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PASSIVE VOICE
TENSES
Revision
What is the way to change active into passive voice?
-Lấy tân ngữ trong câu chủ động lên làm chủ ngữ trong câu bị động.
-Chủ ngữ trong câu chủ động chuyển xuống làm tân ngữ trong câu bị động.
- Động từ chuyển về quá khứ phân từ(PII).
Trạng từ chỉ thời gian thì đứng sau”by”
- Trạng từ chỉ địa điểm thì đứng trước”by”
Active : Jane cleans the floor every day .
Passive : The floor is cleaned by Jane everyday .
S V O
S + IS / AM / ARE + PII + BY+ O
Simple present :
Active : Jane is cleaning the floor now .
Passive : The floor is being cleaned by Jane now.
Present continuous
S + IS / AM / ARE + BEING + PII
Present perfect
Active : The floor looks nice . Jane has cleaned it.
Passive : The floor looks nice . It has been cleaned by Jane .
S + HAS / HAVE+ BEEN + PP
Simple past
Active : Jane cleaned the floor yesterday .
Passive : The floor was cleaned by Jane yesterday .
S + WAS / WERE + PP
Past continuous
Active :Jane was cleaning the floor when I arrived .
Passive:The floor was being cleaned by Jane when I arrived .
S + WAS / WERE + BEING + PP
Past perfect
Active : The floor looked much better . Jane had cleaned it .
Passive : The room looked much better . It had been cleaned by Jane.
S + HAD + BEEN + PP
Simple future
Active :The floor looks dirty . Jane will clean it tomorrow.
Passive : The floor looks dirty . It will be cleaned by Jane tomorrow.
S + WILL + BE + PP+ by +O
Near future
Active :The floor looks dirty . Jane is going to clean it tomorrow.
Passive : The floor looks dirty . It is going to be cleaned
by Jane tomorrow
S + Am/is/ are+ going tobe + PII
Modalverb
Active: Jane can clean the house
Passive: the house can be cleaned by Jane
S+ Modal verb +be +PII+by +O
1970
They built this building in 1970.
Building / build
This building was built in 1970 .
postman
A few letters
The postman is collecting a few letters .
A few letters are being collected by the postman .
Newspapers
Postman
The postman is delivering some newspapers .
Some newspapers are being delivered by the postman .
Mary
Heavy bag
Mary is carrying a heavy bag .
A heavy bag is being carried by Mary.
Mr Brown
Picture
Mr Brown has already drawn a picture .
A picture has already been drawn by Mr Brown .
Tom
Mother
Tom often kisses his mother .
His mother is often kissed by Tom .
Sofa
They are moving a sofa to the next room .
A sofa is being moved to the next room .
Linda
Flower
Lan is picking a flower .
A flower is being picked by Lan .
Workman
The workman repairs cars everyday .
Cars are repaired by the workman everyday.
Car
Woman
This woman sweeps the streets everyday .
The streets are swept by this woman everyday .
I. Underline the correct form active or passive of the verbs in brackets
1. Some new equipment (has ordered -has been ordered ) by the company.
2. Somebody (calls -is called ) the President everyday .
3. These artificial flowers (make -are made) of silk .
4. Nothing (has done-has been done) .
5. A lot of money (spends -is spent) on advertising .
6. This room (uses -is used) only on special occasions .
7. The old theatre (is being pulled - pulls ) down .
8. My bicycle (stole -was stolen) yesterday .
II. Give the correct form of the verbs “active or passive”
1.English (speak) all over the world .
2. The students (do) the exercises when I came .
3. I (not / allow) to go out last night .
4. All main courses (serve) with vegetables and salad .
5. HCM city (call) “the Pearl of the Far East” .
6. Clothes and food (just / carry) to the flooded area.
7. Who (invent) the generator .
8. More money (spend) on food now than it
(spend) years ago .
is spoken
were doing
wasn’t allowed
are served
is called
have just been carried
invented
is being spent
was spent
III.Change the following sentences into passive voice
1. They sell a special kind of tea here .

2. They have searched all the cars and trucks .

3. The English government put him in prison last year .

4. Her parents will meet us at the station tomorrow .

5. Mr Brown is holding a meeting in the hall .
A special kind of tea is sold here .
All the cars and trucks have been searched .
He was put in prison by the English government last year .
We will be met at the station by her parents tomorrow .
A meeting is being held in the hall by Mr Brown .
Thank for your listening