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Understanding Passive Voice: Examples and Exercises

This resource explores the concept of passive voice in English grammar, providing clear examples and sentence completion exercises. Learn how to transform active sentences into passive constructions with a focus on correct verb forms. For instance, "Television was invented in 1920" and "Hamlet was written by Shakespeare in 1601." The document includes practical exercises to enhance your grasp of the passive voice, helping you identify and use it effectively in various contexts. Expand your language skills and understanding of this important grammatical concept.

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Understanding Passive Voice: Examples and Exercises

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  1. Passive voice What’s that?

  2. Howwouldyou complete thesesentences: • Television ______________ in 1920. (invent) • TheSimpsons _____________ byMattGroening in 1989. (create) • ThePrice isRight _________ everyday. (show) • OnSaturdaythe match ________ by Porto. (win) wasinvented wascreated Is shown was won

  3. Passive Voice= be + pastparticiple • am / is / are + p.p. • was / were + p.p. Pastparticiple Infinitive PastSimple

  4. Active or Passive? • He spends his free time on the sofa. • I was invited to watch a movie. • Reality shows are very addictive. • My mates are watching TV all the time. • My TV is switched on all day long. active passive active active passive

  5. ACTIVE VOICE  PASSIVE VOICE

  6. Eiffel TowerGustave Eiffel1889 What? • Gustave Eiffel builtthe Eiffel Tower in 1889. • The Eiffel TowerwasbuiltbyG.Eiffel in 1889.

  7. HAMLET SHAKESPEARE 1601 What? • Shakespeare wrote Hamlet in 1601. • Hamlet waswrittenby Shakespeare in 1601.

  8. breadbakerseveryday • Bakersbakebreadeveryday. • Breadisbakedeveryday.

  9. newspaperseveryday publishers • Publishers publishnewspaperseveryday. • Newspapers are publishedeveryday.

  10. The form of passive voice-It is formed by: be + past participle is/are built was/were discovered is/are destroyed was/were invented is/are begun was /were made was /were sold

  11. He selected that horror filmThat horror film ___________ by him was selected was selected is select was select is selected

  12. People spend a lot of time watching TVA lot of time ______________ watching TV. is spent was spent has spent was spend is spent

  13. My parents pay for cable TV.Cable TV_________ by my parents. is paid are paid is paid were paid is pay

  14. My brother offered them a new TV set.They ______________ a new TV set. were offered are offered was offered were offered was offer

  15. The TVI soap won a BAFTA award.A BAFTA award _________ by the TVI soap. was won is win was won were win are won

  16. The students visited the studio.The studio _______________________. was visited by the students • The actress gave us an autograph. • An autograph was given by the actress. • This director makes many films. • Many films are made by this director. • He offered two tickets to the premiere. • Two tickets to the premiere were offered by him. • Someone stole those tickets. • Those tickets were stolen.

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