Unit 10: Shop till you drop

Grammar:

Present Simple Passive, Present continuous Passive &

Past Simple Passive

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Active: John makes lunch everyday.

Passive: Lunch is made by John everyday.

Passive: This fork is used by people for eating.

Active: People use this fork for eating.

Active VS Passive

Grammar: the passive

subject verb object

active A huge hurricane

hit New Orleans

subject verb object

passive New Orleans was hit by a huge

hurricane

•The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.

We use the passive when….

•We often use the passive when we are more interested in what happened to someone or something than in who or what did the action.

• In passive sentences we can use ‘by + the agent’ to say who or what does the action:

e.g.

More and more places are going to be affected by climate change in the future.

Grammar: the passive

Present Simple Passive

verb form Subject v. to be past participle

Positive

I am V.3

You, We, They

are V.3

He, She, It is V.3

Ex. Rice is grown.

Present Simple Passive

verb form Subject v. to be past participle

Negative

I am not V.3

You, We, They

are not V.3

He, She, It is not V.3

Ex. Rice is not grown.

Present Simple Passive

verb form Question word

Auxiliary Subject past participle

Question

What

Why

When

Where

How

etc.

am I V.3

is He, She, It

V.3

are You, We, They

V.3

Ex. Where is rice grown?

Exercise on Passive Voice - Simple PresentDirection: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

Ex. He opens the door. - The door is opened by him.

1. We set the table.

2. She pays a lot of money.

3. They wear blue shoes.

4. He doesn't open the book.

5. You do not write the letter.

Present Continuous Passive

Ex. He is being punished now.

verb form Subject v. to be past participle

Positive

I am being V.3

You, We, They

are being V.3

He, She, It is being V.3

Present Continuous Passive

verb form Subject v. to be (not) past participle

Negative

I am not being V.3

You, We, They

are not being V.3

He, She, It is not being V.3

Ex. He is not being punished now.

verb form Question word

Auxiliary Subject past participle

Question

What

Why

When

Where

How

etc.

am I being+V.3

is He, She, It

being+V.3

are You, We, They

being+V.3

Ex. Why is he being punished now ?

Present Continuous Passive

Exercise on Passive Voice – Present ContinuousDirection: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

Ex. Her brother is hugging her. (active voice)

She's being hugged by her brother. (passive voice)

1. The boy is reading the book. (active voice)

2. The carpenter is making furniture. (active voice)

3. I am waiting for him. (active voice)

4. She is not writing a story.(active voice)

5. Why is he not learning his lessons?(active voice)

Past Simple Passive

verb form Subject v. to be past participle

Positive

I was V.3

You, We, They

were V.3

He, She, It was V.3

Ex. Frank was built a house

Past Simple Passive

verb form Subject v. to be (not) past participle

Negative

I was not V.3

You, We, They

were not V.3

He, She, It was not V.3

Ex. Frank was not built a house.

verb form Question word

Auxiliary Subject past participle

Question

What

Why

When

Where

How

etc.

was I V.3

was He, She, It

V.3

were You, We, They

V.3

Past Simple Passive

Ex. What was Frank built ?

Exercise on Passive Voice – Past Simple PresentDirection: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

Ex. She bought four apples Four apples were bought..

1. We won the match.

2. Tom and Max ate five hamburgers.

3. Victoria rode the brown horse.

4. Grandmother told good stories.

5. The man stole the blue car.