passive_voice

A new hospital is built in our town D.Our town will be built a new hospital 2.“The laser beam can remove bone.” A.. People are selling more newspapers during election?. They have taught

PASSIVE VOICE

 Form: be + past participle

PARTICIPLE Singular Plural

2 Present Continuous The car/ cars is being are being designed.

3 Present Perfect The car/ cars has been have been designed.

5 Past Continuous The car/ cars was being were being designed

1 S + is / are + Vpp 2 S + is / are + BEING + Vpp

3 S + has / have + BEEN + V pp 4 S + was / were + Vpp

5 S + was / were + BEING + V pp 6 S + had + BEEN + Vpp

7 S + will / shall / can / must / have to / be going to …+ BE + V pp

Notes:

I a THE PASSIVE FORM : modal + be + Vpp

can/ may/ had better/ ought to/ has to/ … + be + PAST PARTICIPLE

b THE PAST PASSIVE FORM: modal + have been + Vpp

should/ must/ ought to … + have been + PAST PARTICIPLE

II. By + O đứng trước trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian và đứng sau trạng ngữ chỉ nơi chốn trong câu bị động

Ex: The police found him in the forest.

-> He was found in the forest by the police.

Ex: My parents are going to by a car tomorrow.

-> A car is going to be bought by my parents tomorrow

III. Nếu tân ngữ trong câu bị động chỉ sự vật , sự việc thì dùng giới từ “with” thay cho “by” trước tân ngữ đó

Ex: Smoke filled the room -> The room was filled with smoke.

IV MỘT SỐ DẠNG BỊ ĐỘNG KHÁC

1/ Dạng nhờ bảo (Causative forms) : ”HAVE, GET”

Ex1: I had him repair my bicycle yesterday.

-> I had my bicycle repaired yesterday.

Form:

Ex2: I get her to make some coffee

-> I get some coffee made

Form :

ACTIVE: S + HAVE + O (person) + bare inf + O

PASSIVE: S + HAVE + O (thing) + PP + by +

O(person)

ACTIVE: S + GET + O(person) + to inf + O

(thing)

PASSIVE: S + GET + O (thing) + PP + by + O

 He is said to be a famous doctor.

2 They though that Mary had gone away.

 It was though that Mary had gone away.

 Mary was thought to have gone away.

Form :

EXERCISES

1/ Multiple choice

1 “They will build a new hospital in our town ”

A A new hospital will be built in our town

B.Our town will build a new hospital

C A new hospital is built in our town

D.Our town will be built a new hospital

2.“The laser beam can remove bone.”

A they can remove the laser beam

B bone could be removed by the laser beam

C bone can be removed by the laser beam

D bone can remove the laser beam

3 “Did Shakespeare write this play?.”

A Did this play written by Shakespeare?

B Was this play written by Shakespeare?

C This play was written by Shakespeare

D Did this play Shakespeare write ?

4 People are selling more newspapers during election

A More newspapers during election are sold

B More newspapers during election are being sold

C More newspapers are being sold during election

D More newspapers are been sold during election

5 Where is English spoken ?

A Where do English speak ?

B Where are they speak English ?

C Where are they speaking English ?

D Where do they speak English ?

6 They have taught English in this country for years

A English has been taught them in this country for years

B English has been taught in this country for years

C English have been taught in this country for years

D English has been teaching in this country for years

2.Circle the best answer:

1.English (speak / is spoken) in Canada

2.I (studied / was studied ) French for 3 years at school

3.We (spent / was spent ) too much money on holiday

4.This window (broke / was broken ) by your little boy

5.Her clothes (made / are made) in Paris

6.This book (written / was written) by Song Hong

7.The new University (will open / will be opened ) by the Prime Minister

8.Ann (was driving / was driven) much too fast , and she (was stopped / stopped) by the police 9.A lot of paper ( is/ are) made from wood

10.What (is / are) this called in English?

ACTIVE: S + V + (that) + Clause ( S2 +V2 +

O2 )

PASSIVE: - It + ( be ) + Vpp + (that) + Clause

- S2 + be + Vpp + to infinitive…/ to

have + Vpp

11.More chocolate (is eaten / eats) in the US than any other country.

