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Showing posts with label passive. Show all posts
Showing posts with label passive. Show all posts
Thursday, May 9, 2019
Thursday, May 2, 2019
How to share a picture on Instagram
- The photograph is taken.
- Then, Instagram is selected in your mobile phone, by clicking on the Instagram icon.
- Next, click on the plus symbol (+) and select a photograph.
- After that, click on NEXT and write a description of the picture. Tags are added and your location is chosen.
- Then the photo is uploaded and shared.
- Finally, you can click on LIKE your own photo, or not.
- If you want to, a story can be made and shared with your contacts or with specific people.
- And you can highlight your story and keep it in your bio page.
Monday, April 1, 2019
Passive sentences in English
WHAT IS A PASSIVE STRUCTURE?
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
HOW IS IT MADE?
Passive structures have these elements:
CHANGING ACTIVE SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE
PASSIVE SENTENCES WITH TWO SUBJECTS (ONLY ESO-4)
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
EXERCISES
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
- My sister broke the window.
Whereas passive sentences usually focus on who or what suffered the effects of the action:
- The window was broken.
On most occassions the agent (who did the action) is not mentioned but, if relevant, it can be mentioned after the preposition by.
- The window was broken by my sister.
- Don Quixote was written by Cervantes.
Passive structures have these elements:
- the passive subject (my sister)
- verb be in the right tense (the same tense that would be used in the corresponding active structure)
- the past participle of the lexical verb
- only if necessary, the agent (by + ______)

- The object of the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive structure
- verb be in the same tense as the active verb in the active structure
- past participle of the main verb
- the subjet of the active sentence becames the object in the passive structure (by + agent)
- Peter builds a house. -> A house is built by Peter.
- They were cooking dinner when we arrived. -> Dinner was being cooked when we arrived.
- I will finish it tomorrow. -> It will be finished tomorrow.
PASSIVE SENTENCES WITH TWO SUBJECTS (ONLY ESO-4)
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
- ACTIVE: My sister asked me a question.
- PASSIVE 1: A question was asked to me.
- PASSIVE 2: I was asked a question.
- ACTIVE. The teacher explained the exercise to the students.
- PASSIVE 1: The exercise was explained to the students.
- PASSIVE 2: The studens were explained the exercise.
- Exercise 1 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 2 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 3 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercises 4 (www.englisch-hilfen.de)
- Exercise 5 (www.itslj.org)
- Exercise 5 (http://a4esl.org)
- Exercise 6 passives in the present simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 7 Passives in the past simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 8 passives in the present perfect (Perfect English)
- Exercise 9 passives in the future simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 10 mixed passive tenses (Perfect English)
- Exercise 11 passives with two objects (Perfect English) ONLY 4ºESO STUDENTS
- Exercise 12 (English Current)
- Passives (easier exercises)
- Passives (more difficult exercises)
- Hot Potatoes ESO-3
- Hot Potatoes ESO-4
- Passives Game (1 or 2 players)
- ESL library-correct verb form
- Digital Campus-conversion exercise
- ESL Lounge: active to passive exercise
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Revision for ESO-4 exam
GRAMMAR:
Revision of tenses
Charts of tenses
More tenses and exercises:
Used to / didn't use to
Conditional sentences
Passive sentences
VOCABULARY:
Some- / any- compounds
Marketing
INTERACTION:
At the restaurant
Shopping for clothes
Asking for a refund
WRITING
How to write an essay
Describing a process
Connectors
Revision of tenses
Charts of tenses
More tenses and exercises:
- Revision of tenses
- present simple / present continuous
- past simple / past continuous
- future simple / going to / future continuous
- present perfect and past simple
- REVISION OF ALL TENSES EXERCISE
Used to / didn't use to
Conditional sentences
Passive sentences
VOCABULARY:
Some- / any- compounds
Marketing
INTERACTION:
At the restaurant
Shopping for clothes
Asking for a refund
WRITING
How to write an essay
Describing a process
Connectors
Monday, April 9, 2018
Passive sentences
WHAT IS A PASSIVE STRUCTURE?
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
HOW IS IT MADE?
Passive structures have these elements:
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
EXERCISES
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
- My sister broke the window.
Whereas passive sentences usually focus on who or what suffered the effects of the action:
- The window was broken.
On most occassions the agent (who did the action) is not mentioned but, if relevant, it can be mentioned after the preposition by.
- The window was broken by my sister.
- Don Quixote was written by Cervantes.
