Jane was cutting the cake.. The secretary prints the documents The documents are printed by the secretary Dad washed the car.. The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of
Trang 1When ? = when the focus is on the action
How? =
T
letter
M SUBJECT BE + PAST
PARTICIPL E
AGENT
EXAMPLES
My parents have booked a flight.
A flight has been
booked (by my parents).
Sally is drinking a cup of tea.
A cup of tea is being drunk (by Sally).
1 My father is washing the car
2 John broke the window
3 Jane was cutting the cake
4 She would call the police
5 Someone has stolen my car!
The secretary prints the documents
The documents are printed (by the secretary) Dad washed the car
The car was washed (by Dad)
The object of the active sentence becomes the subject
of the passive sentence
the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past
participle)
the subject of the active sentence becomes the object
of the passive sentence (or is dropped)
Trang 26 Our boss will sign the contract.
7 They didn’t let him go
8 You can find her at the bar
9 Will the plumber repair the shower?
10 Somebody hit me
11 They make shoes in that factory
12 People must not leave bicycles in the driveway
13 They built that skyscraper in 1934
14 The students will finish the course by July
15 They are repairing the streets this month
16 They have finished the new product design
17 Did the plan interest you?
18 They are going to perform Beethoven's Fifth Symphony next weekend
19 Someone will speak Japanese at the meeting
20 Karen was preparing the refreshments
Turn these sentences back into the active
1 The ship was sunk by a bomb
2 The bed is being made by Daniel
3 The church bells are rung by a group of men
4 We are sent by our boss
5 The war was won by the French
6 The dog has been taken for a walk by Judith
7 A chocolate cake was baked by Mom for my birthday party
8 The situation is being discussed by the President in the meeting
9 The cup was won by Jim at Sports Day
10 You would have been told by them