The document discusses active and passive sentences. It provides examples of changing sentences from active to passive and vice versa. It also covers how to form passive sentences in different tenses, such as present simple, past simple, future simple, present perfect simple, present continuous, and past continuous. Exercises are included for practice changing sentences between active and passive forms.

1. PASSIVE I

5. You can use the passive if you don't know who does something or it isn't important who does it.

6. Ron decorates the street every year. = Active. (I know that Ron decorates the street every year.)‏

17. Exercise C: Complete the sentences . Use present simple passive. 1. Lost of cakes _________ (make) for the party. 2. The cakes_________ (eat) at the street party.

18. Answers of exercise C: 1. Lost of cakes _________ (make) for the party. are made 2. The cakes_________ (eat) at the street party. are eaten

19. 3. At the start of the fair, the Wibble song _________ (sing). 4. On the first day, a racing competition ___________ (organize). 5. Prizes _________ (give) to the fastest runners.

20. 3. At the start of the fair, the Wibble song _________ (sing). is sung 4. On the first day, a racing competition ___________ (organize). is organized 5. Prizes _________ (give) to the fastest runners. are given

21. This is an example of a Past Simple tense active sentence. Person + Past Simple + Complement. Verb (Object)‏ People organized a party last year.

23. Exercise D: Make the sentences into past simple passive sentences. 1. The houses are usually painted yellow. Last year Alfredo's house __________ pink. 2. This year the fountain is decorated with flowers. Last year it ___________ with ribbons.

24. Answers of exercise D: 1. The houses are usually painted yellow. Last year Alfredo's house __________ pink. was painted 2. This year the fountain is decorated with flowers. Last year it ____________ with ribbons. was decorated

25. 3. A competition is organized every year. Last year a car race ______________ 4. Flowers are planted in the town every year. Last year some trees __________ 5. Blue balloons are hung in the town every year. Last year some pink balloons ___________ in the town.

26. 3. A competition is organized every year. Last year a car race ______________ was organized 4. Flowers are planted in the town every year. last year some trees ___________ were planted 5. Blue balloons are hung in the town every year. Last year some pink balloons ___________ in the town. were hung

27. Formative Evaluation: Rewrite the sentences according to their active tense. 1. People bring flowers to the town hall. _____________________________ 2. Somebody planted a pineapple bush. _____________________________ 3. People hide sweets for children to find. ______________________________

28. 1. People bring flowers to the town hall. _____________________________ Flowers are brought to the town hall. 2. Somebody planted a pineapple bush. _____________________________ A pineapple bush was planted. 3. People hide sweets for children to find. ______________________________ Sweets are hidden for children to find.

29. 4. Children fly kites in the field outside their town. ________________________________ 5. The Riddibugs sold chocolate to their enemies for bars of gold. ________________________________

30. 4. Children fly kites in the field outside their town. ________________________________ Kites are flown in the field outside... 5. The Riddibugs sold chocolate to their enemies for bars of gold. ________________________________ Chocolate was sold to their enemies...

31. Now here you have some examples of how to turn an active sentence into a passive one by using other tenses.

32. Future Simple: He will tidy his room. The room will be tidied .

33. Present Perfect Simple: They have organized Monica's visit. Monica's visit has been organized .

34. Present Continuous: The students are preparing a party. A party is being prepared .

35. Past Continuous: Some citizens were cleaning the streets. The streets were being cleaned .

36. Material prepared and selected by... Danitza Lazcano Flores. Teacher of English Master in Education Educational Counselor