Passive structures have these elements:
- the passive subject (my sister)
- verb be in the right tense (the same tense that would be used in the corresponding active structure)
- the past participle of the lexical verb
- only if necessary, the agent (by + ______)
- The object of the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive structure
- verb be in the same tense as the active verb in the active structure
- past participle of the main verb
- the subjet of the active sentence becames the object in the passive structure (by + agent)
- Peter builds a house. -> A house is built by Peter.
- They were cooking dinner when we arrived. -> Dinner was being cooked when we arrived.
- I will finish it tomorrow. -> It will be finished tomorrow.
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
- ACTIVE: My sister asked me a question.
- PASSIVE 1: A question was asked to me.
- PASSIVE 2: I was asked a question.
- ACTIVE. The teacher explained the exercise to the students.
- PASSIVE 1: The exercise was explained to the students.
- PASSIVE 2: The studens were explained the exercise.
- Exercise 1 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 2 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercises 3 (www.englisch-hilfen.de)
- Exercise 4 (www.itslj.org)
- Exercise 5 (http://a4esl.org)
- Exercise 6 passives in the present simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 7 Passives in the past simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 8 passives in the present perfect (Perfect English)
- Exercise 9 passives in the future simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 10 mixed passive tenses (Perfect English)
- Exercise 11 passives with two objects (Perfect English) ONLY 4ºESO STUDENTS
- Exercise 12 (English Current)
- Exercise 13 Change these sentences into the passive (Hot Potatoes)
- Hot Potatoes ESO-3
- Hot Potatoes ESO-4
- Passives Game (1 or 2 players)
- ESL library-correct verb form
- Digital Campus-conversion exercise
- ESL Lounge: active to passive exercise
Thursday, April 5, 2018
Passive sentences
WHAT IS A PASSIVE STRUCTURE?
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
HOW IS IT MADE?
Passive structures have these elements:
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
EXERCISES
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
- My sister broke the window.
Whereas passive sentences usually focus on who or what suffered the effects of the action:
- The window was broken.
On most occassions the agent (who did the action) is not mentioned but, if relevant, it can be mentioned after the preposition by.
- The window was broken by my sister.
- Don Quixote was written by Cervantes.
Passive structures have these elements:
- the passive subject (my sister)
- verb be in the right tense (the same tense that would be used in the corresponding active structure)
- the past participle of the lexical verb
- only if necessary, the agent (by + ______)
- The object of the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive structure
- verb be in the same tense as the active verb in the active structure
- past participle of the main verb
- the subjet of the active sentence becames the object in the passive structure (by + agent)
- Peter builds a house. -> A house is built by Peter.
- They were cooking dinner when we arrived. -> Dinner was being cooked when we arrived.
- I will finish it tomorrow. -> It will be finished tomorrow.
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
- ACTIVE: My sister asked me a question.
- PASSIVE 1: A question was asked to me.
- PASSIVE 2: I was asked a question.
- ACTIVE. The teacher explained the exercise to the students.
- PASSIVE 1: The exercise was explained to the students.
- PASSIVE 2: The studens were explained the exercise.
- Exercise 1 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 2 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 3 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercises 4 (www.englisch-hilfen.de)
- Exercise 5 (www.itslj.org)
- Exercise 5 (http://a4esl.org)
- Exercise 6 passives in the present simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 7 Passives in the past simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 8 passives in the present perfect (Perfect English)
- Exercise 9 passives in the future simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 10 mixed passive tenses (Perfect English)
- Exercise 11 passives with two objects (Perfect English) ONLY 4ºESO STUDENTS
- Exercise 12 (English Current)
- Exercise 13 Change these sentences into the passive (Hot Potatoes)
- Passives (easier exercises)
- Passives (more difficult exercises)
- Hot Potatoes ESO-3
- Hot Potatoes ESO-4
- Passives Game (1 or 2 players)
- ESL library-correct verb form
- Digital Campus-conversion exercise
- ESL Lounge: active to passive exercise
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Passive sentences with two objects

- ACTIVE: My sister asked me a question.
- PASSIVE 1: A question was asked to me.
- PASSIVE 2: I was asked a question.
- ACTIVE. The teacher explained the exercise to the students.
- PASSIVE 1: The exercise was explained to the students.
- PASSIVE 2: The studens were explained the exercise.
SOME EXERCISES
- Englisch-Hilfen: rewrite these sentences in the passive voice
- Englisch-Hilfen: rewrite these active sentences in the passive (some of them have two possible answers)
- Perfect English Grammar: Change active sentences into the passive
- English 4 You: Write passive sentences starting with the personal object
- Ego 4 You: Write passive sentences starting with the element in bold
- Ego 4 You: Write passive sentences starting with the personal object (in the active)
- To Learn English: write passive sentences starting with the word given
Friday, February 2, 2018
Describing processes
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Image by Ricardo Martins - cc-by-2.0. |
by Antía Vázquez
First, the red ham and lettuce and tomato are bought. Then these ingredients are cut. Later, two slices of bread are taken. Then the ingredients are put on a slice of bread. Finally the sandwich is eaten.
