Change it to passive! Nowadays British people drink more coffee than tea.
Nowadays more coffee is drunk by British people.
Active or Passive?
He has just missed the train
The train has just missed him
He has just been missed the train
The train is just missing him
Make it passive! The chef will cook dinner for us tonight.
Dinner will be cooked by the chef tonight.
Correct it! We were offered the students the chance to work with us during the summer holiday.
The students were offered the chance......
My finger _____ when I was making dinner.
was being cut
was cut
is cut
was cutted
15,000 litres of water _______ to produce 1 kilo of beef.
is being needed
are needed
is needed
has been needed
They clean the windows every week.
The windows are cleaned every week.
The windows were cleaning every week.
The windows are being cleaned every week.
The windows have been cleaned every week.
My grandmother made the cake yesterday.
The cake was made (by my grandmother) yesterday
Garfield woke up Jon this morning. Jon _____________________ this morning.
Jon was woken up by Garfield this morning.
Describe the picture using a passive sentence.
The piano is played by a monkey.
Santa's wife is decorating the Christmas tree. The Christmas tree ________ Santa's wife.
is being decorated by
was decorated
is decorated
has being decorated by
The world’s first motorways _______________ in Germany in the 1930s.
have been built
are built
were being built
were built
Mrs Doubtfire has cleaned my house. My house_______
My house cleaned Mrs Doubtfire.
My house is being cleaning by Mrs Doubtfire.
My house has cleaned by Mrs Doubtfire.
My house has been cleaned by Mrs Doubtfire.
Describe the picture using the passive!
The sandwich was stolen (OR is being stolen) by the seagull.
We're too late! All the tickets for the concert ______!
have sold
are sold
have been selled
have been sold
Don’t turn round! I think we _______________ !
are being followed
are followed
have been following
will be followed
We can't identify the writer of the story.
The writer of the story can't be identified.
The writer is the story isn't identified.
The writer of the story couldn't have identified
The writer of the story can't identified.
Pasta ______ from wheat.
is made
has been made
is being made
was made
A: Where is Susan? B: I'm not sure, but maybe she ________ by aliens.
should be kidnapped
has been kidnapped
would kidnapped
is kidnapped
Describe the picture using the passive!
The shark was being ridden by the cowboy.
Correct it! Does she employed by the airline or the airport?
Is she employed by the airline or the airport?
Mary Shelley wrote the novel Frankenstein.
The novel Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley.
Make it passive! The alien bought a pizza from the supermarket.
The pizza was bought by the alien.
Make it passive! The vampire drank the old man's blood.
The old man's blood was drunk by the vampire.
A tour guide will take you to the museum.
You will be taken to the museum by a guide.
You were taken to the museum by a tour guide.
You are taken to the museum by a tour guide.
You will take a tour guide to the museum.
This photo ___________ by my grandfather when I was five.
was being taken
is taken
was taken
has been taken
Make it passive! People eat 40 million hamburgers every day.
40 million hamburgers are eaten every day.
This tree is very old. It ___________________ in the 19th century.
is planted
was planted
planted
is being planted
Smoking _______________ on planes.
are not allowed
is not allowed
don't allowed
is not being allowed
Make it passive! The tourists saw a very strange animal at the zoo.
A very strange animal was seen by the tourists.
_______ any training before you started working?
You were being given ____?
Have you been given _____?
Were you given_____?
Are you given____?
Correct it! The car is Japanese but it produces in the UK.
The car is Japanese but it is produced in the UK.
Is it correct? The messages have been sent yesterday.
The messages were sent yesterday.
The boy killed the spider.
The spider was killed (by the boy)
Correct it! Most chopsticks have been made from wood.
Most chopsticks are made from wood.
We are staying in a hotel because my house _______ at the moment.
has been decorated
is decorating
is being decorated
was decorated