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Mag. Jessica Ros Sosa

CICLO 2013-III Mdulo: I

Unidad: 3 Semana:8

INGLES IX

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Using the Passive Voice

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Using the Passive Voice

Definitions

Changing to the passive voice

Practice examples

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Active voice vs. passive voice

Active voice takes the form A does B

Passive voice takes the formB is done (byA)

Plastic filmwas chosen (by us) to cover themicrophone.

Wechose plastic filmto cover the microphone.

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Active voice subjects perform an

act

We ... chose ... plastic film to cover the microphone.

Active voice

Subject Verb Object

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Passive voice subjects are

acted on

Plastic film was chosen to cover the

microphone.

Passive voice

Subject Verb Object

We ... chose ... plastic film to cover the microphone.

Active voice

Subject Verb Object

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Passive voice differs from 3rd

person

Plastic film was chosen to cover the microphone.

The team ... chose ... plastic film to cover the microphone.

Third person, but active voice

Passive voice

Subject Verb Object

Subject Verb Object

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Using the Passive Voice

Definitions

Changing to the passive voice

Practice examples

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To beis very irregular:

Combine to be+ past participle

Present tense Past tense1st

person

I am We are I was We were

2nd

person

You are You are You were You were

3rdperson

He, she, itis

Theyare

He, she, itwere

Theywere

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Omit the agentof the action

Act ive

Workersinstalled burglar alarms.

Pass ive, w ith agent

Burglar alarmswere installed by the

workers.

Pass ive, w i th the agent om it ted

Burglar alarmswere installed.

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Remember tense and number

Ac tive Voice Passiv e vo ice

I finish a project in eighthours.

A project is finished inhours.

I finish three projects ineight hours

Three projects are finished ineight hours

I finished a project ineight hours.

A project was finished ineight hours.

I finished three projectsin eight hours.

Three projects were finishedin eight hours.

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Act ive Vo ice

Subject(doer)

ActiveVerb

Object(receiver)

Mrs Chan washes the dishes.

Pass ive Vo ice

Object(receiver)

ActiveVerb

Subject (doer)

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Exercise 1: Choose Active or Passive

Put A for Active, P for Passive:

1. The boy banged on the table. [ ]

2. A girl was bitten by a dog.

[ ]3. Mrs Wong washes her car every Sunday. [

]

4. The library was broken into last night.

[ ]

5. I lost my dictionary. [

]

6. The floor is swept by the maid.

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1. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the

verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple.

a. English ____________________ (speak) in many countries.

b. The post ______________________ (deliver) at about 7 oclock

every morning.

c. ______________________________ (the building/use) any more?

d. How often ______________________________ (the OlympicGames(hold)?

e. How _______________________ (your name/spell)?

f. My salary _____________________ (pay) every month.

g. These cars _________________________ (not make) in Japan.

h. The name of the people who committed the crime_____________________ (not know).

i. His travel expenses ________________________ (not pay) by his

company

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Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbsin brackets. Use the Past Simple.

a. My car ______________________ (repair) last week.

b. This song ________________________ (not write) by John Lennon.

c. ________________________________ (the phone/answer) by a

young girl?

d. The film ________________________ (make) ten years ago.

e. When ______________________________ (tennis/invent)?

f. The car ________________________ (not damaged) in the accident.

g. The original building _________________________ (pull) down in

1965.h. Where ______________________________ (this pot/make)?

i. When _______________________________ (this bridge/build)?

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Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

FIATFiat 0 was started (started/was started) by a group of Italian

businessmen in 1899. In 1903, Fiat, 1_________________

(produced/was produced) 132 cars. Some of these cars

2_____________________ (exported/were exported) by the company

to the United States and Britain. In 1920, Fiat 3_________________(started/was started) making cars at a new factory at Lingotto, near

Turin. There was a track on the roof where the cars

4____________________ (tested/were tested) by technicians. In 1936,

Fiat launched the Fiat 500. This car 5____________________

(called/was called) the Topolino

the Italian name for Mickey Mouse.The company grew, and in 1963 Fiat 6_____________________

(exported/was exported) more than 300,000 vehicles. Today, Fiat is

based in Turin, and its cars 7_________________ (sold/are sold) all

over the world.

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Thank you