The Passive is used

1.

The Passive is used:
This church was
built in 1995.
(unimportant agent)
1. When the agent (=the
person who does the
action)
is
unknown,
unimportant or obvious
from the context.
He has been
arrested.
(obviously be the police)
Jane was called.
(we don’t know who called)

2.

I drank tea.
Tea was drunk.
I drink tea.
Tea is drunk.
I will drink tea.
Tea will be drunk.
to be + V3

3.

Rewrite the newspaper headlines as complete sentences.
FOOTBALLER OFFERED
MILLION FOR TRANSFER
The footballer has been
offered a million pounds
for the transfer.
Present Perfect Passive

4.

Fill in the correct passive form.
Mr Pryce was having his house done up. Write
what he saw when he went to inspect the work.
Past Perfect Passive
had been cleaned
1. The windows ……………………………………
. (clean)
Past Continuous Passive
were being put up . (put up)
2. New curtains ………………………………
put/put/put

5.

Fill in the Passive in the appropriate tense, then justify its use.
Milk/produce/cows
Present Simple Passive

6.

Fill in the Passive in the appropriate tense, then justify its use.
The robber/arrest
Present Perfect Passive

7.

Rewrite the newspaper headlines as complete sentences.
FIVE PEOPLE
INJURED
IN CAR
ACCIDENT
Present Perfect Passive
Five people have
been injured in a
car accident.

8.

Fill in the Passive in the appropriate tense, then justify its use.
Just/tell/the bad news
Present Perfect Passive

9.

Turn from Active into Passive.
A famous designer
will redecorate the
hotel.
The hotel
by a
famous designer.
Future Simple
Steven Spielberg
directed “E.T.”
Past Simple
“E.T.”
by Steven Spielberg.

10.

Using the Passive, ask questions to which the bold type words are answers.
5. They have taken his
aunt to hospital.
Present Perfect,
take/took/taken
His aunt has been
taken to hospital
Who has been taken to
hospital?

11.

Turn from Active into Passive as in the example.
Her mother bought
.
more usual
less usual
Mary was bought some sweets
by her mother.
Some sweets were bought for
Mary by her mother.