Passive ENA2

To form the passive, you need:

• Be + past participle

• Be + 3rd form of the main verb

• Subject + Be

The passive sentence begins:

• With the subject of the verb

• With the object of the verb

• It doesn't need to have an object

The passive form from the sentence ''I have been studying English hard'' is:

• English has been being studied hard.

• English has been studied hard.

• English hasn't been being studied hard.

Passive is only ever used in the news.

• True, since It's only used in very formal contexts.

• True, I've never heard that anyone would use passive in other contexts!

• False, it is used in the news but that isn't its only context.

The correct translation for the sentence ''5000 euroa heitetään joka päivä roskiin Roomassa'' is:

• 5000 euros is thrown away every day in Rome.

• 5000 euros has been being thrown away each day in Rome.

• 5000 euros has been thrown away every day in Rome since last year.

''The burglars were caught yesterday at dusk on a deserted avenue'' means:

• Murtovarkaat saatiin eilen kiinni aamunkoitteessa autiolla kadulla.

• Murtovarkaat saatiin eilen kiinni autiolla kadulla illan hämärtyessä.

• Murtovarkaat saatiin eilen kiinni kukonlaulun aikaan autiolla kadulla.

How do you form the passive from the following sentence:

''I heard she was muttering''

• Her mutters were being heard.

• Her mutters were heard.

• I heard her muttering.

If there is an auxiliary verb in the active sentence, something has to be added to construct its passive form.

• No, you don't need to add anything.

• Yes, you must add the word ''not''.

• Yes, you must add the verb ''be''. E.g. : it should be finished by now

The sentence ''A window had been broken.'' is an example of:

• Imperfektin passiivi

• Pluskvamperfektin passiivi

• Perfektin passiivi

I think that I can use the passive form now in various tenses.

• Yes, and I can teach it to others!

• Yes, I can do this on my own.

• No, I need to practice this more.