Passive Voice

be + a verb (-ed)

explain be explained

be + Past Partciple (3 form irregular verb)

write be written

The agent is the person or thing that performs the action and is the subject of the active sentence. In most passive sentences, the agent is not mentioned.

If it is mentioned, however, it is usually preceded by the preposition by:

With is also often used with the verbs fill, crowd, cram and pack:

The bottle was filled with whiskey.

The hall was crowded with people standing and lying on the floor.

Our room is crammed with furniture.

Ex.3

1.c is emptied

2. a by

3. b is eaten by

4. b is currently practiced

5. a is the beach cleaned

Ex.4

Peter is talking about his job as a

dustman. Complete the text with

passive forms of the verbs in the box.

I 1) was asked to tell you

about my job, so I'll begin.

I 2) ......................... up by my wife at 5 o'clock and I go to work at 5.30.

We go round and take rubbish from

people's bins. In my area,

4,000 rubbish bins a day 3) ..................... .

Often I 4)..................... by what people don't need! Yesterday a new coffee table 5)....................... next to a bin! That 6)....................... very quickly, I can tell you! It 7)....................... for 60 euros the same day. The job can be dangerous. Once a big

bin 8)....................... on the van. It fell off and my friend's arm 9)....................... . He

didn't work for a month but he

10)....................... some money to help her.

Ex.5

What is done in these places? Write

at least two sentences for each place using the passive

and the words in brackets.

Example:

1 Your neighbourhood, (people, rubbish, streets)

Rubbish is collected. Streets are cleaned.

2 A supermarket, (customers, food, money)

3 A school, (children, friends, lessons).

4 A cinema, (films, popcorn, tickets)

5 An office, (computers, emails, work)

6 A hotel, (beds, food, rooms)

7 A train station, (coffee, tickets, trains)

8 The Internet, (information, websites, emails)

1. Steve ate mashed potato.

2. My sister changed the curtains.

3. He read a novel per a week.

4. I clean the house every Saturday.

5. The teacher introduces the rules to students every year.

6.She faxed the CV for a new job.

7.The teacher always checks the students' homework.

1. Mashed potato was eaten by Steve.

Steve ate mashed potato.

2. The curtains were changed by my sister.

My sister changed the curtains.

3. The novel has been read per a week.

He has read a novel per a week.

4. The house is cleaned by me every Saturday.

I clean the house every Saturday.

5. The rules are introduced to students by the teacher every year.

The teacher introduces the rules to students every year.

6.The CV for a new job was faxed by her.

She faxed the CV for a new job.

7.The students’ homework is always checked by the teacher.

The teacher always checks the students' homework.

8. Every day the hotel is hoovered and tidied by the cleaning workers.

9. Money was generously donated to an animal rescue shelter by our students.

10.All the bookings are made by the travel agent's.

11.The pictures were posted on Facebook by my brother.

12.The Taj Mahal is visited by thousands of tourists every year.

13.Instructions how to make a prezi are given in the video tutorial.

8. Every day the hotel is hoovered and tidied by the cleaning workers.

The cleaning workers hoover and tidy the hotel every day.

9. Money was generously donated to an animal rescue shelter by our students.

Our students donated money to an animal rescue shelter.

10.All the bookings are made by the travel agent's.

The travel agent's make all the bookings.

11.The pictures were posted on Facebook by my brother.

My brother posted pictures on Facebook.

12.The Taj Mahal is visited by thousands of tourists every year.

Thousands of tourists visit the Taj Mahal every year.

13.Instructions how to make a prezi are given in the video tutorial.

The video tutorial gives instructions how to make a prezi.

The formula - formulė

http://www.grammaring.com/the-agent-with-the-passive-voice

Miss the agent with following words:

people, someone, they, he, etc.

cover + in

1.The Present Simple (passive)

am

are + a verb (-ed)

is

2. The Past Simple (passive)

was

+ a verb (-ed)

were

The Active Voice-

veikiamoji rūšis

The Passive Voice -

neveikiamoji rūšis

The preposition in is often used with cover:

I am expected to design the cover of the book.

You are expected to finish the project in time.

I was expected to design the cover of the book.

You were expected to finish the project in time.

Someone stole my jacket last night.

My jacket was stolen last night.

instruments,

with + material,

ingriedients

We apply the tense to the verb "to be"

• When I looked out the window in the morning, I saw that the streets were covered in snow.
• The walls were covered in unique handpainted images.

Students write a lot of essays. AV

A lot of essays are written by students. PV

Present Perfect

Present Continuous

have been

has been

+

verb_-ed

Past Participle (3 form)

am being

is being

are being

verb_-ed

Past Participle (3 form)

+

It was made with eggs, butter and cheese.

I have been asked

He has been asked

The pigeons were dispersed by a tourist walking past.

