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Is Done Was Done (Passive 1)
Is Done Was Done (Passive 1)
T he office w as c le a n e d yesterday.
w a s/w e re b o rn
• I w as b o r n in London in 1962. (not ‘I am b o rn ’)
• W here w ere you b o rn ?
Passive + b y . . .
• We were woken up by a lo u d noise. (= T he noise woke us up.)
• T he telephone was invented by A le x a n d er B ell in 1876.
• My brother was bitten by a d o g last week.
21.3 Complete the sentences. Use the passive (present or past) of these verbs:
d ean dam age find give in v ite m ak e m ake show steal ta ke
1 The room Is clean ed . every day.
2 I saw an accident yesterday. Two people to hospital.
3 Paper..............................................from wood.
4 There was a fire at the hotel last week. Two o f the ro o m s................................................
5 ‘W here did you get this picture?’ ‘I t ..............................................to me by a friend o f mine.’
6 Many American program m es..............................................on British television.
7 ‘D id jim and Sue go to the wedding?’ ‘No. T h e y ........................................ but they didn’t go.’
8 ‘H ow old is this film?’ ‘I t ..............................................in 1965.’
9 My c a r ..................................... last week but the next day i t .......................................by the police.
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is being done has been done
(passive 2)
T he door is b e in g p a in te d . (passive)
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22.2 Look at the pictures. What is happening or what has happened? Use the present continuous
(is/are being ...) orthe present perfect (has/have been ...).
22.3 Use the words in brackets (...) to complete the sentences. (Units 21 and 22)
1 I can’t use my office at the m om ent. It being.,(paint).
2 We didn’t go to the party. We ^eren fc in vt/fced,....(not/invite).
3 The washing machine was broken but it’s O K now. I t .....................................................(repair).
4 T he washing m achine......................................................... (repair) yesterday afternoon.
5 A factory is a place where things......................................................... (make).
6 How old are these houses? W hen...........................................................(they/build)?
7 A: ......................................................... (the com puter / use) at the moment?
B: Yes, Jim is using it.
8 I’ve never seen these flowers before. W h a t......................................................... (they/call)?
9 Some trees......................................................... (blow) down in the storm last night.
10 The bridge is closed at the moment. I t ......................................................... (damage) last week
and i t ......................................................... (not/repair) yet.
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