Session 16

 Passive Voice - Diateza pasiva

SUBJECT : Passive Form

 

A) Fill in the PASSIVE in the appropriate tense:

 

1.      (TV / invent / Baird)                                  ……..  The TV was invented by Baird. ……………..

2.      (Pyramids / build / Egyptians)                   The Pyramids were built by Egyptians. 

3.      (milk / produce / cows)                              Milk is produced by cows.

4.      (coffee / grow / in Brazil)                           Coffee is grown in Brazil

5.      (chopsticks / use / in China)                       Chopsticks are used in China.

6.      (plants / water / every day)                          Plants are watered every day .

7.      (the thief / arrest / policeman / yesterday)   The thief was arrested by the policeman yesterday.

8.      (the injured man / take to a hospital / now) The injured man is being taken to hospital now.

9.      (the car / repair / tomorrow)                        The car will be repaired tomorrow. 

10.  (the letter / send / last week)                       The letter was sent last week. 

 

PASSIVE VOICE ; TO BE (TENSE REQUIRED ) + V3 

B) Put the verbs in brackets into PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE:

 

     There is a chimpanzee which ….. is called …… (call) “Bubbles”. It ………is owned………….. (own) 

by Michael Johnson. It ………is kept…………………. (keep) in his home. It ……is fed……………. .(feed)

every day by Michael Johnson himself. It ………is always dressed…………………………….. (always / dress) in

funny clothes. It ………is said………………………. (said) that “Bubbles” is Michael Johnson’s only

friend.

C) Look at the Hotel Information table and write sentences as in the example:

 

 

Hotel Information
Breakfast   In Pierrot’s Restaurant 7-9:30 am	Rooms   Maid Service daily
Dinner   In Main Restaurant 8-10 pm	Hot water   24 hours a day
Newspapers – Telephone calls   At the Reception Desk	Hotel Cinema   Film every night at 10 pm

 

 

1.      Breakfast / serve – where and when?

          Breakfast is served in Pierrot’s Restaurant between 7 and 9:30 am.

2.      Dinner / serve – where and when?

Dinner is served in Main Restaurant between 8 and 10 pm.

3.      Newspapers / sell – where?

Newspapers are sold at the Reception Desk.

4.      Telephone calls / can make – where?

Telephone calls can be made from the Reception Desk.

5.      Rooms / clean – who by and how often?

        Rooms are cleaned daily by the maid service.

6.      Hot water / supply – when?

Hot water is supplied 24 hours a day.

7.      Films / show – where and when?

Films are shown at the hotel cinema every night at 10 pm.

 

to supply (ed) = a furniza 

to bring somebody up / grow somebody up = a creste / educa pe cineva 

sting - stung - stung = a intepa 

to damage (ed) = a strica / ruina 

ought to = should = ar trebui 

to extinguish (ed) = to put out = a stinge ( tigara / incendiu ...)

to dry-clean = a curata la curatatorie

dry- cleaner's = curatatorie de haine 

to obey (ed) = a asculta/ a se supune 

obedient = ascultator / obedient 

disobedient = neascultator 

to argue (ed) = a se contrazice / a avea o discutie in contradictoriu

argument = cearta/ disputa 

argumentative = certaret / 

to oppose (ed) = a se opune 

opposition = opozitie

to improve (ed ) = a (se) imbunatati 

improvement = imbunatatire 

pickpocket = hot de buzunare 

E) Turn from ACTIVE into PASSIVE:

 

1.      The gardener has planted some trees.  

      …. Some trees have been planted by the gardener..

2.      Doctor Brown will give you some advice.

Some advice will be given by Doctor Brown.

3.      A famous designer will redecorate the hotel.

The hotel will be redecorated by a famous designer.

4.      Steven Spielberg directed “E.T.”

"E.T." was directed by Steven Spielberg.

5.      Someone has broken the crystal vase.

The crystal vase has been broken by someone.

6.      His parents have brought him up to be polite.

He has been brought up to be polite by his parents.

7.      Fleming discovered penicillin.

Penicillin was discovered by Fleming.

8.      They will advertise the product on television.

 The product will be advertised on television.

9.      Someone is remaking that film.

The film is being remaked by someone.

10.  Picasso painted that picture.

That picture was painted by Picasso.

Using the PASSIVE, ask questions to which the bold type words are answers:

 

     1.  Columbus discovered America.           …….. Who was America discovered by………… ?

     2.  We keep money in a safe.                    Where is our money kept ?

     3.  A bee stung him.                                 What was he stung by?

     4.  They speak Italian in Italy.                   What language is spoken in Italy ?

     5.  They have taken his aunt to hospital.    Who has been taken to hospital?

     6.  The boys damaged the television.          Who was the television damaged by?

     7.   Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.          Who was the Mona Lisa painted by?

     8.   He invited 30 people to his party.         How many people were invited to his party?

     9.   They grow bananas in Africa.             Where are bananas grown?

 

Turn from ACTIVE into PASSIVE:

 

     1.   You must leave the bathroom tidy.          The bathroom must be left tidy. 

     2.   You should water this plant daily.           This plant should be watered daily.

     3.   Our neighbour ought to paint the garage.  The garage ought to be painted by our neighbour.

     4.   I have to return these books to the library. These books have to be returned to the library.

     5.   You must extinguish your cigarettes.      Your cigarettes must be extinguished.

     6.   You must dry-clean this shirt.                  This shirt must be dry-cleaned.

     7.   Someone will pay you in ten days.          In ten day you will be paid by someone.

8.      You can improve your health with more exercise.   Your health can be improved with more exercise.

9      People must obey the law.     The law must be obeyed.                  

10.The cleaner is going to mop the kitchen floor.     The kitchen floor is going to be mopped by the cleaner.

    

 Turn from ACTIVE into PASSIVE:

 

     1.  Someone is helping her with the housework.

    She is being helped with the housework. 

1.      A pickpocket robbed me.

I was robbed by a pickpocket.

2.      The mail-order company sent Mrs. Green a parcel.

Mrs. Green was sent a parcel by the mail-order company .

3.      A dog is chasing the cild.

The child is being chased by  a dog.

4.      My friend sent me an invitation.

An invitation was sent to me by my friend .

5.      The farmer is building a new barn.

A new barn is being built by the farmer .

6.      The secretary has given Mrs. Jones some letters.

Some letters have been goven to Mrs. Jones by the secretary .

7.      The traffic warden had already given him a ticket for illegal parking.

A ticket for illegal parking had  already been given to him by the traffic warden.

8.      Someone had broken our door down.

 Our door had been broken down by someone. 

9.      They chose him as the best actor of the year.

             He was chosen as the best actor of the year by them .

TASK FOR NEXT WEEK

FROM THE IRREGULAR VERB LIST , REVISE AND LEARN FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE VERB " TO CUT "