Страдательный залог в английском языке

Look at all the dust in here! It looks as if this room hasn’t been cleaned for a month!

Well, don’t blame me! I was only hired a week ago.

Let’s learn

the Passive!

Complete the sentences, use Present Simple Passive.

• Say
• Call
• Dress
• Own
• Feed
• Keep

There is a chimpanzee which ………………… “Bubbles”. It ………………… by Michael Johnson.

is called

say/said/said

is owned

called

It ………………… in his home. It ………………… every day by Michael Johnson himself.

is fed

is kept

dressed

owned

It ……………… (always) in funny clothes. It ………………… that “Bubbles” is Michael Johnson’s only friend.

is always dressed

feed/fed/fed

is said

keep/kept/kept

Look at the Hotel Information table and write sentences as in the example.

Breakfast/serve – where and when?

Breakfast is served in Pierrot’s Restaurant between 7 and 9.30 am.

Dinner/serve – where and when?

Dinner is served in Main Restaurant between 8 and 10 pm.

Newspapers / sell – where?

Newspapers are sold at the Reception Desk.

Telephone calls can be made at the Reception Desk.

Telephone calls / can make – where?

Rooms are cleaned by maids daily.

Rooms / clean – who by and how often?

scheme

Hot water is supplied 24 hours a day.

Hot water / supply – when?

Films are shown in the hotel cinema every night at 10 pm.

Films / show – where and when?

Rewrite the newspaper headlines as complete sentences.

FOOTBALLER OFFERED MILLION FOR TRANSFER

The footballer has been offered a million pounds for the transfer.

Present Perfect Passive

Rewrite the newspaper headlines as complete sentences.

NO CHILDREN ADMITTED INTO SPORTS CLUB

Children are not admitted into the Sports Club.

Present Simple Passive

Rewrite the newspaper headlines as complete sentences.

CHILDREN BEING BRAINWASHED BY TV

Children are being brainwashed by TV.

Present Continuous Passive

Rewrite the newspaper headlines as complete sentences.

PLANET BEING DESTROYED BY POLLUTION

Our planet is being destroyed by pollution.

Present Continuous Passive

Fill in the correct passive form.

Mr Pryce was having his house done up. Write what he saw when he went to inspect the work.

Past Perfect Passive

1. The windows …………………………………… . (clean)

had been cleaned

Past Continuous Passive

put/put/put

2. New curtains ……………………………… . (put up)

were being put up

Fill in the correct passive form.

Mr Pryce was having his house done up. Write what he saw when he went to inspect the work.

Past Perfect Passive

3. The walls …………………………………… . (paint)

had been painted

Past Continuous Passive

4. Light fittings ……………………………… . (still/install)

were still being installed

Fill in the correct passive form.

Mr Pryce was having his house done up. Write what he saw when he went to inspect the work.

Past Continuous Passive

5. Some furniture …………………………. (deliver)

was being delivered

Furniture is always singular

Past Perfect Passive

buy/bought/bought

6. New carpets ………………………………… . (buy)

had been bought

Turn from Active into Passive as in the example.

Her mother bought Mary some sweets .

less usual

more usual

Mary was bought some sweets by her mother.

Some sweets were bought for Mary by her mother.

Turn from Active into Passive as in the example.

The Queen presented him with a medal .

less usual

more usual

He was presented with a medal by the Queen.

A medal was presented to him by the Queen.

Turn from Active into Passive as in the example.

Bob has sold Ted a second-hand car .

less usual

more usual

Ted has been sold a second-hand car by Bob.

A second-hand car has been sold to Ted by Bob.

Turn from Active into Passive as in the example.

Larry is going to send a letter to Tom .

less usual

more usual

Tom is going to be sent a letter by Larry.

A letter is going to be sent to Tom by Larry.