be + past participle

Present Simple Passiveam/is/are + past participle

My car is serviced twice a year.

Rolls Royce cars are made in England.

Present Simple Passiveam/is/are + past participle

change - is/are changed break - is/are/am broken pay - is/am/are paid ask - is/am/are asked

What happens to a car when it is taken for a service? The oil /change :The oil is changed The brakes / test The filters /replace Air/ put/ in the tyres The battery/ check The lights /test

What happens to a car when it is taken for a service? Broken parts /repair It/take/for a test drive The radiator/fill/with water What else is done?

Past Simple Passivewas /were +past participle The first bicycle was

designed by Leonardo da Vinci.

He was taken to hospital and operated on appendicitis.

Finish the sentences to make them true for you: The last present I was given

— When I was younger I was

told- When I was a child I was

taught Last week we were invited--

Future Simple Passivewill be + past participle Don’t worry! The broken

parts will be repaired or replaced.

The message will be sent tomorrow.

What will be done in your office tomorrow?

E.g. telephone calls A lot of telephone calls will be made.

Team meeting presentation

E-mails problems Documents lunch

Present Continuous Passiveam/is/are being+ past participle My car is being serviced

now. They are being examined

now. The passive is being

practiced now.

Read the orders and respond using Present Continuous Passive

Move the table : It’s being moved now Turn on the lights Check the numbers Draw a scheme Call the customers Prepare a report

Present Perfect Passivehave /has been +past participle

The letter has already been sent. This question has just been

discussed The survey has been conducted. Five new employees have been

hired recently.

Helen and Chris moved house two years ago. Yesterday they drove past their old house. It looked very different. Describe changes: The outside walls/paint :The

outside walls have been painted. New windows/put in The trees/cut down A lot of flowers/plant The old gate/replace

The Passive is used:

When the action itself is more important than the person who carries it out (news headlines, newspaper articles, instructions, advertisements)

Two teenagers were seriously injured in a car accident yesterday.

The Passive is used:

When the person who carries out the action is unknown, unimportant or obvious from the context.

Mrs. Archer’s ruby ring was stolen

from her house last night.

The Passive is used:

When we want to make statements more polite.

My new blouse is ruined. (more polite than saying “You’ve ruined my blouse”)

Other passive forms:

Passive Infinitive :to be + past participle

My car needs to be serviced soon. Passive -ing form: being +past participle I insist on my car being serviced today. Passive modals: modal +be +pp My car must be serviced before the trip.