PASSIVE

ACTIVE OR PASSIVE? Sentences can be either active or passive. It's important to recognise them and know when to use each of them.In ACTIVE SENTENCES the thing doing the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing receiving the action is the object. Most sentences are active.In PASSIVE SENTENCES the thing receiving the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing doing the action is optionally included near the end of the sentence.You canuse the passive form if you1) think that the thing receiving the action is more important or should be emphasized.2) do not know who is doing the action3) do not want to mention who is doing the action. Grammar snacks: Passive form Watch the video and revise the Passive form! How do we form passive? It is important to remember that passive sentences are formed by using BE + PAST PARTICIPLE.Example: The national park HAS BEEN USEDin many films. They ARE DECORATED with thousands flowers.The verb BE is an auxiliary verb which tells us the TENSE (vrijeme radnje) and PAST PARTICIPLE presents the meaning of the sentence (značenje). Let's practice!Decide whether the sentence is active or passive! 1) My car is being towed at the moment! ACTIVE PASSIVE 2) Many people buy their clothes on sale. ACTIVE PASSIVE 3) Many shops have been closed due to pandemic. ACTIVE PASSIVE 4) My work will be finished soon. ACTIVE PASSIVE 5) Mark was arrested yesterday. ACTIVE PASSIVE In next task you have to choose the correct passive sentence. 6) I have sent dozens of emails! Dozens of emails are sent. Dozens of emails have sent. Dozens of emails have been sent. 7) My parents are going to refurbish their house this summer. My parents' house will be refurbished this summer My parents' house is being refurbished this summer My parents' house is going to be refurbished this summer 8) His brother is buying a new car. A new car is being bought. A new car is bought. A new car is going to be bought. 9) Many tourists have visited the caste. The castle was visited by many tourists. The castle has been visited by many tourists. The castle have been visited by many tourists. 10) Micah cleans the house once a week. Once a week the house is cleaned. Once a week the house is being cleaned. Once a week the house cleans. Now you have to transform active sentences into passive ones! 1) My father buys newspaper every morning.2) Yesterday we saw a dolphin.3) Her mom is making her a birthday cake.4) We will visit the film museum in Turin.5) I have read the book.6) Tom was washing his car when I came home.7) You can do your homework on time!8) She is going to pay the bills tomorrow.. It's time for the most difficult task! Read the text carefully and complete the gaps with either active or passive form in the correct tense! Hadrian's WallIn the year 122 AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian visited (visit) his provinces in Britain.On his visit, the Roman soldiers told (tell) him that Pictish tribes from Britain's north had attacked (attack) them. So Hadrian gave (give) the order to build a protective wall across one of the narrowest parts of the country.After 6 years of hard work, the Wall was finished (finish) in 128. It was (be) 117 kilometres long and about 4 metres high. The Wall was guarded(guard) by 15,000 Roman soldiers. Every 8 kilometres there was(be) a large fort in which up to 1,000 soldiers found(find) shelter. The soldiers watched(watch) over the frontier to the north and checked(check) the people who wanted(want) to enter or leave Roman Britain. In order to pass through the Wall, people had to go (must go) to one of the small forts that served(serve) as gateways. Those forts were called(call) milecastles because the distance from one fort to another was(be) one Roman mile (about 1,500 metres). Between the milecastles there were(be) two turrets from which the soldiers guarded(guard) the Wall. If the Wall was attacked(attack) by enemies, the soldiers at the turrets ran(run) to the nearest milecastle for help or lit(light) a fire that could be seen(can / see) by the soldiers in the milecastle.In 383 Hadrian's Wall was abandoned(abandon). Today Hadrian's Wall is(be) the most popular tourist attraction in northern England. In 1987, it became(become) a UNESCO World Heritage Site. credits:Bristish Council Learn English Teenswww.englishpage.comwww.ego4u.com/