Passives - Present and past

Passives - Present and past

Multiple Select

What can you see here?

• A valuable piece of art

• An antique vase

• A broken vase

• The person who has broken the vase

Multiple Select

Here, we can see a broken vase as you've already stated, and which of the following options CAN BE SAID about the situation when we see the result.

• We know who has done this.

• We don't know who has broken it.

• We don't care about the person who did this. The result is important.

• The important thing is that the vase is broken now, so we can't use it any longer.

Multiple Choice

Which option do you agree more with taking passive forms of sentences into consideration?

• It's always very important to know who does an action, and it should be mentioned in every sentence.

• Sometimes the doers of the actions are not important at all.

• All the sentences should start with the subject of the sentence.

Multiple Choice

Match each step of the process written on the list with the sentences from the dialogue between the chef and the kitchen assistant.

1. Are you sure all the necessary items have been prepared properly?

• Stephan washed, cleaned, and dried all the vegetables from 9.00 to 10.30.

• Susan, Paula and Tony started to peel, slice, chop or mince every ingredient appropriately at 10.35. They finished doing this at 11.20.

• The kitchen staff has prepared the ingredients appropriately.

• Stephan will marinate the meat at 11.30.

Multiple Choice

2. All the vegetables were washed, cleaned, and dried in the morning.

• Stephan washed, cleaned, and dried all the vegetables from 9.00 to 10.30.

• Susan, Paula and Tony started to peel, slice, chop or mince every ingredient appropriately at 10.35. They finished doing this at 11.20.

• The kitchen staff has prepared the ingredients appropriately.

• Stephan will marinate the meat at 11.30.

Multiple Choice

3. It's 11 a.m now, and they are being cut in different sizes and prepared appropriately at the moment.

• Stephan washed, cleaned, and dried all the vegetables from 9.00 to 10.30.

• Stephan will marinate the meat at 11.30.

• Susan, Paula and Tony started to peel, slice, chop or mince every ingredient appropriately at 10.35. They finished doing this at 11.20.

• The kitchen staff has prepared the ingredients appropriately.

Multiple Choice

4. In half an hour the meat will be marinated.

• Stephan washed, cleaned, and dried all the vegetables from 9.00 to 10.30.

• The kitchen staff has prepared the ingredients appropriately.

• Susan, Paula and Tony started to peel, slice, chop or mince every ingredient appropriately at 10.35. They finished doing this at 11.20.

• Stephan will marinate the meat at 11.30.

Multiple Select

Is the chef satisfied with the job which was done in the kitchen?

• Yes, he is. He thinks everything is going well.

• No, he is not and he won't feel satisfied until he finds out who has worked in each step.

• Yes, absolutely he is and he wouldn't care less which staff worked in which part of the process. In other words, he doesn't care about it at all.

• Yes, he is. He's glad to hear that everything has been done with great care.