SPANISH OMELETTE
by Patricia García
First the potatoes are cut thin. After that they are fried in a frying pan with a lot of oil. While the potatoes are fried, some eggs are mixed. Then all the ingredients are mixed together including some onion and "chorizo". Later they are put in the frying pan and after a few minutes it is turned over. Finally it is put on a tray and served.
SPANISH OMELETTE (second version)
by Silvia Méndez
First, big potatoes are chosen. Then the potatoes are peeled and sliced. Later, the potatoes are fried; then the eggs and the potatoes are mixed. After that, turn it over and let it fry. Finally, it is served and eaten.
Passive sentences
WHAT IS A PASSIVE STRUCTURE?
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
HOW IS IT MADE?
Passive structures have these elements:
PASSIVE SENTENCES WITH TWO SUBJECTS (ONLY ESO-4)
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
EXERCISES
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
- My sister broke the window.
Whereas passive sentences usually focus on who or what suffered the effects of the action:
- The window was broken.
On most occassions the agent (who did the action) is not mentioned but, if relevant, it can be mentioned after the preposition by.
- The window was broken by my sister.
- Don Quixote was written by Cervantes.
Passive structures have these elements:
- the passive subject (my sister)
- verb be in the right tense (the same tense that would be used in the corresponding active structure)
- the past participle of the lexical verb
- only if necessary, the agent (by + ______)
- The object of the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive structure
- verb be in the same tense as the active verb in the active structure
- past participle of the main verb
- the subjet of the active sentence becames the object in the passive structure (by + agent)
- Peter builds a house. -> A house is built by Peter.
- They were cooking dinner when we arrived. -> Dinner was being cooked when we arrived.
- I will finish it tomorrow. -> It will be finished tomorrow.

PASSIVE SENTENCES WITH TWO SUBJECTS (ONLY ESO-4)
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
- ACTIVE: My sister asked me a question.
- PASSIVE 1: A question was asked to me.
- PASSIVE 2: I was asked a question.
- ACTIVE. The teacher explained the exercise to the students.
- PASSIVE 1: The exercise was explained to the students.
- PASSIVE 2: The studens were explained the exercise.
- Exercise 1 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 2 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 3 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercises 4 (www.englisch-hilfen.de)
- Exercise 5 (www.itslj.org)
- Exercise 5 (http://a4esl.org)
- Exercise 6 passives in the present simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 7 Passives in the past simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 8 passives in the present perfect (Perfect English)
- Exercise 9 passives in the future simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 10 mixed passive tenses (Perfect English)
- Exercise 11 passives with two objects (Perfect English) ONLY 4ºESO STUDENTS
- Exercise 12 (English Current)
- Passives (easier exercises)
- Passives (more difficult exercises)
- Hot Potatoes ESO-3
- Hot Potatoes ESO-4
- Passives Game (1 or 2 players)
- ESL library-correct verb form
- Digital Campus-conversion exercise
- ESL Lounge: active to passive exercise
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Monday, April 3, 2017
Passive sentences
WHAT IS A PASSIVE STRUCTURE?
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
HOW IS IT MADE?
Passive structures have these elements:
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
EXERCISES
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
- My sister broke the window.
Whereas passive sentences usually focus on who or what suffered the effects of the action:
- The window was broken.
On most occassions the agent (who did the action) is not mentioned but, if relevant, it can be mentioned after the preposition by.
- The window was broken by my sister.
- Don Quixote was written by Cervantes.
Passive structures have these elements:
- the passive subject (my sister)
- verb be in the right tense (the same tense that would be used in the corresponding active structure)
- the past participle of the lexical verb
- only if necessary, the agent (by + ______)
- The object of the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive structure
- verb be in the same tense as the active verb in the active structure
- past participle of the main verb
- the subjet of the active sentence becames the object in the passive structure (by + agent)
- Peter builds a house. -> A house is built by Peter.
- They were cooking dinner when we arrived. -> Dinner was being cooked when we arrived.
- I will finish it tomorrow. -> It will be finished tomorrow.
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
- ACTIVE: My sister asked me a question.
- PASSIVE 1: A question was asked to me.
- PASSIVE 2: I was asked a question.
- ACTIVE. The teacher explained the exercise to the students.
