots of money for his discovery. $'. I was insulted when I was walking down the street. $(. "e was paid ten shillings a day. E'ercise ,# Correction ,. "e was given the wrong medicine. $. .ary was offered a lot of money. '. The glasses have been broken. (. The traffic is being banned from the city centres by the authorities. ). 7nglish is spoken by people all over the world. 0. The walls were painted. 1. % new e:uipment was being worn by the players for the match ne/t Saturday. 4. % new bridge must be built over the river. 5. %ll the food was eaten at the party. ,8. #o drinks were left on the table. E'ercise E# Correction

,.The child was showed how to use the dictionary $..ary has been promised a new opportunity '.She was asked to sign her name at the information desk. (.2oung people are being refused a visa by the embassies ).We won't be prescribed a different diet by the doctor 0.2ou will be asked several :uestions. 1."e hadn't been promised a rise in the salary. 4.2oung e/ecutives are called A2uppiesA 5..any accidents are being caused by dangerous driving ,8.This house. was built in ,5'8 ,,.The flights were cancelled because of the fog ,$.We have been advised not to go out alone ,'.She has been told to avoid going out at night. ,(.=hildren should be forbidden to watch some T- programmes. ,).The result of the tests are being e/pected in about two hours ,0.The children must not be allowed to see television until late. ,1.%n agreement will be difficult to reach. ,4.%ll spectators were re:uested to leave the stadium in good order. ,5.% team of e/perts were sent to study the problem by the government $8.The local farmers will have to be instructed bout the new farming techni:ues by the e/perts. E'ercise F# + Correction ,. I wasn't invited to the party $. We were woken up in the middle of the night by a long noise. '. I didn+t realise that our conversation was being recorded. (. The concert has been postponed ). The room has been cleaned. 0. % new ring road is being built. 1. Something must be done about the situation. 4. This land can't be farmed 5. %ll their books are kept in here ,8. Two hundred people are employed by this company. ,,. % terrible mistake was made. ,$.Several cartoon were created by Walt 9isney ,'. The house is being decorated ,(. She was given a new car on her birthday ,). John will be asked to go to *aris ,0. 3ur trip to the Bahamas had to be postponed ,1. *auline should be shown her new bedroom ,4. These plants can be kept at home. ,5. We will be offered valuable presents. $8. % similar effect will be very difficult to reach.