English in PP

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English
in PP
Study the rules
In passive voice sentences the objects becomes the subject. The verb remains the same, and the
agent (subject in active voice sentence) is not important, but the agent in the end of the sentence
(with by) can help us recognise the passive voice in exam tasks.
2. identify the tense
=Past Simple
3. Begin the sentences
with Object
4. use correct
form of be (in
the tense from
point 2)
1. identify the object
=pizza
Chef made the pizza.
Pizza was
made
by the chef
5 Use the past
participle of the
verb (V3)
6. Use the agent if
necessary
Simple Passive
present
am
is
are
V3/Ved
Students are asked at every lesson
past
was
were
V3/Ved
Students were asked at the lesson
yesterday.
future
will be
V3/Ved
Students will be asked next week.

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Present Simple Passive
Tower Bridge is situated…
The bridge is painted…
Many famous London landmarks are seen…
The bridge’s towers are used…
Tower Bridge is visited by….…
Tower Bridge is crossed by ….…
English
in PP

4.

English
in PP
is taken
are locked
is given
are kept
are not allowed
are examined
are cut
are not tolerated

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English
in PP
Are tickets sold on the Internet?
Is the museum situated near
the underground?
Are cameras permitted in the museum?
Is a discount given to students?
Are visitors allowed to touch the
statues?
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5
4
2
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English
in PP
Past Simple Passive
was painted
artist John Constable
was written
was sung
the Beatles
were made
Alfred Hitchcock
were built
was opened
Charles Dickens
architect Christopher Wren
Florence Nightingale

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English
in PP
were seen
was pulled
was created
was made
were found
was discovered

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English
in PP
was golf played
was built
were many building s destroyed
were written
was the first mini skirt worn

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Retell the video using Passive Forms
English
in PP
Harry Potter picked up the letter from Hogwarts. .
The letter from Hogwarts was picked by Harry
Dudley stole Harry’s letter.
Harry’s letter was stolen by Dudley
Uncle Vernon tore the letters.
The letters were torn by Uncle Vernon
The owls delivered more letters.
More letters were delivered by the owls
Uncle Vernon sealed the letter box.
The letter box were sealed by Uncle Vernon
Harry noticed more owls,
More owls were noticed by Harry
The owls brought a lot of letters.
A lot of letters were brought by the owls
Harry caught some letters
Some letters were caught by Harry
Uncle Vernon held Harry.
Harry was held by Uncle Vernon

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English
in PP
Future Simple Passive
will be sent
will be made
will be sold
be delivered
Will
won’t be permitted
will be done
won’t be held
will be announced

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English
in PP
The order will be accepted
The dinner will be prepared before you come
The new Tim Burton film will be released next month
When will our wedding invitations be sent?
The match will be lost if you don’t train harder
Some paintings will be drawn with the Arts teacher next term.
The museum will be visited by 2021 by millions of people.
The contract will be signed by our boss.

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Watch the video and complete the sentences with passive forms
English
in PP
A lot of ancient inventions ___________
(sell) at the
are sold
antiques shop.
will be welcomed
Paddington __________________(welcome)
in London
soon.
are not used
Toothbrushes _________________(not
use)
to clean
nears.
The telephone _______________(invent)
by Graham
was invented
Bell.
are sold
Caramel apples ___________________
(sell) in fairs.
was stolen
The London Book ______________(steal)
at night
were decorated
In that time homes ________________(decorate)
with
lots of gold.
will be solved
The robbery ___________________(solve)
by
Paddington.
were moved
In that time trains ___________
(move) with steam.
be released
Film will
____________(release)
on November 10th.

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Change the past simple active sentences to past simple passive sentences
English
in PP
The match was cancelled
The decorations were put up
Some salad was made
The light was turned off
The wrong wall was painted
The man was given some food
The meal was paid for.
Some apples were already picked
He was told off for breaking the rules.
The washing line was broken.
My bags were packed, and I was ready to leave
She was contacted about winning the prize.

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Complete the text with the correct passive form of the verbs given
English
in PP
Video games are very popular nowadays. Thousands
RELEASED every year and PLAYED
of games ARE
(RELEASE)
(PLAY) By The first online multiplayer game was Doom.
WAS
millions of people around the world. But what do It (DEVELOP)
DEVELOPED by id Software and released in
you know about the history of video games?
1993. Players could connect their computers
WAS
INVENTED by a man called
and play against each other using a network.
The first computer game (INVENT)
WAS
The
game
(SET)
in a dark, scary building on
William Higinbotham in 1958. It was a very simple
SET
tennis game, similar to the classic 1970s video game Mars. It was very fast and had great graphics
Pong, and it was quite a hit at a Brookhaven National for its time.
WAS
Laboratory open day. The game (PLAY)
on an
PLAYED
oscilloscope.
The first video game character was Pac-Man. He
WAS
(CREATE)
by Toru Iwatani and his team at Namco in
CREATED
1980. Pac-Man is one of the most famous video
games of all time. The idea came to Iwatani when he
looked at a pizza with a slice missing. Pac-Man is a
yellow circle with a mouth.
WILL BE
In the future, more realistic computer games (CREATE).
CREATED
Some scientists are working on virtual reality games that
you can walk around in and touch things. Other
scientists are developing games you can play with your
WILL BE
mind, using a special hat. Those games (DESIRE)
by all
DESIRED
gaming fans around the world.