- PASSIVE 1: The exercise was explained to the students.
- PASSIVE 2: The studens were explained the exercise.
- Exercise 1 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 2 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 3 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercises 4 (www.englisch-hilfen.de)
- Exercise 5 (www.itslj.org)
- Exercise 5 (http://a4esl.org)
- Exercise 6 passives in the present simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 7 Passives in the past simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 8 passives in the present perfect (Perfect English)
- Exercise 9 passives in the future simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 10 mixed passive tenses (Perfect English)
- Exercise 11 passives with two objects (Perfect English) ONLY 4ºESO STUDENTS
- Exercise 12 (English Current)
- Passives (easier exercises)
- Passives (more difficult exercises)
- Hot Potatoes ESO-3
- Hot Potatoes ESO-4
- Passives Game (1 or 2 players)
- ESL library-correct verb form
- Digital Campus-conversion exercise
- ESL Lounge: active to passive exercise
Friday, February 3, 2017
Passive sentences
WHAT IS A PASSIVE STRUCTURE?
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
HOW IS IT MADE?
Passive structures have these elements:
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
EXERCISES
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
- My sister broke the window.
Whereas passive sentences usually focus on who or what suffered the effects of the action:
- The window was broken.
On most occassions the agent (who did the action) is not mentioned but, if relevant, it can be mentioned after the preposition by.
- The window was broken by my sister.
- Don Quixote was written by Cervantes.
Passive structures have these elements:
- the passive subject (my sister)
- verb be in the right tense (the same tense that would be used in the corresponding active structure)
- the past participle of the lexical verb
- only if necessary, the agent (by + ______)
- The object of the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive structure
- verb be in the same tense as the active verb in the active structure
- past participle of the main verb
- the subjet of the active sentence becames the object in the passive structure (by + agent)
- Peter builds a house. -> A house is built by Peter.
- They were cooking dinner when we arrived. -> Dinner was being cooked when we arrived.
- I will finish it tomorrow. -> It will be finished tomorrow.
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
- ACTIVE: My sister asked me a question.
- PASSIVE 1: A question was asked to me.
- PASSIVE 2: I was asked a question.
- ACTIVE. The teacher explained the exercise to the students.
- PASSIVE 1: The exercise was explained to the students.
- PASSIVE 2: The studens were explained the exercise.
- Exercise 1 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 2 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 3 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercises 4 (www.englisch-hilfen.de)
- Exercise 5 (www.itslj.org)
- Exercise 5 (http://a4esl.org)
- Exercise 6 passives in the present simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 7 Passives in the past simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 8 passives in the present perfect (Perfect English)
- Exercise 9 passives in the future simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 10 mixed passive tenses (Perfect English)
- Exercise 11 passives with two objects (Perfect English) ONLY 4ºESO STUDENTS
- Exercise 12 (English Current)
- Passives (easier exercises)
- Passives (more difficult exercises)
- Hot Potatoes ESO-3
- Hot Potatoes ESO-4
- Passives Game (1 or 2 players)
- ESL library-correct verb form
- Digital Campus-conversion exercise
- ESL Lounge: active to passive exercise
Monday, June 6, 2016
Passive sentences
WHAT IS A PASSIVE STRUCTURE?
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
HOW IS IT MADE?
Passive structures have these elements:
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
EXERCISES
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
- My sister broke the window.
Whereas passive sentences usually focus on who or what suffered the effects of the action:
- The window was broken.
On most occassions the agent (who did the action) is not mentioned but, if relevant, it can be mentioned after the preposition by.
- The window was broken by my sister.
- Don Quixote was written by Cervantes.
Passive structures have these elements:
- the passive subject (my sister)
- verb be in the right tense (the same tense that would be used in the corresponding active structure)
- the past participle of the lexical verb
- only if necessary, the agent (by + ______)
- The object of the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive structure
- verb be in the same tense as the active verb in the active structure
- past participle of the main verb
- the subjet of the active sentence becames the object in the passive structure (by + agent)
- Peter builds a house. -> A house is built by Peter.
- They were cooking dinner when we arrived. -> Dinner was being cooked when we arrived.
- I will finish it tomorrow. -> It will be finished tomorrow.
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
- ACTIVE: My sister asked me a question.
- PASSIVE 1: A question was asked to me.
- PASSIVE 2: I was asked a question.
- ACTIVE. The teacher explained the exercise to the students.
- PASSIVE 1: The exercise was explained to the students.
- PASSIVE 2: The studens were explained the exercise.
