Passive voice

Passive voice

May 26th

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Passive voice

verb to be + past participle

Quiz time!

Look at the following sentences. Select ACTIVE or PASSIVE, according to the structure that you identify.

Multiple Choice

The boats go out early in the morning.

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

Multiple Choice

Fishers catch the fish in the sea.

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

Multiple Choice

The fish are taken to the market.

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

Multiple Choice

People buy the fish.

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

Multiple Choice

The fish are cleaned and cooked.

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

Multiple Choice

Families eat the fish for dinner.

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

Multiple Choice

The dirty dishes are left for the morning.

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

Practice

Now, we'll talk about the process of producing strawberry jam. Imagine that you bought a new equipment to make the process faster, and you're explaining how it will be used to the workers.

Transform the following sentences using future passive voice tenses.

Open Ended

The pickers recollect the strawberries from the fields.

Open Ended

A person transports the strawberries to the factory.

Open Ended

The new machine selects the best strawberries.

Open Ended

The machine washes, disinfects and peels the strawberries.

Open Ended

Some people will receive the strawberries ready for the jam.

Open Ended

Some people cook the strawberries with sugar and lemon juice.

Open Ended

Somebody leaves the jam to cool down, and then they bottle the jam in cristal jars.

Open Ended

Then, somebody distributes the jars to the stores, where the stores sell them.

The end of the process!

Have you got any questions?