1. COMPUTERIZED SUPPLEMENT TO ENTERPISE 3
GRAMMAR
PRESENTATION
AND
PRACTICE
UNIT 12
© S.I. KALININA
COMPUTERIZED SUPPLEMENT TO ENTERPISE 3

2. THE PASSIVE Passive Voice: Future Simple Present Continuous
Present Simple
Future Continuous
Future Perfect

3. Stonehenge was built in prehistoric times.
The Passive
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Stonehenge was built in prehistoric times.
It was probably constructed as a place
of worship.

4. Many of its stones have been stolen over the years.
The Passive
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Many of its stones have been stolen
over the years.
It is visited by a lot of tourists every year.

5. Mrs Archer’s ruby ring was stolen from her house last night.
The Passive
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Mrs Archer’s ruby ring was stolen
from her house last night.
(We do not know who stole the ring.)

6. Rolls Royce cars are made in England.
The Passive
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Rolls Royce cars are made in England.
(It is not important to know who makes the cars.)

7. The cows are milked once a day.
The Passive
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The cows are milked once a day.
(It is obvious that the farmer milks the cows.)

8. Two teenagers were seriously injured in a car accident last night.
The Passive
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Two teenagers
were seriously
injured in a car
accident last night.

9. EXERCISES Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive tense.
Change the sentences into the passive.

10. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct
Passive Voice
Exercises 1
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct
passive tense.
1. A: Who looks after your garden for you?
B: It ________ after (look after) by my brother.
2. A: That’s a beautiful dress. Where did you
buy it?
B: Actually, it _________ (make) for me by my aunt.
3. A: Have you typed that letter yet, Miss Brown?
B: It ____________ (type) right now, sir.
is looked
was made
is being typed

11. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct
Passive Voice
Exercises 1
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct
passive tense.
4. A: Did you make the coffee when you got to work this morning?
B: No, it ____________________
(already/make) by the time I got there.
5. A: Are you going to pick up the children today?
B: No, they ________________ (pick up) by Roger. I’ve already arranged it.
6. A: Where is your watch?
B: I broke it. It ______________ (repair) at the moment.
had already been made
are being picked up
is being repaired

12. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct
Passive Voice
Exercises 1
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct
passive tense.
7. A: Has the new furniture for my bedroom arrived?
B: No, it _________________ (not/deliver) yet.
8. A: They are building a new sports centre in town.
B: I know. It ____________ (open) by the mayor next month.
hasn’t been delivered
will be opened

13. Change the sentences into the passive.
Passive Voice
Exercises 2
Change the sentences into the passive.
1. Someone is repairing the garden fence.
_____________________________
2. Do they teach Latin at this school?
________________________
3. She hit him on the head with a tennis racquet.
____________________________________
4. Who built the Pyramids?
___________________________
The garden fence is being repaired.
Is Latin taught at this school?
He was hit on the head with a tennis racquet.
Who were the Pyramids built by?

14. Change the sentences into the passive.
Passive Voice
Exercises 2
Change the sentences into the passive.
5. A lot of children use computers nowadays.
________________________________
_________
6. Jill hasn’t done the housework yet.
___________________________________
7. They may not deliver the parcel today.
_______________________________
Computers are used by a lot of children
nowadays.
The housework hasn’t been done by Jill yet.
The parcel may not be delivered today.

15. REVIEW OF THE PASSIVE We use the passive:
when the agent is unknown, unimportant or
obvious from the context
when the action itself is more important than
the agent

16. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK
END OF
UNIT 12