The Passive

 

 

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S +

1-am/is/are   2-was/were   3-am/is/are+being   4-was/were+being   5-have/has+been   6-had+been   7-will, must, can...+be   8-should /ought to+ have+been   9-will+be   10-would+be   11-would+have+been   12-will+have+been

+V3

+R

+ by + noun/ object pronoun

Note:

1- to+be+V3                                                                                                                                 

I want to be given one mark.

2-to+V1       

I want to give her whatever she wants.

 

-Someone built this house in 1895.   = This house was built in 1895.

-We can solve this problem. =This problem can be solved by us

 

-The new hotel will be opened next year.

-George might be sent to America by his company in August.

-The music at the party was very loud and could be heard from far away.

-This room is going to be painted next week. Go away! I want to be left alone

-My bicycle has disappeared. It must have been stolen.

- She wouldn't have been injured if she had been wearing a seat-belt.

-The weather was awful. The football match ought to have been cancelled.

-This room is cleaned every day.

-During the night we were all woken up by a loud explosion.

-When was that castle built?

-Those old houses are being knocked down.

-The house wasn’t damaged in the storm but a tree was blown down.

-Many accidents are caused by dangerous driving.

-How many people are injured in road accidents every day?

-I’m not often invited to parties.

 

arrest - wake - knock - check - translate - find - drive - make - spend - hear- carry

 

The music at the party was very loud and could be heard from far away.

 

1-A decision will not.................. until the next meeting.

2-That building is dangerous. It ought to .................. down-before it falls down.

3-When you go through Customs, your luggage may .................. by a customs officer.

4-1 told the hotel receptionist that I wanted to ..................up at 6.30.

5-Her new book will probably.................. into a number of foreign languages.

6-If you kicked a policeman, you'd ……….. .

7-The police are looking for the missing boy. He can’t ............ anywhere.

8-Do you think that less money should ..................... on arms?

9-The injured man couldn't walk and had to …………. .

10- I don't mind driving but I prefer to ...................... by other people.

 

Write another sentence with the same meaning:

 

1- People should send their complaints to the head office. Complaints........................

2- They had to postpone the meeting because of illness. The meeting......................

3- Somebody might have stolen your car if you had left the keys in it. Your car..............

4- An electrical fault could have caused the fire. The fire..................................

5- They shouldn't have played the football match in such bad weather. The football match.......

 

 

1- The bill includes service. Service ............................in the bill.

2- People don't use this road very often. This road ………….

3- They cancelled all flights because of fog. All flights....................

4- Somebody accused me of stealing the money. I ……….

5- They are building a new ring-road round the city. A new ring-road.........

6- I didn't realize that someone was recording our conversation. I didn't realize that our conversation.....................

7- They have changed the date of the meeting. The date of the meeting................

8- Nader told me that somebody had attacked and robbed him in the street.

Nader told me that he …

 

 

1-They don’t pay Jim very much. Jim ………

2-They will ask you a lot of questions at the interview. You.................

3-Nobody told me that George was ill. I ……………

4-His colleagues gave him a present when he retired. He...............

5-We will send you your examination results as soon as they are ready. You...........

6-They didn't ask me my name. I...........

7-I think they should have offered Tom the job. I think Tom ……

 

 

-The room looked much better. It had been cleaned.

-Jim didn’t know about the change of plans. He hadn’t been told.

-Have you heard the news? Someone has been shot.

-Have you ever been bitten by a dog?

-The room was being cleaned when I arrived.

-Suddenly I heard footsteps behind me. We were being followed.

-My bag was stolen in the shop.

-Three men have been arrested by the police.

-Ann wasn’t offered the job.

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