This document contains an intermediate level lesson on passive sentences in English. It provides examples of transforming active sentences to passive sentences in the present simple, past simple, and with personal pronoun changes. It also contains exercises on passive sentences with verbs that take two objects and vocabulary translations between English, Catalan, and pronunciation practice.

1. 25/05/12 Passive sentences (intermediate)
Passive sentences (intermediate)
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Passive sentences. What do you know about them?
In passive sentences, we always use the verb...
to be
In passive sentences, we always need to use the ...
gerund of the verb.
Passive are frequent in which type of context?
In conversations.
The three present simple forms of the verb 'to be' are:
am, is, are
The three past simple forms of the verb 'to be' are:
am, is, are
Why did James say 'Yes, I admit that I was phoned'?
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Because he was a telephone set.
How can you translate: 'Es va incendiar el bosc'?
Se go burn the forest.
Passive sentences. Present simple.
Transform the active sentences into passive voice. Do not ommit any element.
Frogs eat flies.
5 words.
People love cats.
5 words.
Japan watches North Korea with secret weapons.
9 words
Young people consume lots of kebabs during exam weeks.
11 words.
Internet users send hundreds of e-mails every year.
11 words.
Passive sentences. Past simple
Transform the active sentences into passive voice. Do not ommit any element.
Cristopher Columbus discovered America.
6 words.
The Death Plague killed many people in the Middle Ages.
10 words.
Artisans manufactured cheese in this farm.
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9 words.
The teacher marked the exam.
6 words.
Clients bought their products.
6 words.
Passive sentences. Personal pronoun changes.
Transform the active sentences into passive voice. Do not ommit any element.
He left a note.
6 words
Denis saw me yesterday.
5 words
We use that computer.
6 words
Mike kissed her on her cheek.
5 words
They send those messages.
6 words
Passive sentences. Verbs with two complements.
The doctor asked me lots of questions.
I...
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Sarah gave him a note.
He...
They told Peter a lie.
Peter...
The vets feed the elephants some vitamins.
The elephants...
The waiter showed me the way to the toilet.
I...
Vocabulary. Translate into Catalan
Couple
Remodel
Polite
Bakery
Network
Vocabulary. Translate into English
The business of selling and buying houses.
The yellow part of the egg.
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Instructions to cook something.
This is what you do when you say your name, how old you are and where you live.
The verb that indicates that it is not a good idea to eat something it can be dangerous.
Pronunciation
Frozen dessert
Phenomenon
Matter
Bus stop
Introduce yourself
Scrape off
Bark
Cute
Throughout
Globalisation
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Envia
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Informeu dels abusos - Condicions del Servei - Termes addicionals
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