CHAPTER 8

THE GARDEN IS TAKEN CARE OF

Practise the dialogue.
Wow! Your garden Thank you. The
is awesome. It’s plants are taken
beautiful. care of carefully.
It’s also clean Well, the garden is
and neat. cleaned every
morning and the
I love this plants are trimmed
place. Me, too. once a week.
Observe the following patterns.
Present Tense

The gardeners take care of the the plants carefully. Active

The plants are taken care of carefully. Passive

Active: take/see/go, etc.

Passive: am/is/are + taken/care/gone, etc.
Observe the following patterns.
Present Tense
E
Many turtle eggs are stolen every
O x year.
t a
h m This building is painted every five
e p years.
r l
e The museums are visited by
s thousands of people every day.
Observe the following patterns.
Past Tense
e ct
s ub j object
Somebody established this museum in 1753. Active

This museum was established in 1753. Passive

s ub
je c
t
Active: established/built, etc.
Passive: was/were + established/built, etc.
Observe the following patterns.
Past Tense
E
O x The car was lifted from the
river yesterday.
t a
h m
p When was the castle built?
e
r l
e Where were you born?
s I was born in Kalimantan
You Should Know

If it’s necessary to say who does

or what causes the action, we
may use the word by.
• This sweater was knitted by my
Examples: grandmother.
• Most car accidents are caused
by sleepy drivers.
You Should Know
ve r, not
e
How
If it’s necessary to say who does or what causes the
action or the doer is unknown/unimportant, we
don’t need to use the word by.
• The window was broken. (Somebody broke the
Examples: window, but we don’t know who)
• My garden is cleaned every morning. (Someone
cleans it every morning, but it’s not important who)