Active voice and Passive voice

1.

Active voice and
Passive voice
Shalova Aigul, the teacher of English
Astana city, school-lyceum # 56

2. Evocation

3.

Ағылшын тілінде 2 етіс бар. Олар: негізгі және ырықсыз етіс.
Сөйлемде іс-әрекет баяндауышпен орындалса, онда ол негізгі етіс.
Сөйлемде іс-әрекеттің атқарушысы, қимыл иесі арнайы айтылмай, қимыл
өздігінен істелгендігі көрініп тұрса, ондай етіс ырықсыз етіс деп аталады.
The Active Voice
The Passive Voice
Tense
Present
Simple
Past
Simple
Future
Simple
Subject
Verb
Object
Active:
Aruzhan
writes
a letter.
Passive:
A letter
is written
by Aruzhan.
Active:
Aruzhan
wrote
a letter.
Passive:
A letter
was written
by Aruzhan.
Active:
Aruzhan
will write
a letter.
Passive:
A letter
will be written
by Aruzhan.

4.

Ырықсыз to be көмекші етістігінің сәйкес шақ түрлерінің тұлғасы мен мағынасы
етістіктің есімше II ( Participle II) арқылы жасалады. Осылайша ырықсыз етісте
етістікті жіктеген кезде тек to be көмекші етістігі ғана өзгереді, ал мағыналық
етістіктің II есімше (Participle II) өзгеріссіз қалады.
Present Simple
am
is (not)
are
Past Simple
was
Were
Future Simple
(not)
Participle II
(III form,-ed)
will (not) be
Егер сөйлемге іс -әрекетті жасаған тұлғаны қосатын
болсақ, ол сөйлемге by көмекші сөзі арқылы енгізіледі.
She was given flowers by Steve.

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Task 1. Choose A (=active) or P (= passive).
1. I'm paid twice a month.
2. She opened the door.
3. Renault cars are made in France.
4. Are any classes taught at weekends?
5. Do you study at weekends?
6. The policeman helped us.
7. We were helped by the policeman.
8. The President was photographed by the journalists.
9. The journalists photographed the President.
10. The Discovery Civilization channel is watched by millions
of people.

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Task 2 Make Passive sentences in Present Simple .
1. the window / open
2. the shoes / buy
3. the car / wash
4. the letter / send
5. the book / read / not
6. the songs / sing / not
7.the shop / close / not

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Task 3 Make Passive sentences in Past Simple.
1. the cat / feed
2. the test / write
3. the table / set
4. the house / build
5. dinner / serve
6. this computer / sell / not
7. the tables / clean / not

8.

Task 4 Make Passive sentences in Future
Simple .
1. the exhibition / visit
2. the windows / clean
3. the message / read
4. the photo / take
5. these songs / sing
6. a dictionary / use / not
7. credit cards / accept / not

9.

Task 5 Make Active sentences in Passive:
1. He opens the door. 2. We set the table. 3. A thief stole my car. 4. Jane will buy a new computer. –
5. He doesn't open the book. –
6. Did he send the letter? 7. Will the company employ a new worker? -

10.

Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice).
1. He (sell) cars.
2. The blue car (sell) .
3. In summer, more ice-cream (eat) than in winter.
4. She (call) her grandparents every Friday.
5. The letters (type) .
6. We (go) to school by bus.
7. She (work / not) for a bank.
8. They (visit) their granny.
9. We (visit) by our teacher.
10. She (go) to school in Boston.
11. The new shopping centre (build) last year.
12. The film (produce / not) in Hollywood.
13. Barbara (know) James very well.
14. We (spend / not) all day on the beach.
15. The house (build) here.
16. You (send) home.
17. I (eat) an ice-cream.
18. I (help) you.
19. The match (win / not) by our team.
20. The weather (improve / not) tomorrow.
21. They (do / not) that again.

11. Group work

• Students answer the given questions.
• Then they find the sentences in the passive
voice.
• The first group will do the presentation on the
question “What is special about the place
where the Niowra tribe lives?”
The second one - “What is ‘The
Crocodile Nest’ and why do the boys go
there?”