Let’s learn the Passive!

1.

Look at all the dust in here! It looks as if
this room hasn’t been cleaned for a
month!
Well, don’t blame me! I was only
hired a week ago.

2.

Let’s learn
the Passive!

3.

Complete the sentences, use Present Simple Passive.
is called
There is a chimpanzee which …………………
is owned by Michael Johnson.
“Bubbles”. It …………………
say/said/said
• Say
called
• Call
is fed
is kept in his home. It …………………
It …………………
dressed
every day by Michael Johnson himself.
It ………………
(always) in funny
is always dressed
is said
clothes. It …………………
that “Bubbles”
is Michael Johnson’s only friend.
• Dress
owned
• Own
feed/fed/fed
• Feed
keep/kept/kept
• Keep

4.

Breakfast is served in Pierrot’s
Breakfast/serve – where and when?
Restaurant between 7 and 9.30 am.
Dinner is served in Main Restaurant
Dinner/serve – where and when?
between 8 and 10 pm.
Newspapers are sold at the Reception
Newspapers / sell – where?
Desk.
Look at the
Hotel
Information
table and
write
sentences as
in the
example.
Telephone calls can be made at the
Telephone calls / can make – where?
Reception Desk.
Rooms
are cleaned
byand
maids
Rooms
/ clean
– who by
howdaily.
often?
Hot water
is supplied
24–hours
Hot water
/ supply
when?a day.
Films are shown in the hotel cinema every
Films / show – where and when?
night at 10 pm.
scheme

5.

Rewrite the newspaper headlines as complete sentences.
FOOTBALLER OFFERED
MILLION FOR TRANSFER
The footballer has been
offered a million pounds
for the transfer.
Present Perfect Passive

6.

Rewrite the newspaper headlines as complete sentences.
NO CHILDREN ADMITTED
INTO SPORTS CLUB
Children are not admitted
into the Sports Club.
Present Simple Passive

7.

Rewrite the newspaper headlines as complete sentences.
CHILDREN BEING
BRAINWASHED BY TV
Children are being
brainwashed by TV.
Present Continuous Passive

8.

Rewrite the newspaper headlines as complete sentences.
PLANET BEING DESTROYED
BY POLLUTION
Our planet is being
destroyed by pollution.
Present Continuous Passive

9.

Fill in the correct passive form.
Mr Pryce was having his house done up. Write
what he saw when he went to inspect the work.
Past Perfect Passive
had been cleaned
1. The windows ……………………………………
. (clean)
Past Continuous Passive
were being put up . (put up)
2. New curtains ………………………………
put/put/put

10.

Fill in the correct passive form.
Mr Pryce was having his house done up. Write
what he saw when he went to inspect the work.
Past Perfect Passive
had been painted
3. The walls ……………………………………
. (paint)
Past Continuous Passive
were still being installed
4. Light fittings ………………………………
. (still/install)

11.

Fill in the correct passive form.
Mr Pryce was having his house done up. Write
what he saw when he went to inspect the work.
Past Continuous Passive
was being delivered
5. Some furniture ………………………….
(deliver)
Furniture is
always singular
Past Perfect Passive
had been bought
6. New carpets …………………………………
. (buy)
buy/bought/bought

12.

Turn from Active into Passive as in the example.
Her mother bought
.
more usual
less usual
Mary was bought some sweets
by her mother.
Some sweets were bought for
Mary by her mother.

13.

Turn from Active into Passive as in the example.
The Queen presented
with
.
more usual
less usual
He was presented with a
medal by the Queen.
A medal was presented to him
by the Queen.

14.

Turn from Active into Passive as in the example.
Bob has sold
.
more usual
less usual
Ted has been sold a secondhand car by Bob.
A second-hand car has been
sold to Ted by Bob.

15.

Turn from Active into Passive as in the example.
Larry is going to send
to
.
more usual
less usual
Tom is going to be sent a
letter by Larry.
A letter is going to be sent to
Tom by Larry.