PASSIVE

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PASSIVE
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• It's Wibble fair again. I love the fair. The
  street is decorated with games and balloons. The
  houses are painted red, and the...

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There are two kinds of sentences

• Active Sentences and Passive Sentences.
• Look at the difference

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ACTIVEPeople paint the houses for the fair
every year.

• PASSIVE
• The houses are painted for the fair every year.

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You can use the passive if you don't know who
does something or it isn't important who does it.
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Ron decorates the street every year.
Active.(I know that Ron decorates the
street every year.)?
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• The street is decorated every year. Passive.
• (I don't know who decorates the street, or it
  isn't important who does it.)?

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• As you notice before, active sentences turn into
  passive according to their tenses.

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• If the active sentence is in present tense, its
  passive has to be in present.

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• If the active sentence is in past tense, its
  passive has to be in past.

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This is an example of a Present Simple tense
active sentence.

• Person Present Simple Complement.
  Verb (Object)?
• I love that book. (Active)

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Make the Present Simple passive with the present
of verb to be past participle verb.

• Person to be Past participle
• 
  verb
• (Object) (is/(am)/are) (3rd column)
• That book is loved. (Passive)?

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REMEMBER!

• There are words called past participles. You need
  them to make the passive.
• Infinitive Past Past participle
• work worked worked
• eat ate eaten
• drink drank drunk

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Exercise A Underline the passive verbs.

• Wibble fair is good fun. Everyone enjoys it. The
  houses are painted red, and flowers are planted
  in the gardens. The children draw pictures and
  make cakes, and the cakes are eaten at the street
  party. People wear fancy dress clothes, and a
  prize is given to the person with the best
  clothes.

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Answer of exercise A

• Wibble fair is good fun. Everyone enjoys it. The
  houses are painted red, and flowers are planted
  in the gardens. The children draw pictures and
  make cakes, and the cakes are eaten at the street
  party. People wear fancy dress clothes, and a
  prize is given to the person with the best
  clothes.

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Exercise B Read the sentences. Answer the
questions.

• 1.The Wibble song is sung at the start of the
  fair.
• Do I know who sings the song?
• 2. Pineapple bushes are planted in the park.
• Do I know who plants the bushes?
• 3. Balloons are hung from the trees.
• Do I know who Hangs the balloons?

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Exercise C Complete the sentences. Use present
simple passive.

• 1. Lots of cakes _________ (make) for the
• party.
• 2. The cakes_________ (eat) at the street
• party.

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Answers of exercise C

• 1. Lots of cakes _________ (make) for the
• party. are made
• 2. The cakes_________ (eat) at the street
• party. are eaten

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• 3. At the start of the fair, the Wibble song
• _________ (sing).
• 4. On the first day, a racing competition
• ___________ (organize).
• 5. Prizes _________ (give) to the fastest
• runners.

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• 3. At the start of the fair, the Wibble song
• _________ (sing).
• is sung
• 4. On the first day, a racing competition
• ___________ (organize).
• is organized
• 5. Prizes _________ (give) to the fastest
• runners. are given

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This is an example of a Past Simple tense active
sentence.

• Person Past Simple Complement.
  Verb (Object)?
• People organized a party last year.

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Make the Past Passive with the past of verb to be
past participle.

• Person to be Past participle C.
• 
  verb.
• (Object) (was/were) (3rd column)
• A party was organized last year.

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Exercise D Make the sentences into past simple
passive sentences.

• 1. The houses are usually painted yellow.
• Last year Alfredo's house __________
• pink.
• 2. This year the fountain is decorated
• with flowers. Last year it ___________
• with ribbons.

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Answers of exercise D

• 1. The houses are usually painted yellow.
• Last year Alfredo's house __________
• pink. was
  painted
• 2. This year the fountain is decorated
• with flowers. Last year it ____________
• with ribbons. was decorated

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• 3. A competition is organized every year.
• Last year a car race ______________
• 4. Flowers are planted in the town every
• year. Last year some trees __________
• 5. Blue balloons are hung in the town
• every year. Last year some pink
• balloons ___________ in the town.

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• 3. A competition is organized every year.
• Last year a car race ______________
• was
  organized
• 4. Flowers are planted in the town every
• year. last year some trees ___________
• 
  were planted
• 5. Blue balloons are hung in the town
• every year. Last year some pink
• balloons ___________ in the town.
• were hung

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Formative Evaluation Rewrite the sentences
according to their active tense.

• 1. People bring flowers to the town hall.
• _____________________________
• 2. Somebody planted a pineapple bush.
• _____________________________
• 3. People hide sweets for children to find.
• ______________________________

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• 1. People bring flowers to the town hall.
• _____________________________
• Flowers are brought to the town hall.
• 2. Somebody planted a pineapple bush.
• _____________________________
• A pineapple bush was planted.
• 3. People hide sweets for children to find.
• ______________________________
• Sweets are hidden for children to find.

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• 4. Children fly kites in the field outside their
• town.
• ________________________________
• 5. The Riddibugs sold chocolate to their
• enemies for bars of gold.
• ________________________________

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• 4. Children fly kites in the field outside their
• town.
• ________________________________
• Kites are flown in the field outside...
• 5. The Riddibugs sold chocolate to their
• enemies for bars of gold.
• ________________________________
• Chocolate was sold to their enemies...

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• Now here you have some examples of how to turn an
  active sentence into a passive one by using other
  tenses.

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• Future Simple
• He will tidy his room.
• The room will be tidied.

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• Present Perfect Simple
• They have organized Monica's visit.
• Monica's visit has been organized.

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• Present Continuous
• The students are preparing a party.
• A party is being prepared.

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• Past Continuous
• Some citizens were cleaning the streets.
• The streets were being cleaned.