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Passive Voice: Usage and Examples

Learn about the usage of passive voice in English grammar with examples and practice exercises. Understand when and how to use passive voice in different contexts. Suitable for students in grades 8-9.

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Passive Voice: Usage and Examples

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  1. Выполнила: учитель английского языка Зыкова Виктория Александровна ГБОУ СОШ №2025 г. Москвы Passive Voice(Страдательный залог)8-9 класс

  2. - When the agent is unknown, unimportant or obvious– Letter will be delivered today. - When the action is more polite than the agent (mostly in official forms)– Dogs are not allowed into the shops. - To make the statements more polite or formal- The book has been torn. - To put emphasis on the agent – The Tower of London was built by William the Conqueror. The Passive is used:

  3. Noun + be*+ V3 + by/ with + noun Образуется: *Глагол beизменяется по временам

  4. 1. Jonathan was / has chosen to play the lead role in the school play. 2. I’m sleeping downstairs because my bedroom is being painted/has been painting. 3. Treasure Island was/has written by Robert Louis Stevenson. 4. Your essays must be /have handed in on Friday morning. 5. It was a real shock when my Dad was /has fired from his job. Choose the correct word or phrase

  5. Passive Voice isn’t used in tenses Present / Past Perfect Continuous, Future Perfect Continuous! Phrases are used instead. Watch out! √ The restaurant has been under construction for four years. × The restaurant has been being built for four years.

  6. 1. They have been building the new road for a long time. (under construction) 2. They had been training the horse for the race for over a year. (in training) 3. They have been discussing the issue in Parliament. (under discussion) 4. They had been observing the criminal for the past two weeks. (under observation) 5. They have been using this plane for over 25 years now. (in use) 6. They have been developing the Cyborg D423 robot for over ten years. (in development) PEREPHRASE THE SENTENCES USING THE PHRASE GIVEN

  7. We use by + agent to say who or what did the action. The best pizzas are made by the Italians. • We use with + instrument or material to say what instrument or material the agent used. Soup should be eaten with a spoon.

  8. 1. Gunpowder/invent/the Chinese. 2. At the surgery yesterday, I/examine/Dr.Peterson/and/give/a prescription. 3. I went to see it because I/tell/it was a good film/all my friends. 4. This photograph/just take/my grandfather. 5. Our dog/give/an injection/the vet next Monday. 6. The winning goal in the last night’s match/score/Donatello/a brilliant free kick. 7. Your check/send/before you called. Put sentences in the Passive Voice

  9. ДОПОЛНЕНИЕ действительного залога становится ПОДЛЕЖАЩИМ в страдательном залоге. Изменение действительного залога в страдательный subject verb object active Ann wrote this composition. passive This composition was written by Ann.

  10. 1. Ancient people built pyramids in Egypt. 2. Tommy is having an operation right now. 3. Someone has scratched my car on the door! 4. The waiter offered a menu to us. 5. The hotel provides satellite television for its guests. 6. My grandma taught this song to me. 7. My Dad is going to get a great computer game for me. Change into Passive

  11. The verbs believe, expect, feel, hope, report, say, think etc. can be used in the following passive patterns:1) It + passive + that-clause (impersonal)2) subject (person) + passive + to-infinitive (personal construction)

  12. People say that Bali is a beautiful island. It … People generally think that life won’t be found on Mars. It … It is generally said that Christmas is too commercialized. Christmas … People say that crocodile tastes like squid. Crocodile … It is said that the Vikings discovered America before Columbus. The Vikings … People think that heart disease is caused by eating the wrong things. Heart disease … People have suggested that the school should start to produce a magazine. It … Rewrite in the passive starting with the word given

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