The Passive Voice: Gerunds, Infinitives & Modal Verbs

I imagine being watched by cameras is not pleasant.

• a modal verb and a bare infinitive

• a full infinitive

• a gerund

The scientist decided to be involved in the project.

• a modal verb and a bare infinitive

• a full infinitive

• a gerund

The public should be told about the dangers of mobile phones.

• a modal verb and a bare infinitive

• a full infinitive

• a gerund

We form the passive of a gerund with _________ + past participle.

• to be

• being

• be

We form the passive of a full infinitive with ________ + past participle.

• to be

• being

• be

We form the passive of a bare e infinitive with a _______+ past participle.

• to be

• being

• be

A: They should deliver our new state of the art computers today.

P: Our new state of the art computers should _______today.

A: The government is going to build a modern science museum.

P: A modern science museum is going to ________by the government.

A: I remember somebody giving me a digital watch.

P : I remember ______ a digital watch.

A: The scientist doesn’t like his colleagues telling him lies.

P: The scientist doesn’t like _____ lies by his colleagues.