All Right Unit 6 Lesson 5: Passive-2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Recap passive

This lesson you will revise the passive.

the passive

The man saw the woman in the park. 

Step one: turn the direct object into the new subject 

The woman …………..  

passive

The man saw the woman in the park.

Step two: Find out what the tense of the verb is and replace it with the same tense of to be 

The woman was …………  

passive

The man saw the woman in the park. 

Step three: add the past participle of the main verb  T

he woman was seen ………  

The man saw the woman in the park. 

Step four: copy the rest of the sentence 

The woman was seen in the park ….  

The man saw the woman in the park. 

Step five: write down by and then the original subject 

The woman was seen in the park by the man.  

NOTE!

The passive sentence has one more verb than the active sentence because you add to be.

The chef baked an enormous birthdaycake.                      1

An enormous birthday cake was baked by the chef.      2

Make passive:
The teacher will take the children to the classroom.

Make passive:
The directors have sent all members a letter about the meeting.

Make passive:
The directors have sent all members a letter about the meeting.

Make passive:
A special service unit checks the bridge every year.

Make Passive:
The mechanics are repairing the damage.

Make passive:
James paid back all the money by the end of the month.

Make Passive:
The postman had delivered the packages to the right person.

Matthew …. (tell) to come to the police station yesterday by a police constable.

The race … never …. (win) by an athlete from North Korea before.

The man was taken to hospital after he …. (poison) by his wife.

Last week the houses … ( break) into by a gang of burglars.

A great number of packages ______ (deliver) since the start of the corona crisis.

Cars _______ (sell) every day.

At the moment, the boys ______ (play) in the garden.

Next summer, a new rocket _____ (will/launch) by Elon Musk.

Make passive:
My father drinks milk every day.

Make passive:
The teacher looked at the boy in the corner.

Make passive:
Prince Philip has given a speech.