Passive Voice 铁岭中学 叶薇

Irregular Verbs read ________ __________ spread ________ __________ Base form-past tense-past participle read ________ __________ spread ________ __________ leave ________ ________ rebuild ________ _________ ride _____ _______ write ________ ________ win _____ _____ set _____ _____ Base form-past tense-past participle throw _________ _________ drink _________ _________ choose ________ __________ take _________ _________ find _________ __________ give _________ __________ think ________ __________ lead ________ _________ threw thrown read read drank drunk spread spread chose chosen left left rebuilt rebuilt took taken rode ridden found found wrote written gave given thought thought won won led led set set

Practice transitive verbs Make sentences with the passive voice: Model: Ask a question Ask a question→ A question is asked. Asked a question→ A question was asked. Will ask a question →A question will be asked. 1. save money 2. destroy the city 3. draw a picture 4. collect coins 5. provide medical services 6. predict the earthquake transitive verbs

Practice What is done?

use Water is used for making electricity.

speak English is spoken by many people.

cover The street is covered with snow.

keep The books are kept in the school library.

一般现在时 一般现在时 被动式： 被动式： 的 的 am is + p.p. are

Read and say! What was done?

Who ate my food? Who used my fork? Who cut with my knife? Who moved my chair?

一般过去时 被动式： 的 was   ＋   p.p. were  

Think and say! What will be done?

? If you are a Brazilian, what will be done for the 2016 Olympic Games?

roads widen rivers clean more trees plant new stadiums build the world record break super star invite wonderful events report Olympic spirit learn

一般将来时 被动式： 的 will be + p.p.

Listen and write! What can't be done?

Listen to the sentences and change them into passive voice 可水洗标志

情态动词 被动式： 的 can may be ＋  p.p. must  

be + p.p. (transitive verbs) The Passive Voice (被动语态) be + p.p. (transitive verbs) 1)the simple present (一般现在时) am/is/are + p.p. 2)the simple past (一般过去时) was/were + p.p. 3)the simple future (一般将来时) will be + p.p. 4)with modal verbs (情态动词) modal verbs + be + p.p.

be +P.P. Change the following into passive voice. 1. They make shoes in that factory. Shoes ____ _____ in that factory. are made 2. People must not leave bicycles in the playground. Bicycles _______ ____ _____ in the playground. mustn’t be left

3. They built that house in 1934. was built 4. The students will choose the project next July. The project ___ __ ______ next July. will be chosen 5. They bought the cars last month. The cars ____ ________last month. were bought

6. The worker cleaned those trash bins. were cleaned 7. Mr. Black taught English last term. English _____ _______ by Mr. Black last term. was taught 8. They hold a big car exhibition every year. A big car exhibition___ _______ by them every year. is held

1.Many people speak English. Put the following sentences into Passive Voice. English is spoken by many people. 2.People used low-flow taps for saving water. Low-flow taps were used for saving water by people. 3.We can send the parcel by air mail. The parcel can be sent by us by air mail. 4.We should clean the classroom every day. The classroom should be cleaned by us every day. 5.He will repair the bike tomorrow. The bike will be repaired by him tomorrow.

We shouldn’t use the passive voice in these situations. 一）Intransitive verbs ：take place , happen , come ,begin,end, rise ,fall, arrive，etc. 1The Second World War _________ in 1945. (ended/was ended) 2.When_________the train _________? (does…arrive/is…arrived) 3.After the heavy rain, the river _________2 feet. (rose/was…risen) 4 Could you tell me when the first Olympic Games________ (took place/was taken place). ended does arrive rose took place

二）truth \fact freezes rises 1.When the temperature is below zero, water_________(freeze). 2.If the temperature _________(rise), water can turn into steam. freezes rises

be get become turn look taste smell feel sound 三）link verbs(系表动词 ): be get become turn look taste smell feel sound 1.The Palace Museum was built 600 years ago, but it Still ______(look)beautiful. 2.Your hands _________(feel)so cold. Are you all right? looks feel

We must use the Passive Voice. 一)tell\want\ask invite\allow sb to do sth warn sb not to do sth introduce sb to sb praise sb for sth We _______(tell) to go to the teachers’office a moment ago. 2.The footballer said nothing when he _____ (ask)what he thought of the match. 3.When people __________ (introduce)to each other,they usually say “How do you do ?”. were told was asked are introduced

二）give\afford\award sb sth take\send sb to sp. was awarded 1.Jane was one of the top students.She _________ (award)the first prize at the end of the last term. 2.The sick man ( should take ) to the hospital at once. 3.The newspaper says more good teachers _______ (send) to Yunnan sometime next year. 4.You ________ (give)a reward for your hard work sometime next week. should be taken would be sent would be given

We _______(tell) to go to the teachers’office a moment ago. 2.The footballer said nothing when he _____ (ask)what he thought of the match. 3.When people __________ (introduce)to each other,they usually say “How do you do ?”. 4.Jane was one of the top students. She _________ (award) the first prize at the end of the last term.

Pay more attention to these special phrases: show sb around take good care of sb look after sb. 1.Every year, many visitors _________ (show) around our city. 2.The old people and children _____________ (should take) good care of. are showed should be taken

No Passive Voice 一)Intransitive verbs take place , happen , come , begin,end, rise ,fall, arrive， 二)truth \fact 三)link verbs be get become turn look taste smell feel sound

Fill in the blanks with the verbs in their proper forms. 1.This highrise ______(look) old though it ________ (build) two years ago. 2.In winter the sun _________(rise) later than any other season. 3.Pandas must ___________ (look) after. 4 Could you tell me when the first Olympic Games________ (take place). 5.I won’t go there if I ________(invite). looks was built rises be looked took place am invited