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The passive voice!

Name:____________________ Grade: 9-_ Worksheet Nr. 1 Due Date: __/__/____

Before you start, remember that: 1. Activities A y B must be recorded in your English notebook. In it you can find information on structures, concepts, etc. 2. Activity C is practical and must be solved during the class individually or in groups according to your teacher. The solution to this activity must be recorded in your English notebook. 3. Activity D can be practical and also a research activity. You must solve it at home individually or in groups according to your teacher. The solution to this activity must be recorded in your English notebook.

A LIFE EXPERIENCE
Take a look at the following pictures showing changes from the active to the passive voice. See the structural changes, what changes can you see?. Share your ideas with a partner.

1. The police officer trapped the thief this morning (Active Voice) 2. The thief was trapped by the police officer this morning

don

1. The secretary typed the report yesterday 2. The report was typed by the secretary yesterday

By Eng. William Cspedes

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B THEORETICAL FOUNDATION
The passive voice

Form of Passive
Object + finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs)

Example: A letter was written.

When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:

the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle) the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)

Examples of Passive Tense Subject Verb Object

a letter.

Simple Present

Active: Passive:

Rita A letter Rita A letter Rita A letter

writes

is written wrote was written has written has been written

by Rita. a letter. by Rita. a letter. by Rita.

Simple Past

Active: Passive:

Present Perfect

Active: Passive:

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Future I

Active: Passive:

Rita A letter Rita A letter

will write will be written can write can be written

a letter. by Rita. a letter. by Rita.

Hilfsverben Active: Passive:

Examples of Passive Tense Subject Verb Object

a letter.

Present Active: Progressive Passive: Past Active: Progressive Passive: Past Perfect Active: Passive: Future II Active: Passive:

Rita A letter Rita A letter Rita A letter Rita A letter

is writing

is being written was writing was being written had written had been written will have written will have been written would write would be written

by Rita. a letter. by Rita. a letter. by Rita. a letter. by Rita.

Conditional I

Active: Passive:

Rita A letter

a letter. by Rita.

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Conditional II

Active: Passive:

Rita A letter

would have written would have been written

a letter. by Rita.

C PRACTICE
Part a:

Underline the best option:

1. The book was published / published in 2010. 2. My parents will lend / will be lent me some money to buy a new car. 3. It is said / says that some sports involve serious risks. 4. Lots of workers have been made / have made redundant as a result of the crisis. 5. My father was bought / bought me a CD. 6. Fewer letters are written / write nowadays. 7. The TV presenter has been made / has made lots of mistakes today. 8. Where are you being lived / are you living?
9. My children are liked/like pasta. Part B: Form passive sentences with the elements given 10. Emails are sent/send more and more.
1. the test / write ____(written)__________________ 2. the table / set _____(set)__________________ 3. the cat / feed _______(fed)________________ 4. the lights / switch on _____(switched on )_______ 5. the house / build ________(built)_____________

6. dinner / serve __________(served)____________ 7. this computer / sell ___(sold)______ 8. the car / stop ____________(stopped)_________ 9. the tables / clean _________(Cleaned)________

10. the children / pick up ____(picked up)_________

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Part C: Form passive sentences according to the pictures

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D PRACTICAL APPLICATION
Complete the passive sentences shown in the pictures

By Eng. William Cspedes