12.We (woke/ are woken) by the birds every morning

13.A lot of olive oil (use / is used / are used) in Greek cooking

14.Those programmes (watch /are watching /are watched /is watched) by millions of people every week

15.The motorway (will close /will be closed) for 3 days

16.Your room( will clean /will be cleaned) while you are out

17.The football match (will not be played / will be not played/ will not play) on Saturday

18.Most of the matches ( was / were) won by Indian teams

19.These keys ( found /was found / were found) in the waiting room Are they yours ?

20.Nobody (were told / was told) what was happening

21.I don’t think this room (is cleaned/ was cleaned/ cleaned) yesterday

22.Where is the carpet ? It ( is cleaned / cleans / is being cleaned)

23.The house on the corner (has sold / has been selling / has been sold)

24.The two lost children (have found / have been finding/ have been found) alive and well in a London park

3/ Use the verbs in correct voice :

0 Some kind of milks (ban) to produce nowaday because they have “melamine” _

1 English (teach) in schools of almost every country _

2 These doors and windows (clean) carefully yesterday

3 The class was too large, so it (device) into two sections

4 Dinosaurs (exist) millions of years ago _

5 Everyone (shock) by the terrible news yesterday _

6 Mary had her car (repair) by a mechanic _

7 The fire (destroy) many buildings last years _

8 Sarah is wearing a blouse It (make) of cotton _

9 Meat (must keep ) in a refrigerator _

10 We got our house ( paint) last week _

4/ Change these sentences to passive voice / active voice :

1 I will buy a computer tomorrow

………

2 People are destroying large areas of the forest every day.

………

3 The students usually hold the concerts at the university

………

4 The teacher is going to collect our papers

………

5 A storm destroyed the small fishing village

………

6 I had returned the books to the library

………

7 They are televising the World Cup soccer all over the world

13 Mr Brown looked the box and nobody could open it

………

14 No one believes his story

………

15 They hadn’t moved anything until the police came

………

16 The manager always welcomes new employees

………

17 Thomas Edison invented the photograph in 1877

………

18 The police found two children in the forest

………

19 The scientists are studying the problem carefully

………

20 People believe that 13 is an unlucky number.

………

21 They know that English is an international language

………

22 They think that he has died a natural death.

………

23 People believe that he has special knowledge which may be useful to the police

………

24 The police think the burglar got in through the bathroom window

………

25 People say that the driver was listening to his walkman at the time of the crash.

………

26 People say that Mike won the lottery last night

………

27 Chelsea is believed to win the game

………

28 Where will your company send you next year?

………

29 When did someone invent the radio?

………

30 Do they teach English here?

………

31 Did the teacher give some exercises?

………

32 Have they changed the window of the laboratory?

………

33 Where do people speak English ?

………

34 When will Mr Thompson translate this book?

………

1.English (speak / is spoken) in Canada.

2.I (studied / was studied ) French for 3 years at school.

3.We (spent / was spent ) too much money on holiday.

4.This window (broke / was broken ) by your little boy.

5.Her clothes (made / are made) in Paris.

6.This book (written / was written) by Song Hong.

7.The new University (will open / will be opened ) by the Prime Minister.

8.Ann (was driving / was driven) much too fast , and she (was stopped / stopped) by the police 9.A lot of paper ( is/ are) made from wood.

10.What (is / are) this called in English?

11.More chocolate (is eaten / eats) in the US than any other country.

12.We (woke/ are woken) by the birds every morning.

13.A lot of olive oil (use / is used / are used) in Greek cooking.

14.Those programmes (watch /are watching /are watched /is watched) by millions of people every

week

15.The motorway (will close /will be closed) for 3 days.

16.Your room( will clean /will be cleaned) while you are out.

17.The football match (will not be played / will be not played/ will not play) on Saturday.

18.Most of the matches ( was / were) won by Indian teams.

19.These keys ( found /was found / were found) in the waiting room Are they yours ?

20.Nobody (were told / was told) what was happening.

21.I don’t think this room (is cleaned/ was cleaned/ cleaned) yesterday.

22.Where is the carpet ? It ( is cleaned / cleans / is being cleaned).

23.The house on the corner (has sold / has been selling / has been sold).

24.The two lost children (have found / have been finding/ have been found) alive and well in a

London park