Passive voice
Transcript of Passive voice
Passive VoicePresent Simple
am, is, are
V3
Past Simple
was, were
V3
Future Simple
will be V3
Volkswagen cars make/ Germany
2. Look at the pictures and the prompts and make sentences using the Present Simple Passive.
A lot of rice/ eat/ India
Snails/ eat/ France
Coca-Cola/ produce/ the USA
Coffee/ grow/ Brazil
Beer/ produce/ Germany
1. “Oliver Twist” (write) a) Leonardo da Vinci
2. “The Mona Lisa” (paint) b) Steven Spielberg
3.“The Eiffel Tower” (build) c) Alexander the Great
4.“Jurassic Park” (direct) d) Charles Dickens5. “Carmen” (compose) e) George Bizet6. Alexandria (found) f) Gustave Eiffel7. America (discover) g) Christopher Columbus8. The telephone (invent) h) Alexander Graham Bell
3. Match Column A with Column B to make correct sentences using the Past Simple Passive.
Then, in pairs, ask and answer the questions, as in the example.
Who was “Oliver Twist” written by ?
It was written by Charles Dickens.
The Future Simple Passive
+ S + WILL BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
Homework will be done on computer.
- S + WILL NOT (WON’T) BE +
+ PAST PARTICIPLE
Writing won’t be done with pencils.
? WILL + S + BE +
+ PAST PARTICIPLE
Will teachers be helped by robots