Use and Non-Use of the Passive

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Use and non-use of the passive

Watch the short video to recap the explanation of the passive

Do the quiz questions to find out if you fully understand

Then decide if you need to watch the longer video

In the end, do the last exercises

I will be hit is....

1. present passive
2. past passive
3. present perfect passive
4. future passive

active / passive?
Alan teaches geography.

1. active
2. passive

Active/passive?
The farmer milked the cows

1. Active
2. Passive

Houses have been built.

1. Active
2. Passive

Is this sentence active or passive?

That letter was written by my grandmother.

1. Active
2. Passive

Which is the correct passive form of:
The dog was eating my homework.

1. My homework was eating the dog.
2. My homework was being eaten by the dog.
3. My homework is being eaten by the dog.
4. My homework was eaten by the dog.

Active = She pays a lot of money.
Passive =

1. A lot of many has been payed by her
2. A lot of money is being payed by her
3. A lot of money is payed by her
4. A lot of money is going to be payed by her

Choose the correct passive form:
My class named me the student of the month

1. I was name the student of the month (by my class)
2. I be named the student of the month (by my class)
3. I was named the student of the month (by my class)
4. I am named the student of the month (by my class)

Which one is correct passive?
James was working on the project when his teacher stopped him.

1. James was being worked on the project when his teacher ....
2. The project was worked on when his teacher ....
3. The project was being worked on when ...
4. James was worked on by the project when ....

Which one is the correct passive?
I work on my essay.

1. My essay was worked on by me.
2. My essay is worked on by me.

Grammar review: Passive

Evaluate yourself

3 Note the passive of -ing forms.

Don't you ever worry about being attacked?

He was upset at having been omitted from the final list.

4 The passive infinitive form (without to) is often used after modal verbs. 

There is no limit to 

Find and correct the mistake. Look at the last three words.
I was terrified - we could be killed

Find and correct the mistake. Look at the last three words.