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The Passive: Hard

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    Forming and recognising passive structures.
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  • Put this sentence into the passive: The dog bit the man.
    The man was bitten by the dog.
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  • Put this sentence into the passive: They made this pasta in Italy.
    This pasta was made in Italy.
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  • Put this sentence into the passive: She wrote her email address here somewhere.
    Her email address was/is written here somewhere.
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  • Put this sentence into the passive: A team designs video games, not just one person.
    Video games are designed by a team, not just one person.
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  • What form does the main verb always take when it is put into the passive?
    Past participle.
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  • Is this sentence active or passive? Apple Inc. was founded by Steve Jobs.
    Passive!
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  • What form does the auxiliary verb 'to be' take in a passive sentence?
    The same form as the main verb in the active sentence.
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  • Is this sentence active or passive? My aunt hates Donald Trump.
    Active!
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  • Put this sentence into the passive: Millions of people use the internet every day.
    The internet is used by millions of people every day.
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  • Which verb do we always use as an auxiliary in the passive?
    The verb 'to be'.
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  • Put this sentence into the passive: Do they test computer games when they are ready?
    Are computer games tested when they are ready?
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  • Put this sentence into the passive: Thousands of people visited this website last week.
    This website was visited by thousands of people last week.
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  • Is this sentence active or passive? The man ate some chicken.
    Active!
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  • Is this sentence active or passive? Millions of potatoes are eaten every day on this planet.
    Passive!
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