This document provides information about the passive voice in English, including: - The passive voice is used when something is done to the subject. - The general formula for the passive voice is: to be + past participle. - The subject and object are reversed in the passive voice compared to the active voice. - Optional prepositions like "by" are used to indicate the agent if known. - Examples are given to demonstrate changing sentences from active to passive voice.

1. Урок по теме “Out and
about in Moscow. Passive
Voice”
в 9 классе
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PASSIVE VOICE is used when
something is done to the subject
• The clouds were blown away by the wind.

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The dog is taken for a walk by Mr.
Green.

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THE GENERAL FORMULA
to BE + V 3

to be is changed according to the tense and the
subject :
Present Simple: to be = am / is / are
I am always asked to look after his dog.
Past Simple: to be = was / were
I was asked to look after his dog yesterday.
Future Simple: to be = shall / will be
I shall be asked at the next lesson.

6. You do not need to learn all the
formulae by heart !
You can always work it out!

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ACTIVE VOICE
do not exist in Passive Voice
Simple Progressive Perfect Perfect
Progr.
Future will +
V
will be+
Ving
will+
have +
V3 , V (ed)
will+
have
been +
Ving
Present V (s),
(es).
Am/is/are
+ V ing
Have /has
V3,
V (ed)
have
been+
Ving
Past V 2, V
(ed)
was / were
+ V ing
Had V3,
V (ed)
had
been+
Ving

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PASSIVE VOICE
Simple Progressive Perfect P.P
Future will +
be +
V3,
V (ed)
Will be +
being+ V3,
V (ed)
will have
been +V3,
V(ed)
Present Am/is/are
V3,
V(ed)
Am/is/are +
+being+V3,
V (ed)
Have / has
been + V3,
V (ed)
Past Was/were
V3,
V(ed)
was / were
+ being+
V3, V(ed)
Had been +
V3, V(ed)

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PAY ATTENTION
The hunter killed the duck.
The duck was killed by the hunter.
THE SUBJECT AND THE
OBJECT REPLACED EACH
OTHER

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If it is not known or not important who did the action,
miss it in the sentence in Passive Voice
They built the church in the 18 –th century.
The church was built in the 18 – th century by them.
If you want to say who did it or what
caused the action, use BY .

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A.V. The company often sends Tom abroad
1.change the subject and the object:
Tom ………… by the company.
2. Find the verb and find out its tense
sends Present Simple
3.Put the verb into the formula of this tense in Passive
according to the subject
is sent
P.V. Tom is often sent abroad by the company
If you want to change the sentence
from Active into Passive, you must:

12. EXERCISES
1. The story were read three days ago.
2. The building of the museum is being reconstructing at the
moment.
3. We are not never asked at the English lesson.
4. The text will be translated when he came.
5. English is speak all over the world.
6. Ice cream be made from milk.
7. The game will be played in four days?
8. The computers was bought in the shop.
9. The flowers are not watered last week.
10. The homework must be done tomorrow.
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13. Keys
1. The story was read three days ago.
2. The building of the museum is being reconstructed at the
moment.
3. We are never asked at the English lesson
4. The text was being translated when he came.
5. English is spoken all over the world.
6. Ice cream is made from milk.
7. Will the game be played in four days?
8. The computers were bought in the shop.
9. The flowers were not watered last week.
10. The homework must not be done tomorrow.
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14. Cluster “Places of public
entertainment in Moscow”.
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Moscow
The
Bolshoi
Theatre
The Maly
Theatre
The Moscow
Art Theatre
(MkhAT)
The
Operetta
Theatre
The Yury
Nikulin Old
Circus
The Moscow
Dolphinarium

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Put these sentences into the interrogative and
negative forms.
1. Marmalade is made of oranges.
2. This town was built a century ago.
3. They were invited to a birthday party.
4. The fax has just been sent.
5. America was discovered long ago.
6. The book is still being published.
7. My neighbor’s car was stolen last night.
8. His winter boots were made in Germany.
9. The building was ruined by the earthquake.
10. Italian is spoken in Italy and on Malta.