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    THE PASSIVE VOICE

    Lorena cleans my house


    My house is cleaned by Lorena

    PRESENT SIMPLE
    Lorena cleans my house My house is cleaned
    by Lorena
    PAST SIMPLE
    Lorena cleaned my house My house was cleaned
    by L
    FUTURE SIMPLE
    Lorena will clean my house My house will be
    cleaned by L
    PRESENT CONTINUOUS
    Lorena is cleaning my house My house is being
    cleaned by L
    PAST CONTINUOUS
    Lorena was cleaning my house My house was being
    cleaned by L
    PRESENT PERFECT
    Lorena has cleaned my house My house has been
    cleaned by L
    GOING TO
    Lorena is going to clean my My house is going to
    house be cleaned by L
    PAST PERFECT
    Lorena had cleaned my house My house had been
    cleaned
    MODALS
    Lorena should clean my house My house should be
    May/might/could/would/ cleaned
    must/ have to…

    1.The boys stole our purses


    Our purses were stolen by the boys
    2.Sheila is drinking a cup of tea
    A cup of tea is being drunk by S
    3.They were taking a picture of the museum
    A picture of the museum was being taken
    4.The man isn’t wearing a tie
    A tie isn’t being worn by the man
    5.Have they talked about the meeting?
    Has the meeting been talked about?
    6.Will she water the plants?
    Will the plants be watered?
    7.They have closed a lot of nightclubs in the
    area due to the noise
    A lot of nightclubs in the area have been
    closed due to the noise
    8.Are they opening the pool now? – They are
    opening the pool now – The pool is being
    opened now – Is the pool being opened
    now?
    9.Has anybody dealt with the problem?
    Has the problem been dealt with?
    10. They are going to build a motorway
    across our land
    A motorway is going to be built across our
    land

    Passives with two objects

    1.The jury sent the rule to all participants


    All participants were sent the rule by the
    jury
    The rule was sent to all participants by the
    jury
    2.Each clan has given advice to their
    champions
    Their champions have been given advice by
    each clan
    Advice has been given to their champions
    by each clan

    3.Jill will bring us some water


    Some water will be brought to us by Jill
    We will be brought some water by Jill
    4.The police was showing him the file
    He was being showed the file by the police
    The file was being showed by the police
    5.Nobody had told me that story
    That story hadn’t been told to me
    I hadn’t been told that story

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