Introduction to Passive
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Danielle Texeira
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I water the plants.
The shop assistant counted the money.
Scientists have created a vaccine.
What is the grammar structure of these sentences?
object - verb - subject
subject - verb - object
verb - object - subject
subject - object - verb
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but the structure
subject - verb - object
stays the same.
Each sentence has a different tense
I water the plants.
The shop assistant counted the money.
Scientists have created a vaccine.
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Form
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I water the plants.
The shop assistant counted the money.
Scientists have created a vaccine.
The plants are watered.
The money was counted.
A vaccine has been created.
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The venue has been decided.
The venue hasn't been decided.
Has the venue been decided?
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Multiple Choice
The bathroom is cleaned every day.
What tense is the passive sentence above?
past simple
present simple
present continuous
present perfect
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence below is a correct example of passive?
Lottery tickets are been sold here.
Lottery tickets be sold here.
Lottery tickets is sold here.
Lottery tickets are sold here.
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence below is a correct example of passive?
Everyone is provided with the information.
Everyone is provide with the information.
Everyone is providing with the information.
Everyone is been provided with the information.
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Tense | Active | Passive |
|---|---|---|
present simple | She drives the car. | The car is driven. |
present continuous | She is driving the car. | The car is being driven. |
past simple | She drove the car. | The car was driven. |
past continuous | She was driving the car. | The car was being driven. |
present perfect | She has driven the car. | The car has been driven. |
present perfect continuous | She has been driving the car. | The car has been being driven. |
past perfect | She had driven the car. | The car had been driven. |
will | She will drive the car. | The car will be driven. |
would | She would drive the car. | The car would be driven. |
could | She could drive the car. | The car could be driven. |
should | She should drive the car. | The car should be driven. |
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Multiple Choice
Is the past participle always used to make the passive voice?
yes
no
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Multiple Choice
You have to know what the tense is to make sure that the passive sentence is correct.
true
false
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Multiple Choice
Millions of bags of rubbish are collected every year.
What tense is this?
present simple
present continuous
past simple
present perfect
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Multiple Choice
The iphone was launched in 2007.
What tense is this?
present simple
present continuous
past simple
present perfect
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Multiple Choice
The country has been put into lockdown.
What tense is this?
present simple
past simple
present perfect
present perfect continuous
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Multiple Choice
The results of the election are being revealed as we speak.
What tense is this?
present simple
present continuous
past simple
past continuous
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Multiple Choice
I was being asked some difficult questions.
What tense is this?
present simple
present continous
past simple
past continuous
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Multiple Choice
I was being asked some difficult questions.
Is this sentence in passive voice?
yes
no
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Uses
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Multiple Choice
My neighbour has been robbed.
Why are we using passive voice?
we don't know who robbed our neighbour
we want to find out who robbed our neighbour
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Multiple Choice
Little has been done to improve safety on the railways.
We don't know whose fault it was.
We don't want to name the doer for some reason.
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Multiple Choice
Late work will not be marked.
We don't know who will mark the work.
We want to distance ourselves from taking responsibility.
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Multiple Choice
Our wine is produced using the finest ingredients.
We don't know who produced the wine.
We want to use a formal, academic style.
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Multiple Choice
Nelson Mandela was widely loved across the world.
Why do we use passive voice in this sentence?
There is no 'doer' other than 'people' or 'someone'
We don't know who loved Nelson Mandela.
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