My car was stolen last night

We do not know who did it

Hamlet was written by Shakespeare

The focus is on the book not Shakespeare

All the computers are checked before they

leave the factory

It is not important to know that Pete and Jon

do it

The Prisoner is being taken to Jail

It is known who takes prisoner the police

The problem is being dealt with in our

accounts department.

Formality less personal and friendly

Smoking is prohibited in the station


Rules and regulations
Tense
Active
Passive
Present simple
They speak English in china
Present Continuous
Our house is being painted
Past simple
The police caught the thief

Past continuous
They were taking the dogs for a walk
Present Perfect simple
The police have arrested the murderer
Past Perfect Simple
I had told her to arrive at 9.00
Going to
They are going to sell the car
Will
He will buy the car tomorrow
Future Perfect
The space station will have been built by 2050

Modal present
The committee should solve the problem
Modal perfect
They may have sold the house
Tenses
1.
The election
____________________(hold)next week
2.
Antibiotics
_____________________(develop)in
the 1930

s
3.

The new bridge

____________________(open)by the
Queen in April 2011
4.
More and more
car___________________(produce)eve
ry year
5.
We _________________________(inv
ite)to Paul

s wedding
6.
Every car which left the ferry
_________________(stop)and searched
7.
The door ________________(leave)open
on purpose.
8.

Everyone who applies

___________________(give)an
interview
9.
Books from the library
__________________________(retur
n)within 3 weeks
10.
He ___________________________
__(promote)3 times before becoming a
director
11.
The 2012 Olympic
games_________________________
__(hold)in London
Rewrite these sentences in the passive
1) Julia rescued three cats..2) The
students handed in the reports..3)

Maria crashed into the blue car..4)

Alex learned the poem..5) Steven has
forgotten the book..6) The mechanic
has not repaired the DVDrecorder..7)
They play handball..8) Sue puts the
rucksack on the floor..9) The girls had
lost the match..10) The teacher is not
going to open
the window..____________________
____________________ __________
______

1) The words___________ by the

teacher today.
(to explain - Simple Present)
2) We_____________ a letter the day
before yesterday.
(to send - Simple Past)

3) This car_________________ . It's

too old.
(not/to steal - will-future)
4) This street_____________ because
of snow.
(already/to close - Present Perfect)
5) A new restaurant
________________next week.
(to open - will-future)
6) He ________________to the party
yesterday.
(to invite - Simple Past)
7) The blue
box___________________ .
(can/not/to see - Simple Present)
8) I ________________the book by
my friend last Sunday.
(to give - Simple Past)

9) The dishes____________ by my
little brother.
(not/to wash - Present Perfect)
10) I
__________________________by
Robert.
(not/to ask - will-future)

Answers

The election is being held next week

Antibiotics were developed in the 1930s

The new bridge is going to be opened by the

Queen


More and more cars are sold every year

We have been invited to Pauls wedding

Every car which left the ferry was being

stopped and searched

The door may have been left open on

purpose.

Everyone who applies will be given an

interview

Books must be returned within 3 weeks

He had been promoted 3 times before

becoming a director


The Olympic games are going to be held in
London
1) Julia rescued three cats.
Three cats were rescued
.2) The students handed in the
reports.
The reports were handed in
.3) Maria crashed into the blue car.
The blue car was crashed into
.4) Alex learned the poem.
The poem was learned
.5) Steven has forgotten the book.
The book has been forgotten
.6) The mechanic has not repaired the
DVD recorder.
The DVD recorder has not been
repaired
.7) They play handball.
Handball is played

.8) Sue puts the rucksack on the floor.

The rucksack is put on the floor
.9) The girls had lost the match.
The match had been lost
.10) The teacher is not going to open
the window.
The window is not going to be
opened
.1) The words
are explained
by the teacher today.2) We
were sent
a letter the day before yesterday.3)
This car
will not be stolen
. It's too old.4) This street
has already been closed
because of snow.5) A new restaurant
will be opened
next week.6) He
was invited
to the party yesterday.7) The blue box

cannot be seen
.8) I
was given
the book by my friend last Sunday.9)
The dishes
have not been washed
by my littlebrother.10) I
will not be asked
by Robert.