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PRACTICAL WORK Nº 18 – PASSIVE VOICE – Surgery Instrumentation - I

* We form the passive of modal verbs ( can / may / must etc ) like this

modal verb + be + past participle

The roof of the house must be repaired

* To turn a sentence from the active into the passive:

a) The object of the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive sentences.
b) The active verb changes into a passive form.
c) The subject of the active sentence becomes the agent.

SUBJECT VERB OBJECT

ACTIVE Kim baked a cake

SUBJECT VERB OBJECT

PASSIVE A Cake was baked by Kim

Object pronouns ( me – you – him – her – etc) become subject pronouns ( I – you – he – she
– etc)

SUBJECT VERB OBJECT

ACTIVE He gave this book to me

SUBJECT VERB OBJECT

PASSIVE I was given this book

1. Match column A with column B to make correct sentences using the past simple passive. Then ask
and answer questions, as in the example.

Column A Column B

1) “Oliver Twist” (write) a) Leonardo da Vinci

2) “The Mona Lisa” (paint) b) Steven Spielberg
3) The Eiffel Tower (build) c) Alexander the Great
4) „Jurassic Park‟ (direct) d) Charles Dickens
5) „Carmen‟ (compose) e) Georges Bizet
6) Alexandria (found) f) Gustave Eiffel
7) America (discover) g) Christopher Columbus
8) The telephone (invent) h) Alexander Graham Bell

1) S A : Who was Oliver Twist written by ?

S B : It was written by Charles Dickens.
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8) S A : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ?
S B : ……………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Fill in the gaps with the correct passive tense of the verb in brackets.

1 A: These flowers are great.

B: They ……………………………………………………… (send) to me yesterday by one of my fans.
2 A: Have you ever appeared on TV?
B: Actually, I ……………………………………………………… (recently/ask) to take part in a show.
3 A: When will I have my car?
B: It ……………………………………………………… (deliver) to your house the day after tomorrow.
4 A: So, when did they tell you about the robbery?
B: I ……………………………………………………… (inform) by the police as soon as they found out.
5 A: Why can‟t we go over the bridge?
B: Because it ……………………………………………………… (repair) at the moment.
6 A: I‟m tired.
B: So am I. But these reports must ……………………………………………………… (type) before we leave.
7 A: Who Looks after your baby when you‟re at work?
B: Well, he ……………………………………………………… (look after) by my mother.
8 A: Those pictures are beautiful.
B: They ……………………………………………………… (paint) by my father while he was on holiday last summer.
9 A: Who does the washing-up in your house?
B: The dishes …………………………………… (wash) by my brother and then they …………………………… (dry) by
my sister.
10 A: Why can‟t I use your car?
B: Because it ………………………………………… (service) at the moment. You can take Mum‟s car if you want.
12 A: What will happen to the criminals?
B: They ……………………………………………………… (punish) for their crimes.
13 A: That‟s a very pretty tablecloth.
B: It ……………………………………………………… (give) to me last year for my birthday.
14 A: Have you moved house yet?
B: Yes. The last boxes ……………………………………………………… (just/move).
15 A: Have you heard about Jack?
B: Yes, he ……………………………………………………… (promote) to senior manager.

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3. Rewrite the sentences in the passive.

1 The pop star sang the song.

The song was sung by the pop star
2 The chef made dinner.
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3 An explorer has found a dinosaur egg.
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4 Mrs Gates will look after the baby.
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5 They won‟t take him home after the party.
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6. Someone left the door open.
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7. Jenny didn‟t break the window.
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8. Someone is using the computer.
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9. His brother taught him to drive.
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10. Many people speak English.
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4. Mrs Edison is a businessman. She was a away on a business trip now she is back. She wants to
know what has been done while she was away.
Use the prompts and, ask and answer questions as in the example.

1) they / deliver/ my new desk? (No)

SA : Have they delivered my new desk?
SB : No, it hasn’t been delivered yet.
2) you / post / the invitations? (Yes)
SA : Have you posted the invitations?
SB : Yes, they have already been posted
3) they/ repair / the photocopier? (Yes)
SA : …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
SB : …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4) you / type/ last month‟s reports? (No)
SA : …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
SB : …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5) you / place/ advertisement in the newspaper? (No)
SA : …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
SB : …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6) you / pay / the bills? (Yes)
SA : …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
SB : …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………