(A tourist walking past dispersed the pigeons.)

He was hit by a falling branch while walking in the woods.

(A falling branch hit him while he was walking in the woods.)

http://www.grammaring.com/the-agent-with-the-passive-voice

I am being asked.

I am being told.

Past Continuous

A subject-

veiksnys; subjektas

Past Perfect

http://www.grammaring.com/the-agent-with-the-passive-voice

an agent:

veikėjas

veikiančioji jėga,

faktorius,

veiksmo sukėlėjas

+

was being

were being

verb_-ed

Past Participle (3 form)

English with Ronnie

verb_-ed

Past Participle (3 form)

had been

+

The instrument is an object that is not the doer of the action but something that the doer uses in performing the action. If it is mentioned in the passive sentence, it is preceded by the preposition with:

When the Active Voice is changed into Passive subject pronouns change into object :

I was being asked

You were being asked

by + agent

to say who or what carries out the action

I had been asked

The crowds were dispersed with tear gas. (The police dispersed the crowds with tear gas.)

He was hit with a branch while walking in the woods. (Someone hit him with a branch while he was walking in the woods.)

cram- sugrūsti

Future Simple

Modal verbs

4'37

2'14

The omelette was made by Alex.

verb_-ed

Past Participle (3 form)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzeI93MszMk

+

will be

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycxcgYUtGvE

we us

you - you

they - them

verb_-ed

Past Participle (3 form)

I me

you you

he him

she her

it it

+

11'37

may be

might be

could be

must be

have to be

should be

ought to be

I will be asked

8'09

www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6pHfjH0Efg

He wrote these books. Act.V

I should be asked

You must be asked

4'46

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTQb42w7oig&spfreload=10

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_THDENbMCc

These books were written by him. Pas.V.

PRACTICE

Practice on the Internet

Ex.2

Complete each sentence.The meaning of the sentence has to be the same as in the given sentence.

3 A lot of this rubbish ... fish or birds.

• a eat
• b is eaten by
• c is ate by

4 Seal hunting ... in eight countries:

• a is currently practice
• b is currently practiced
• c are currently practiced

5 How often ... ?

• a is the beach cleaned
• b is cleaned the beach
• c the beach is cleaned

Ex.3

Circle the correct option.

1 The bin ... every Monday.

• a is empty
• b is emptying
• c is emptied

2 The workers are paid ... hotels to pick up the rubbish.

• a by
• b through
• c from

4

a) Somebody called the police.

b) The police ...

5

a) Was it written by Peter?

b) ... it?

6

a) This computer does not accept my password.

b) My password ...

1 Example:

a) Mary took Cindy to the cinema.

b) Cindy was taken to the cinema.

2

a) The mouse ate the cheese.

b) The cheese ... the mouse.

3

a) The art gallery was opened by the Queen.

b) ... the art gallery.

Ex.1

Complete the sentences with passive forms (present and past simple) of the verbs in brackets.

Example:

1.The Olympics ... (watch)_ by billions of people today.

The Olympics are watched by billions of people today.

2. The visitors ... (serve) by friendly waiters.

3. The wage ... (pay) every week.

4. The project ... (start) two years ago.

5. In our town, most things ...(buy) in supermarkets.

6. ... English ... (learn) in your schools?

7. The ring ... (make) of gold.

8. Computer games ...(play) all over the world nowadays.

9. ... the land of the area ...(cover) with water?

10.The phone ... (invent) by Alexander Graham Bell.

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/active_or_passive.htm

Ex.2

2 was eaten by

3 The Queen opened

4 were called

5 Did Peter write

6 is not (isn't) accepted

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/complex_tests/passive1/index.php

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/active_or_passive1.htm

Changing

The ACTIVE VOICE into The PASSIVE VOICE

Ex.1

2 are served

3 is paid

4 was started

5 are bought

6 Is ... learned / learnt

7 is made

8 are played

9 Is ... covered

10 was invented

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/form_sentences_simple_present.htm

Change Active Voice into Passive

Change Passive Voice into Active Voice

Ex.5

Possible answers

2 Food is bought. Money is paid.

3 Children are taught. Friends are made.

4 Films are watched. Popcorn is eaten.

5 Computers are used. Emails are sent.

6 Rooms are cleaned. Food is prepared.

7 Tickets are sold. Trains are caught.

8 Information is found. Websites are used.

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?simple-past

ask, break, empty, give, leave,

put, sell, shock, take, wake

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?simple-present

Ex.4

2 am ('m) woken

3 are emptied

4 am ('m) shocked

5 was left

6 was taken

7 was sold

8 was put

9 was broken

10 was given

Boys turned on the TV.

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/form_sentences_simple_past.htm

The TV was turned on by boys.