THE PASSIVE VOICE

THE PASSIVE VOICE

When talking about the passive voice we must take into account six main points:

1Uses

2Form

3 Verbs with two objects

4 The impersonal passive

5 Have/ get something done

6 Modals in the passive

📌The OBJECT in the active voice is placed as the SUBJECT in the passive voice.

Multiple Choice

Decide if the following sentences are active or passive and choose the correct option to complete them.

The new product _______ by the FDA.

• is now being examined

• is now examined

• is now examining

• is now been examined

Multiple Choice

Decide if the following sentences are active or passive and choose the correct option to complete them.

Why _______ about the meeting yesterday?

• didn't I tell

• hasn't I being told

• wasn't I told

• wasn't I been told

Multiple Choice

Decide if the following sentences are active or passive and choose the correct option to complete them.

When we arrived the car _______.

• had disappeared

• had been disappeared

• was being disappeared

• was disappear

Poll

We gave the information TO the police.

The information : thing or direct object.

The police : person or indirect object

So is it possible to make two passive sentences?:

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

A passive voice sentence

• The cake was eaten by the childen.

• The children ate the cake.

• The cake be eaten by them.

• The children were eating the cake.

Multiple Choice

In the passive voice we use this word at the end of the sentence:

• be

• Them

• to the

• by

Multiple Choice

When you use the word BY in Passive voice, it means

• Who or what did the action.

• The action is the most important.

• The verb must be conjugated.

• The complement is the main part of the sentence.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option.

The prime minister _______ his resignation tomorrow.

• is expected to announce

• is expected to have announced

• is expected that he will

• is expected to will announce

Multiple Choice

A suspect _______ after the murder.

• is reported that was arrested

• is reported to have been arrested

• is reported that he was arrested

• is reported to be arresting

Multiple Choice

It _______ for quite some time.

• is said to happen

• is said that this has been happening

• is said this to be happening

• is said this to have happened

Multiple Choice

The illness _____ an hereditary condition.

• is thought to be

• is thought be

• is thought that it is

• is thought is

Multiple Choice

It _______ for quite some time.

• is said to happen

• is said that this has been happening

• is said this to be happening

• is said this to be happening

Fill in the Blank

People believe that the dolphins have died due to water pollution.

The dolphins (1)________ due to water pollution.

It (2)__________ due to water pollution.

Multiple Choice

I don't have my watch. I'm _______ at the shop.

• having to repair it

• having it repaired

• having it repair

• repairing

Multiple Choice

We should get _______ before we can launch the new product.

• a new logo designed

• to design a new logo

• a new logo to design

Multiple Choice

We ________ while we were away on holiday.

• had burgled our flat

• got our flat burgled

• had our flat to burgle

Multiple Choice

You should have _______ a long time ago.

• to repair your car

• had your car repaired

• your car repaired

Multiple Choice

We should _______ soon.

• have our grass cut

• have to cut our grass

• got our grass to cut

• got cut our grass

Fill in the Blank

You must not open doors when recording.

Fill in the Blank

You should study the lessons repeatedly.

Fill in the Blank

They need to repair my car.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is written in passive voice?

• Over half of the graduating class went to college in the fall.

• The committee is considering a public transportation proposal.

• The state exam was passed by over half of the students who took it.

• The researchers will publish their findings in a report.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is written in active voice?

• Wuthering Heights is being read by all ninth graders this year.

• By then, the secrets will have been revealed to the public.

• Our mayor is being considered as a potential candidate for the governor's race.

• The director and his advisors have written new guidelines.

Multiple Choice

This medication _________________________________ on an empty stomach

• a. should be taken

• b. should take

• c. should have taken

• d. should not be taken

Multiple Choice

They built this temple 3,000 years ago. This must ________ a great civilization.

• a. have been

• b. was

• c. not have been

• d. has been

Multiple Choice

Change into passive: "You must fasten the seat belt."

• a. The seat belt needs fasting by you .

• b. The seat belt must be fasten (by you).

• b. The seat belt must fasten (by you).

• d. The seat belt must have fasten by you.

Multiple Choice

CAN I HAVE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT _______ THIS MORNING?

• TO PRINT

• PRINT

• TO PRINTED

• PRINTED

Multiple Choice

MY MOM HAD THE CURTAINS ________

• CHANGE

• CHANGED

• TO CHANGE

• TO CHANGED

Multiple Choice

THOMAS HAS HIS CAR ________

• WASH

• TO WASH

• WASHED

• TO WASHED

Multiple Choice

You should go and have your eyes ____________.

• test

• tested

• to test

Multiple Choice

I went to the bank to have a cheque __________.

• cashed

• cash

• to cash