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