Active or Passive - Exercise 1
Example: E-mails are answered. - ______
Answer: E-mails are answered. - Passive
1) They often listen to music. - _____________
2) She is reading the newspaper now. -_____________
3) These cars are produced in Japan. - _______________
4) Alan teaches Geography. - ______________
5) German is spoken in Austria. - _______________
6) Lots of houses were destroyed by the earthquake in 1906. -______________
7) Henry Ford invented the assembly line. -________________
8) The bus driver was hurt yesterday. - _______________
9) You should open your workbooks. - ________________
10) Houses have been built. - _____________
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Passive - Use
We only use the passive when we are interested in the object or when we do not know who caused the action.
Example: Appointments are required in such cases.
We can only form a passive sentence from an active sentence when there is an object in the active sentence.
Form
to be + past participle
How to form a passive sentence when an active sentence is given:
- object of the "active" sentence becomes subject in the "passive" sentence
- subject of the "active" sentence becomes "object" in the "passive" sentence" (or is left out)
- object of the "active" sentence becomes subject in the "passive" sentence
- subject of the "active" sentence becomes "object" in the "passive" sentence" (or is left out)
Active:
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Peter
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builds
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a house.
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Passive:
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A house
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is built
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by Peter.
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Examples
Active
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Peter
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builds
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a house.
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Simple Present
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Passive:
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A house
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is built
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by Peter.
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Active:
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Peter
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built
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a house.
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Simple Past
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Passive:
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A house
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was built
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by Peter.
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Active:
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Peter
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has built
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a house.
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Present Perfect
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Passive:
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A house
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has been built
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by Peter.
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Active:
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Peter
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will build
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a house.
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will-future
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Passive:
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A house
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will be built
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by Peter.
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Active:
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Peter
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can build
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a house.
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Modals
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Passive:
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A house
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can be built
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by Peter.
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Credit : http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/passive.htm
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Active or Passive - Exercise 1
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Active or Passive - Exercise 1
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