ADVANCED PASSIVES

ADVANCED PASSIVES

By Yolanda Calpe

​ACTIVE VERB FORM to PASSIVE VERB FORM

​ACTIVE VERB FORM FORMULA

 SUBJECT VERB OBJECT 

Doer of the action + verb + receiver of the action The technician is fixing the PC

​PASSIVE VERB FORM FORMULA OBJECT PASSIVE VERB SUBJECT 

Receiver of the action + be + past participle + by + doer of the action

 The PC is being fixed by the technician 

People say that / They say that / It is said that / It has been said that , He/ She/They,etc. is/are said to be/have / People think,etc.

Grammar

Passives exercises​

Fill in the Blank

The employers have not found a person for the job yet. BEEN

A person for the job ...................................................................... yet

Fill in the Blank

Economists believe that the collapse of private debt caused the 2008 recession. BELIEVED

The 2008 recession ….......................................................... by the collapse of private debt .

Fill in the Blank

Did your teacher tell you off? BY

Were....,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,your teacher?

Fill in the Blank

They say he killed his dog. HAVE

He is ...............................................his dog.

Fill in the Blank

They say that there are more cows than people in Ireland. THAT

----------------------there are more cows than people in Ireland.

Fill in the Blank

People thought they had won the competition. TO

They ...................................to have won the competition.

KEY WORDS:

Have, to, that, by, has, be Past participles (been, thought, said) 

TIP : Object in the original sentence becomes the subject in the passive sentence

Yolanda Calpe