Perfect passive

1. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN, HUMANAS Y TECNOLOGÍAS
CARRERA DE IDIOMAS
SIXTH SEMESTER
GRAMMAR VI
TOPIC:
PRESENT PERFECT PASSIVE VOICE
NAME:
PATRICIO CASTILLO
2015-2016

2. PASSIVE VOICE IN PRESENT PERFECT
The present perfect passive is useful when describing something that was done in the
past without a lot of information about who did it, when, how, why, etc.
STRUCTURE
Affirmative Form Object + have / has + been + verb3 (past participle)
Question Form Have / has + object + been + verb3 (past participle)
Present Perfect Passive Voice answers two questions:
 What has been done?
Example: A house has been built.
 What has been being done?
Example: A house has been being built.
Examples:
Active: Thomas has written many books.
Passive: Many books have been written by Thomas.
Negative: Many books have not been written by Thomas
Active: Have the police caught the man?
Passive: Has the man been caught by the police?

3. EXERCISES
 Kerrie has paid the bill.
The bill has been paid by Kerrie.
 I have eaten a hamburger.
A hamburger has been eaten by me.
 We have cycled five miles.
Five miles have been cycled by us.
 I have opened the present.
The present has been opened.
 They have not read the book.
The book has not been read.
 You have not sent the parcel.
The parcel has not been sent.
 We have not agreed to this issue.
This issue has not been agreed by us.
 They have not caught the thieves.
The thieves have not caught by them.
 Has she phoned him?
Has he been phoned by her?
 Have they noticed us?
Have we been noticed by them?
 They have built robots.
Robots have been built by them.

4.  They have eatenbreakfast.
Breakfast has been eaten by them.
 She has read a lot of books.
Books have been read by her.
 He has ordered a taxi.
A taxi has been ordered by him.

5. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN, HUMANAS Y TECNOLOGÍAS
CARRERA DE IDIOMAS
Name: Date:
GRAMMAR VI
Objectives:
Develop a high grade of knowledge in all students about the different uses of passive
voice, in this case, present perfect passive voice.
Instruction:
Read carefully and fill the test with your answer according that you studied.
Time: 10 minutes
GRAMMAR TEST
Transform into passive voice the present perfect sentences. (1 point each question)
1. Kerrie has paid the bill. _____________________________________________
2. We have cycled five miles. __________________________________________
3. They have not read the book. _________________________________________
4. Have they noticed us? ______________________________________________
5. Peter has finished the homework. _____________________________________
6. Have the police caught the man? ______________________________________
7. Thomas has written many books. _____________________________________
8. He has ordered a taxi. ______________________________________________
9. We have not agreed to this issue. _____________________________________
10. You have not sent the parcel.________________________________________

6. Bibliography:
English Grammar Online. (2015). Download from https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-
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English, S. (2015). Sherton English. Download from
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GrammarBank.com. (2015). Download from http://www.grammarbank.com/present-perfect-
passive.html
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