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Passive Voice-2023

This document provides information about the passive voice, including rules for forming passive sentences in different verb tenses. It explains that the passive voice focuses on the action rather than the doer of the action and is used when the doer is unknown or unimportant. The document includes examples of passive sentences and discusses mentioning the agent (person doing the action) and using "by" versus "with". Exercises are provided to practice forming passive sentences, including negative and question forms.

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Passive Voice-2023

This document provides information about the passive voice, including rules for forming passive sentences in different verb tenses. It explains that the passive voice focuses on the action rather than the doer of the action and is used when the doer is unknown or unimportant. The document includes examples of passive sentences and discusses mentioning the agent (person doing the action) and using "by" versus "with". Exercises are provided to practice forming passive sentences, including negative and question forms.

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Passive Voice Grade 7 A/B

Verb Tenses Active Passive Passive Rules


Present simple They water the The plants are Verb “to be” +
plants. watered. past participle
Present They are watering The plants are Verb “to be” +
continuous the plants. being watered. being + past
participle
Past simple They watered the The plants were Verb “to be”
plants. watered. +past participle
Past continuous They were The plants were Verb “to be”
watering the being watered. +being +past
plants. participle
Present perfect They have The plants have Have/has +been
watered the been watered. +past participle
plants.
Past perfect They had watered The plants had Had + been +past
the plants. been watered participle
Future simple They will water The plants will be Will + be +past
the plants. watered. participle
Infinitive They have to The plants have to To + be +past
water the plants. be watered. participle
Modals They can water The plants can be Modal +be +past
the plants. watered. participle

 In negative sentences, we add not after the verb “to be”.


Ex: This house was not built in 1920.
 In questions, we put the verb “to be” at the beginning of the sentence.
Ex: Was this house built in 1920?
 Use
We use the passive voice when we want to focus on the action itself and not the
person who does it. We usually do not know or are not interested in who does
the action. The main focus is the action itself.
Ex: This book was printed in Spain. The letters are delivered every morning.

 Agent
 In passive sentences, we sometimes mention the agent (=the person who does
the action). To do this, we use by+ a noun.
Ex: Her dress was made by a top designer.
 We only mention the agent when we know who does the action we are talking
about and only when it adds new or important information.
Ex: this film was directed by Samuel Norton. (the agent adds new and important
information, so we mention it.)
 Be careful: we use with (not by) when we want to mention a tool, object or
instrument that was used for something.
Ex: The lock was broken with hammer.

Exercises
A. Tick () the passive sentences.
1. The animals were being fed when we arrived. ---------------
2. Mary was exhausted, so she went straight to bed. -----------
3. The invitations were sent electronically. -------------
4. They open the garden gates at seven o’clock every morning. -----------

B. Complete. Use the passive.


1. You --------------------------- to talk about your project at tomorrow’s meeting. (ask)
2. the exam results ------------------------------------. (just/ announce)
3.The festival -------------------------------- for national TV. (may/film)
4. All the rooms -------------------------------------- in the hotel every day. (clean)
5. The meeting ---------------------------------- last Friday. (hold)
C. Write negative sentences and questions in passive.
1. The living room has been redecorated.

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2. This picture was painted in 1772.

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3. The roof is being repaired at the moment.

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D. Rewrite the following sentences starting as indicated without changing the
meaning.
1. The mayor opened the new school.
The new school ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. An artist will design the posters.


The posters ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. They are building a new hospital in our town.


A new hospital ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. They grow organic vegetables on this farm.
Organic vegetables -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. They use eggs, sugar and flour to make these biscuits.
These biscuits ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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