The Passive Upstream Unit 6

Subject Object Verb V3 be (by subject)

To use one of the forms of verb to be, we have to meet two conditions: be The same tense of the main verb What agrees with the new subject ( object)

Alitakesthe pills. by Ali. The pills takenare

People speak English in many countries. English is spoken in many countries.

Someone robbed the bank yesterday. The bank was robbed yesterday.

Our teacher will collect the projects tomorrow. The projects will be collected tomorrow.

The tailor has made this suit for me. This suit has been made for me.

Builders had made this house using mud. This house had been made using mud.

Sue bought a silk dress for her sister’s wedding. A silk dress was bought by Sue.

The police arrested them yesterday. They were arrested yesterday.

Did they tell her the story? Was Was she told told the story?

Jill paints the fence once a year. The fence is painted once a year.

What must we do about this? What must must be be done done about this?

What questions did they ask? What questions were were asked?

Has anyone changed the curtains yet? Have Have the curtains been been changed changed yet?

Where did they park the car? Where was was the car parked?

Will anyone tell him about the accident? Will Will he be be told told about the accident?

Has anyone dusted that blackboard yet? Has Has that blackboard been been dusted dusted yet?

Who is cleaning my room? Who is is my room being being cleaned cleaned by? OR Whom is is my room being being cleaned cleaned by?

Someone wrote this letter. ( Change into a passive question asking about the underlined. ) Step 1: Form an Active Question. Who Who wrote wrote this letter? Step 2: Change the Active Question into a Passive Question. Who Who was was this letter written written by?

As you have noticed, the Passive Voice of any tense contains this structure: be + V. 3 (Past Participle) (Past Participle) is is broken will be met was was interrogated interrogated. is is going going to to be be informed could could have have been been saved was was being being looted had had been been seen

Do you know the past and Past Participle forms of the irregular verbs ? You have to know the past and Past Participle forms of the IRREGULAR VERBS by heart.

Group 1 SIMPLE FORMSIMPLE PASTPAST PARTICIPLE singsangsung sinksanksunk drinkdrankdrunk shrinkshrankshrunk swimswamswum beginbeganbegun runrunranranrunrun

Group 2 SIMPLE FORMSIMPLE PASTPAST PARTICIPLE feedfed leadled breedbred readread* (Pronounced as red) read* (Pronounced as red) sellsoldsoldsoldsold telltoldtoldtoldtold slideslid holdheld

Group 3 SIMPLE FORMSIMPLE PASTPAST PARTICIPLE hit fit spitspit (spat) knitknit /(knitted) quit let set upset shut cut put cost hurt spread broadcast

Group 4 SIMPLE FORMSIMPLE PASTPAST PARTICIPLE buybought fightfought seeksought thinkthought bringbrought teachtaught catchcaught

Group 5 SIMPLE FORMSIMPLE PASTPAST PARTICIPLE bendbent sendsent lendlent spendspent buildbuilt sleepslept keepkept creepcrept weepwept sweepswept leapleapt (leaped) feelfelt meanmeant dreamdreamt /(dreamed) meetmet leaveleft loselost burnburnt /(burned)

Group 6 SIMPLE FORMSIMPLE PASTPAST PARTICIPLE hanghung hang (to kill ) hanged digdigdugdugdugdug shootshot standstood understandunderstood stickstuck strikestruck sitsitsatsatsatsat winwinwonwonwonwon makemade paypaid laylaid saysaid lightlit / (lighted) findfound founded

Group 7 SIMPLE FORMSIMPLE PASTPAST PARTICIPLE throwthrewthrown growgrewgrown blowblewblown drawdrewdrawn withdrawwithdrewwithdrawn flyflewflown knowknewknown

Group 8 SIMPLE FORMSIMPLE PASTPAST PARTICIPLE divedived/dovedived dododiddone gowentgone hearheard havehad be ( am, is, are)was, werebeen comecamecome becomebecamebecome overcomeovercameovercome seesawseen sawsawedsawn /(sawed) lielied lielaylain laylaid