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    HEAAADERLOGORIGHT

    GENERAL ENGLISH · GRAMMAR PRACTICE · INTERMEDIATE (B1-B2)

    THE
    PASSIVE
    QrrkoD Scan to review worksheet

    Expemo code:
    1EXB-G1LD-1AE

    1 Presentation

    Compare active and passive structures below.

    Active: I mailed the letter on Monday. Passive: The letter was mailed on Monday.

    In the active sentence the subject (I) causes an action (mailed the letter). In the passive sentence, the
    cause of the action is unknown or unimportant - we only say what happens to the subject (the letter).
    The passive is formed with the verb be (is/are/was/were etc.) + past participle (e.g. mailed)

    If we want to say who or what causes the action in a passive sentence, we use by:
    The letter was mailed by her father. He was hit by a motorbike.

    If the verb in a passive sentence has two objects, we can begin with the second object or use to:
    Active: The company gave me a new phone.
    Passive: I was given a new phone. / A new phone was given to me.

    We sometimes use get instead of be:


    He nearly got run over by a car. My phone got stolen yesterday.
    Get is used mainly in informal or spoken English to talk about things that happen or change unexpectedly.
    We cannot say, for example, she gets liked by everyone.

    Dialogue
    A: His car was sold yesterday.
    B: Really? Who bought it?
    A: I don’t know, but he got paid a lot of money for it.

    FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 1/3


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    HEAAADERLOGORIGHT
    INTERMEDIATE (B1-B2)

    THE PASSIVE

    2 Verbs in the passive

    Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form:

    clean hide hurt invite make teach write

    1. Bread from flour and water.


    2. I didn’t see you at the party because I .
    3. The office by the janitor every morning.
    4. Nobody knows when the book .
    5. John French at school when he was a child.
    6. Did you hear about the accident this morning? Fortunately, only two people .
    7. The burglar didn’t find Janet’s jewelry box because it under her bed.

    3 Active or passive?

    Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct form (active or passive):

    1. Tom’s parents died when he was a child, so he (bring up) by his grandparents.
    2. I liked your old Facebook profile picture. Why (you/change/it)?
    3. My new photos (take) when I was on vacation in Spain.
    4. I can’t get in the house. The door (lock)!
    5. The store (close) every day at 5 pm.
    6. My wallet (steal) while I was at the bar. I think it was that man with the beard.
    7. Somebody (steal) my wallet while I was at the bar. I’m never going there again!
    8. Alan (drive) everywhere. He loves his new car.
    9. The president (drive) everywhere. He has his own private chauffeur.

    4 Questions with the passive

    Write questions using the passive.


    When / the television / invent? When was the television invented?

    1. When / the first website / build? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?


    2. When / the telephone / invent? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
    3. How often / the Olympics / hold? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
    4. When / the first car / make? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
    5. When / America / discover? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
    6. Which leader / show / on Indian banknotes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

    FOOOOTERLEFT Learn without forgetting! 2/3


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    HEAAADERLOGORIGHT
    INTERMEDIATE (B1-B2)

    THE PASSIVE

    Now try to guess the answers to the questions or work with a partner and ask/answer the questions.
    Compare your answers to the correct answers on the next page. How close were you?

    1. The first website was built in 1991.


    2. The telephone was invented in 1876.
    3. The Olympics are held every 4 years.
    4. The first car was made in 1886.
    5. America was discovered in 1492.
    6. Gandhi is shown on Indian banknotes.

    5 Passive - mixed tenses and modal verbs

    Transform the sentences below into the passive voice. In some sentences you can use ‘get’ as well as
    ‘be’.

    1. Almost everybody uses a computer these days.


    Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    2. A loud noise woke me up this morning.
    I ..............................................................................................
    3. Somebody must tell him about the problem immediately!
    He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    4. Nobody can complete this task in only one hour.
    This task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    5. Many people have lost their jobs during this economic crisis.
    Many jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    6. When did somebody write this letter?
    When was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    7. Do you think they will discover a cure for cancer one day?
    Do you think a cure for cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    8. They didn’t advertise the job offer on the internet.
    The job offer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    9. My grandparents built this house over 60 years ago.
    This house . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    10. Nobody has seen her since last month.
    She . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    11. All the hotel staff are treating us really well.
    We . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    12. Has somebody found Jack’s phone yet?
    Has Jack’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 3/3


    Scan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo.
    © Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and licensed for use in Phương Linh's lessons.

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