Презентация на тему Passive voice

or party receiving the action
Rebekah was selected for a

free gift.
To emphasize the action instead of the actor
Our car was repaired by our neighbor.
When the agent (doer) is unknown
Her house was broken into last night.
When the agent (doer) is unimportant
Gas prices were raised again last week.
To be discreet or tactful by not naming the agent
The keys were misplaced again!

Passive Voice forms
Add the verb “Be” in the same

tense as the sentence in its active voice form
Use the Past Participle form of the main verb
There are two additional rules for the Passive Voice
In Continuous/Progressive tense sentences add the continuous form of “Be” which is “being”
Ex: More homes are being built this year.
In all Perfect tenses and Perfect Modals use the Past Participle form of “Be” which is “been”
Ex: Gifts have been given out already.
Ex: My sister should have been told about the party.

people watch the Super Bowl.
People write many letters to

the President.

Passive

The dogs are walked everyday.
The Super Bowl is watched by millions of people.
Many letters are written to the President.

people are watching the Super Bowl.
People are writing many

letters to the President.

Passive

The dogs are being walked.
The Super Bowl is being watched by millions of people.
Many letters are being written to the President.

watched the Super Bowl.
People wrote many letters to the

President.

Passive

The dogs were walked.
The Super Bowl was watched by millions of people.
Many letters were written to the President.

people have watched the Super Bowl.
People have written many

letters to the President.

Passive

The dogs have been walked already.
The Super Bowl has been watched by millions of people.
Many letters have been written to the President.

should have watched the Super Bowl.
People should write letters

to the President.

Passive

The dogs should be walked everyday.
The Super Bowl should have been watched by more people.
Letters should be written to the President.

or Passive
The man was hunted by the police.
The great

battle was fought in 1814.
The soft grass cushioned my fall.
The doughnuts were made by the new baker.
A car ran over my cat.
The clown’s  funny antics reduced us to laughter!

or Passive
A number of horses had been stolen by

thieves.
The fire burned the house to the ground.
The kidnappers stole John’s baby.
Everyone received presents at the party..
You shouldn’t have been stressed out by this quiz.

voice or active voice where appropriate

is immune? Think different.
A nasty malware called Flashback has

infected approximately 600,000 Macintosh computers worldwide. It used a Java security flaw. Apple is hard at work on a fix, the company said Tuesday.
The company said that Apple is developing software that will detect and remove the Flashback malware.

is immune? Think different.
Approximately 600,000 Macintosh computers worldwide have

been infected by a nasty malware called Flashback. A Java security flaw was used by the virus. Apple is hard at work on a fix, the company said Tuesday.
Software that will detect and remove the Flashback malware is being developed by Apple.

rocket Wednesday in preparation for an imminent launch.
North Korea

named Kim Jong Un the Worker’s Party top official and gave his late father the title of “Eternal General Secretary.”
Chief of Command, Paek Chang Ho, said the rocket is ready for liftoff as soon as he gives the green light to the engineers. The rocket launch has raised tensions internationally.

rocket Wednesday in preparation for an imminent launch.
Kim Jong

Un was named the Worker’s Party top official and his late father was given the title of “Eternal General Secretary.”
Chief of Command, Paek Chang Ho, said the rocket is ready for liftoff as soon as the green light is given. International tensions have been raised.

tornado ripped through a northwestern Oklahoma town Saturday. The

tornado killed at least 5 people. The tornado killed a man and his two daughters: ages 5 & 7. The tornado destroyed the trailer park where they lived.
The other victims were another man and his 10 year-old daughter who lived in a town about 2 miles away. And a helicopter flew another man to a nearby hospital in Texas.

tornado ripped through a northwestern Oklahoma town Saturday. At

least 5 people were killed. A man and his two daughters: ages 5 & 7 were killed. The trailer park where they lived was destroyed.
The other victims were another man and his 10 year-old daughter who lived in a town about 2 miles away. And another man was flown by helicopter to a nearby hospital in Texas.