The presentation describes the rule of the formation of the Present Simple Passive and contains some examples of its use in English. For school students.
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1. The Passive Voice
ПАСИВНИЙ СТАН
Страдательный залог
We use the Passive Voice
when it is not important who or what does the action;
when the action itself is more important than its doer;
if the doer of the action is unknown, unimportant, or clear
from the context.
2. The Passive Voice
The Passive Voice shows that the person or object
expressed by the subject is experiencing an effect on itself.
(Пасивний стан показує, що особа або предмет,
виражена/ий підметом, відчуває дію на собі,
а не є виконавцем дії)
This poet writes a lot of poems every year.
A lot of poems are written every year by this poet.
3. to be + V3 (-ed)
The Present Simple Passive:
am / is / are + V3 (-ed)
4. The Present Simple Tense
Active Voice
• 1. We divide books into 2 groups.
• 2. They (I, She, He, We, You) often
publish his stories.
• 3. Ann teaches her son to read.
• 4. He always invites me to his parties.
Passive Voice
• 1. The books are divided into 2
groups.
• 2. His stories are often published by
them (me, her, him, us, you).
• 3. Ann’s son is taught to read.
• 4. I am always invited to his parties.
5. Fill in with am / is /are :
1. Grammar rules ____ usually learnt by heart.
2. New books ____ shown in our library this
week.
3. Many famous towns ____ described in this
reference book.
4. I ____ asked a lot of questions at the lesson.
5. The success ____ always achieved due to
hard working.
6. This library _____ always visited by young
readers.
6. Choose the correct form:
1.I ____ this place. (like / am liked)
2.What books by Charles Dickens ____
(translate / are translated) into Ukrainian?
3.This city ____ (visit / is visited) by many
people.
4.Who ____ (gives / is given) bad marks in your
class?
5.Our house ____ (made / is made) of wood.
6.Our holiday ____ (begins / is begun) next
week.
7. ____ am / is / are + usually + made of ____
• metal
• glass
• wool
• wood
• plastic
• leather
• paper
• cardboard
8. Negative and interrogative sentences
• The room is cleaned every day.
• The room isn’t cleaned every day.
• Is the room cleaned every day?
Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.
• The tests are written at the lessons.
• The tests aren’t written at the lessons.
• Are the tests written at the lessons?
Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.
9. Make the sentences negative:
• The cars are not made of leather.
• The chairs are made of glass.
• The computers are made of cardboard.
• Chocolate is made of rice.
• Bread is baked by a teacher.
• Soup is served for supper.
10. Put the words into the correct order:
• in a lot of schools / are / used / computers
•Computers are used in a lot of schools.
• of plastic / made / are / CDs
•CDs are made of plastic.
• seen / the information / on a screen / can be
•The information can be seen on a screen.
• played / this game / on a computer / is
•This game is played on a computer.
11. Make the interrogative form:
•Football is played in the yard. –
Is football played in the yard? –
Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.
1. He is known as a great writer.
2. The answers are calculated very quickly.
3. E-mails are sent with Internet.
4. This exhibition is often visited.
5. I am given money by my parents.
12. Change into the Passive:
• We translate novels into English.
• They make these jeans of cotton.
• The children buy a new magazine
at this bookshop.
• Tom always helps me with my work.
• I often see Alice here.
• Students study French this year.