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1. Passive Voice

2. Compare the two sentences.

Hollywood makes 2,000 films
per year.
2,000 films are made by
Hollywood per year.

3. Passive Voice

to be + V3/Ved

4.

Present Simple
am
is
+ V3/Ved
are
Future Simple
will be + V3/Ved
Past Simple
was
+ V3/Ved
were

5.

Present Continuous
am
is
being + V3/Ved
are
Future Continuous
will be being + V3/Ved
Past Continuous
was
being + V3/Ved
were

6.

Present Perfect
have
been +V3/Ved
has
Past Perfect
had been + V3/Ved
Future Perfect
will have been + V3/Ved

7.

Modals + infinitive
should / can / ... + be + Vз
can be written
Modals + perfect infinitive
should / can / ... + have been +Vз
should have been written

8. by/with

Othello was written by
Shakespeare.
This dish is made with peppers.
The robber was arrested last night
(by the police).

9.

Passive: be + Vз
Present simple
am / is / are + Vз
is written
Present
Сontinuous
am / is / are being + Vз
are being written
Past simple
was / were + Vз
were written
Past continuous
was / were being + Vз
was being written
Future simple
will be + Vз
will be written
Present perfect
have / has been + Vз
has been written
Past perfect
had been + Vз
had been written
Future perfect
will have been + Vз
will have been
written
Modals +
infinitive
should / can / ... + be + Vз
can be written
Modals + perfect
infinitive
should / can / ... + have been
+Vз
should have been
written

10.

What tense is it?
-Are being read – Present Continuous Passive
-Has been done – Present Perfect Passive
Future Simple Passive
-Will be done –
-Had been typed – Past Perfect Passive
Present Simple Passive
-Are built –
Present Simple Passive
-Is opened –
-Were written –
Past Simple Passive

11. Translate from English into Russian:

1. Some libraries were founded by kings and presidents.
2. This book was published in 1890.
3. This work will be finished in March.
4. This telegram won`t be sent till tomorrow.
5. All my friends are invited to this party.
6. All the reports at the UNO are translated into
Chinese.
7. We hope that your lost dog will be found soon.

12. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present, Past или Future Simple Passive.

1. My question (to answer) yesterday.
•My question was answered yesterday.
2. Hockey (to play) in winter.
•Hockey is played in winter.
3. Mushrooms (to gather) in autumn.
•Mushrooms are gathered in autumn.
4. Many houses (to burn) during the Great Fire of
London.
• Many houses were burnt during the Great Fire of
London.

13.

5. His new book (to finish) next year.
•His new book will be finished next year.
6. Flowers (to sell) in shops and in the streets.
• Flowers are sold in shops and in the streets.
7. St. Petersburg (to found) in 1703.
•St. Petersburg was founded in 1703.
8. Bread (to eat) every day.
•Bread is eaten every day.
9. The letter (to receive) yesterday.
•The letter was received yesterday.

14. Change the following sentences into passive

1.
They have arrested him for shoplifting.
He has been arrested for shoplifting.
2.
People in Chile speak Spanish.
Spanish is spoken in Chile.
3.
They are repairing your car now.
Your car is being repaired now.
4.
Solar power drives this car.
This car is driven by solar power.
5.
The Chinese invented paper.
Paper was invented by the Chinese.

15.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in
the Present Simple or Past Simple Passive.
are killed
1. More people ___________ by infections than by anything else.
(kill)
were antibiotics _____________?
discovered (discover)
2. When ________
are infected with a
3. About 40 million people in the world ____________
virus. (infect)
isn’t transmitted by mosquitoes. (not transmit)
4. Malaria _______________
is
passed
5. How ________
flu __________
on from Person to person?
(pass)
are spread by mice and rats.
6. Many infectious diseases ______________
(spread)

16.

Choose the right answer:
1. Окно разбили на этой неделе.
а) The window is broken this week.
b) The window was broken this week.
c) The window has been broken this week.
2. Окно было разбито вчера.
а) The window was being broken yesterday.
b) The window was broken yesterday.
c) The window has been broken yesterday.
3. Фильм будет просмотрен.
a) The film was watched.
b) The film will be watched.
c) The film is watched.
4. Фильм смотрели в 6 часов вечера вчера.
a) The film was watched at 3 o’clock yesterday.
b) The film had been watched at 3 o’clock yesterday.
c) The film was being watched at 3 o’clock yesterday.

17.

4. Дом будет построен.
a) The house will be built.
b) The house is built.
c) The house was built.
5. Дом строится.
a) The house is built.
b) The house is being built.
c) The house was built.
6. Дом строился какое-то время.
a) The house is being built.
b) The house was being built.
c) The house was built.
7. Дом будет построен к маю этого года.
a) The house will be built.
b) The house will have built.
c) The house will have been built.

18.

9. Статья уже прочитана.
a) The article is already read.
b) The article has already read.
c) The article has already been read.
10. Статью читают сейчас.
a) The article is read now.
b) The article is being read now.
c) The article was read now.
11. Статья была прочитана.
a) The article was read.
b) The article is read.
c) The article was being read.
12. Статья читалась в течение какого-то времени.
a) The article was read.
b) The article is read.
c) The article was being read.

19.

Passive Voice

20. Passive voice

Usage
• When the person is unknown, unimportant or not
obvious
• The action is more important than the person
• Unpleasant event (avoiding responsibility)
• Formal or polite style