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I bought a car yesterday. I (sub) / a car (obj)

Mary goes to the market to buy an onion. Mary (sub) / the market (obj) / an onion (obj)

I have given you a pen. I (sub) / object?

A pen (direct object) / you (indirect object)

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I bought a car yesterday.

Who did the action? I performer

Who/what was affected in the action? A car receiver

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My brother broke the window. Who broke the window?

What was broken?

People speak English all over the world. Who speak English?

What is spoken by the people?

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The one does the action performer

The one affected in the action receiver

When the performer is the object of the

sentence passive voice

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1. Interchange the position of the subject and object (add by before the performer and change the pronoun)

2. Add verb to be before the verb3. Change the verb into past participle

I write a book.

A book is written by me.

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In some cases, we may not have the performer in the passive sentence.

(performer) (receiver)

People speak English all over the world.

(receiver)

English is spoken all over the world.

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Bye bye!

Present tense Add is / am / are

She beats the drum.

The drum is beaten by her.

Remember to change the pronoun!!!

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Past tense Add was / wereWilliam spent some time doing the project. Some time was spent by William doing the project.The fascinating scenery attracted a lot of tourists. A lot of tourists were attracted by the fascinating

scenery.

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Will be + past participle

Jenny will clean the room.

The room will be cleaned by Jenny.

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Present continuous tense Is/am/are + being + p.p.

She is washing the clothes now.

The clothes are being washed by her.

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Past continuous tense Was / were + being + p.p.

Dennis was reading a novel when William came to his house.

A novel was being read by Dennis when William came to his house.

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Present perfect tense Have / has + been + p.p.

Mary has fed the dogs already.

The dogs have been fed by Mary already.

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1. Somebody has cleaned the kitchen.

__The kitchen has been cleaned _____________________

2. Somebody has watered the plants. ____________________________________________________

3. Somebody has taken the money. ____________________________________________________

4. Somebody has bought the presents. ____________________________________________________

5. Somebody has finished the report. ____________________________________________________

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6. Somebody has killed the President. ____________________________________________________

7. Somebody has repaired the road. ____________________________________________________

8. Somebody has elected that man. ____________________________________________________

9. Somebody has learned lessons. ____________________________________________________

10. Somebody has fired John. ____________________________________________________

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11. Somebody has ordered new books. ____________________________________________________

12. Somebody has prepared the meal. ____________________________________________________

13. Somebody has sent the email. ____________________________________________________

14. Somebody has eaten the strawberries. ____________________________________________________

15. Somebody has fixed the heating. ____________________________________________________

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16. Somebody has made coffee. ____________________________________________________

17. Somebody has turned on the air conditioning. ____________________________________________________

18. Somebody has downloaded the song. ____________________________________________________

19. Somebody has rented a flat. ____________________________________________________

20. Somebody has booked the holiday. ____________________________________________________

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Past perfect tense Had + been + p.p.

Joe had visited England before he went to Ireland.

England had been visited by Joe before he went to Ireland.

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1. Dr. Richard had saved Silvia's life.

2. The Americans had discovered another planet.

3. Hospital staff hadn't accepted the injured man.

4. Jerry had received the check just in time.

5. Jim had received an anonymous gift.

6. Who had designed the plan of that villa?

7. Firefighters had put out the fire successfully.

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1. Silvia's life had been saved by Dr. Richard

2. Another planet had been discovered by The Americans

3. The injured man hadn't been accepted by the hospital staff

4. The check had been received by Jerry just in time

5. An anonymous gift had been received by Jim. Phillips

6. By whom had the villa been designed

7. The fire had been put out successfully by the firefighters

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They had invited the Browns.

He had washed the glasses.

He had cleaned the room.

They had informed mother.

They had moved the table.

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They had invited the Browns.

The Browns had been invited by them.

He had washed the glasses.

The glasses had been washed by him.

He had cleaned the room.

The room had been cleaned by him.

They had informed mother.

Mother had been informed by them.

They had moved the table.

The table had been moved by them.

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Most things _______ already _______ _______ by computers. (to do)

The newspaper _______ _______ _______ to the wrong address. (to send)

A photo of the monster _______ _______ _______ . (to take)

All kids _______ _______ _______ the same thing. (to teach)

Questions _______ _______ _______ by the teacher. (to ask)

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Most things had already been done by computers. (to do)

The newspaper had been sent to the wrong address. (to send)

A photo of the monster had been taken. (to take)

All kids had been taught the same thing. (to teach)

Questions had been asked by the teacher. (to ask)

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