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Passive Recap

Recapping the passive
Recap the passive in the present simple and in the past simple. 
You know how to change an active sentence to the passive using the correct forms of 'to be' and the past participle.
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This lesson contains 18 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 15 min

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Recapping the passive
Recap the passive in the present simple and in the past simple. 
You know how to change an active sentence to the passive using the correct forms of 'to be' and the past participle.

Slide 1 - Slide

Mr Alan ________ Geography at school.
A
teaches
B
teacher
C
were taught
D
was teached

Slide 2 - Quiz

Geography ___ at school.
A
teaches
B
teacher
C
were taught
D
is taught

Slide 3 - Quiz

German __________ in Austria.
A
speaks
B
is spoken
C
is speaked
D
speaketh

Slide 4 - Quiz

A lot of houses ___________ by the earthquake in 1906.
A
were destroying
B
destroy
C
have destroyed
D
were destroyed

Slide 5 - Quiz

Henry Ford ________ the assembly line.
A
invented
B
was invented
C
is invented
D
were invented

Slide 6 - Quiz

The bus driver ________ yesterday.
A
hurts
B
were hurt
C
was hurt
D
is hurting

Slide 7 - Quiz

Rewrite Active --> Passive

Mrs Groen teaches the pupils in TTOHA2a.

The pupils in TTOHA2a are taught by Mrs. Groen.

Slide 8 - Slide

John painted the house last week.
(you can leave out the 'by phrase')

Slide 9 - Open question

People drink champagne on New Year’s Eve.
(you can leave out the 'by phrase')

Slide 10 - Open question

They renovated the restaurant in 2004.
(you can leave out the 'by phrase')

Slide 11 - Open question

Chefs use these machines to mix the ingredients.
(you can leave out the 'by phrase')

Slide 12 - Open question

The teachers informed the students that the class had been cancelled.
(you can leave out the 'by phrase')

Slide 13 - Open question

Exercise
Close your iPad, get your notebook out and a pen!
Rewrite the sentences into the passive; present or past simple

Slide 14 - Slide

Rewrite the sentences;
  1. Mrs. Groen teaches English at the CCC.
  2. She explains a new grammar item is class. 
  3. The police arrested the thieves yesterday. 
  4. Mercedes manufactured the first car in 1901.
  5. Max Verstappen won the Formula One Cup last year.
  6. The chairman directs the disruptor to the exit of the building. 

Slide 15 - Slide

Rewrite the sentences;
  • 1. English is taught at the CCC (by Mrs. Groen). 
  • 2. A new grammar item is explained in class.
  • 3. The thieves were arrested (by the police) yesterday.
  • 4. The first car was manufactured in 1901 (by Mercedes).
  • 5. The Formula One Cup was won by Max Verstappen.
  • 6. The disruptor is directed to the exit of the building (by the chairman).

Slide 16 - Slide

Slide 17 - Link

Slide 18 - Link