Passive Voice

1.

PASSIVE
VOICE
YOU WANT TO SHOW THAT
OBJECT HAS THE LARGER
IMPORTANCE THAN SUBJECT

2.

Passive Voice
We use passive forms when:
a) we don`t know WHO did it;
The window was broken an hour ago.
b) we are interested in WHAT happens,
not WHO it is done by;
His watch was stolen in the street.
с) the situation is rather formal.
Smoking is not allowed.

3.

Passive Voice
be+V3
Somebody cleans this room every day. (active)
subject
This room
object
is cleaned every day. (passive)
subject
The object of the active verb becomes the subject in
the new sentence.

4.

There are 8 forms of the verbs in the
Passive voice.
Present Simple
Past Simple
Future Simple
am/is/are + V3
The work is done.
was/were + V3
The work was done.
will be/shall be
+V3
The work
will be done.
Present
Progressive
Past Progressive
is/are being + V3
The work is being done.
was/were
being+V3
The work
was being done.
Present Perfect
have been + V3
Past Perfect
had + V3
Future Perfect
will have been +V3
The work
has been done.
The work
had been done.
The work
will have been done.

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7.

Rewrite these sentences using
Passive voice:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
People don`t use this road very often.
Somebody is using the comp at the moment.
They have built a new hospital near the airport.
They cancelled all flights because of fog.
Somebody was cleaning the room when I
arrived.
The car was 3 years old but no one had used it
very much.
Somebody will translate this article tomorrow.
By the end of the week Nick will have finished
his report.

8.

Prepositions
Mary painted the fence with a special brush.
by
употребляется перед
предметом или
объектом,
совершившим
действие
with
употребляется перед
предметом, с
помощью которого
было совершено
действие
The fence was painted
by Mary.
The fence was painted
with a special brush.
London was completely
The cheese was cut with a
destroyer by fire in1666.
Many beautiful museums in
London are often visited by
tourists.
special knife.
Our furniture is cleaned
only with a special
substance.

9.

Phrasal verbs with
prepositions
hear of
pay attention
to
take care of
laugh at
look at
look after
look for
listen to
make fun of
rely on
depend on
send for
speak of/about
talk about
think of
provide for
explain to
pay for
be rich in
be proud of/ take
pride in
be responsible for

10.

Remember
If we want to say who does the action,
we use by :
This house was built by my grandfather.
Two hundred people are employed by the
company.
If somebody does the action with the help of
instruments, we use with :
Meat should be cut with a knife.
Food in Japan is eaten with chopsticks.

11.

Choose the right preposition:
1. Fish is cut … a special knife.
2. What do we usually dig … ?
3. These novels are written … A. J. Cronin.
4. The big tree was cut down … Jim.
5. The bridge was built … five workers.
6. Who is the portrait painted …?
7. Women`s dresses are sewed …
dressmakers.

12.

1783: Joseph-Ralf and Jacques-Étienne
Montgolfier build the first manned hot air
balloon.

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14.

Dmitri Mendeleev Published
Periodic table in 1869

15.

1905: Einstein formulated
the theory of relativity

16.

1997: James Cameron directed
“Titanic”

17.

1975: Bill Gates founded
“Microsoft” corporation

18.

1876: Alexander Bell invented
the telephone

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21.

1887: the first Sherlock
Holmes story

22.

1980: Mark Chapman
murdered John Lennon

23.

Passive voice with the verbs
that have two objects
Some verbs can have two objects:
We gave the police the information.
object 1
object 2
So it is possible to make two passive sentences:
The police were given the information. Or
The information was given to the police.
Other verbs which can have two objects are :
ask
send
offer
show
pay
teach
refuse
tell

24.

Express the same in English using
passive forms of the verbs
Мои часы украли вчера.
2. Посмотри! Новый кинотеатр построили!
3. Когда Павел вошел в комнату, обсуждали его проект.
4. Все упражнения сделаны. Мы можем идти в кино.
5. Когда с ним поговорят?
6. Текст нужно будет перевести.
7. Когда папа приехал, вещи были упакованы.
8. Где статья? Ее переводят. Ее переведут через час.
9. Джона Леннона знают не только в Англии.
10. Мне разрешили пойти в кино.
1.

25.

Match the two parts of these sentences:
1. Marriages are made
2. Easily earned money
3. The devil is not so black
4. Things done
5. Better untaught
a) cannot be undone.
b) than badly taught.
c) is quickly spent.
d) as he is painted.
e) in heaven.
Find their Russian equivalents:
a) Браки совершаются на небесах.
b) Недоученный хуже неученого.
c) Не так страшен черт, как его малюют.
d) После драки кулаками не машут.
e) Что легко наживается, легко и проживается.

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–
Read the proverbs. What do you think they mean? Do you
agree?
Example: Rome wasn’t build in a day.
Student: I think that it means that big projects aren’t
finished quickly. They take a lot of time and you need to be
patient.
List of possible proverbs:
He who was bitten by a snake avoids tall grass
(Chinese)
Silence was never written down (Italian)
Stars are not seen by sunshine (Spanish)
Skillful sailors weren’t made by smooth seas
(Ethiopian)
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Great trees are envied by the wind (Japanese)