EXERCISES
- Exercise 1 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 2 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 3 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercises 4 (www.englisch-hilfen.de)
- Exercise 5 (www.itslj.org)
- Exercise 5 (http://a4esl.org)
- Exercise 6 passives in the present simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 7 Passives in the past simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 8 passives in the present perfect (Perfect English)
- Exercise 9 passives in the future simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 10 mixed passive tenses (Perfect English)
- Exercise 11 passives with two objects (Perfect English) ONLY 4ºESO STUDENTS
- Exercise 12 (English Current)
- Passives (easier exercises)
- Passives (more difficult exercises)
- Hot Potatoes ESO-3
- Hot Potatoes ESO-4
- Passives Game (1 or 2 players)
- ESL library-correct verb form NEW
- Digital Campus-conversion exercise NEW
- ESL Lounge: active to passive exercise NEW
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Passive sentences
WHAT IS A PASSIVE STRUCTURE?
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
HOW IS IT MADE?
Passive structures have these elements:
CHANGING ACTIVE SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE
PASSIVE SENTENCES WITH TWO SUBJECTS (ONLY ESO-4)
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
VIDEO
EXERCISES
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
- My sister broke the window.
Whereas passive sentences usually focus on who or what suffered the effects of the action:
- The window was broken.
On most occassions the agent (who did the action) is not mentioned but, if relevant, it can be mentioned after the preposition by.
- The window was broken by my sister.
- Don Quixote was written by Cervantes.
Passive structures have these elements:
- the passive subject (my sister)
- verb be in the right tense (the same tense that would be used in the corresponding active structure)
- the past participle of the lexical verb
- only if necessary, the agent (by + ______)
CHANGING ACTIVE SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE
- The object of the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive structure
- verb be in the same tense as the active verb in the active structure
- past participle of the main verb
- the subjet of the active sentence becames the object in the passive structure (by + agent)
- Peter builds a house. -> A house is built by Peter.
- They were cooking dinner when we arrived. -> Dinner was being cooked when we arrived.
- I will finish it tomorrow. -> It will be finished tomorrow.
PASSIVE SENTENCES WITH TWO SUBJECTS (ONLY ESO-4)
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
- ACTIVE: My sister asked me a question.
- PASSIVE 1: A question was asked to me.
- PASSIVE 2: I was asked a question.
- ACTIVE. The teacher explained the exercise to the students.
- PASSIVE 1: The exercise was explained to the students.
- PASSIVE 2: The studens were explained the exercise.
VIDEO
EXERCISES
- Exercise 1 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 2 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 3 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercises 4 (www.englisch-hilfen.de)
- Exercise 5 (www.itslj.org)
- Exercise 5 (http://a4esl.org)
- Exercise 6 passives in the present simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 7 Passives in the past simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 8 passives in the present perfect (Perfect English)
- Exercise 9 passives in the future simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 10 mixed passive tenses (Perfect English)
- Exercise 11 passives with two objects (Perfect English) ONLY 4ºESO STUDENTS
- Exercise 12 (English Current)
- Passives (easier exercises)
- Passives (more difficult exercises)
- Hot Potatoes ESO-3
- Hot Potatoes ESO-4
- Passives Game (1 or 2 players)
- ESL library-correct verb form NEW
- Digital Campus-conversion exercise NEW
- ESL Lounge: active to passive exercise NEW
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Passive sentences
WHAT IS A PASSIVE STRUCTURE?
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
HOW IS IT MADE?
Passive structures have these elements:
CHANGING ACTIVE SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE
PASSIVE SENTENCES WITH TWO SUBJECTS (ONLY ESO-4)
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
VIDEO
EXERCISES
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
- My sister broke the window.
Whereas passive sentences usually focus on who or what suffered the effects of the action:
- The window was broken.
On most occassions the agent (who did the action) is not mentioned but, if relevant, it can be mentioned after the preposition by.
- The window was broken by my sister.
- Don Quixote was written by Cervantes.
Passive structures have these elements:
- the passive subject (my sister)
- verb be in the right tense (the same tense that would be used in the corresponding active structure)
- the past participle of the lexical verb
- only if necessary, the agent (by + ______)
CHANGING ACTIVE SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE
- The object of the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive structure
- verb be in the same tense as the active verb in the active structure
- past participle of the main verb
- the subjet of the active sentence becames the object in the passive structure (by + agent)
- Peter builds a house. -> A house is built by Peter.
- They were cooking dinner when we arrived. -> Dinner was being cooked when we arrived.
- I will finish it tomorrow. -> It will be finished tomorrow.
PASSIVE SENTENCES WITH TWO SUBJECTS (ONLY ESO-4)
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
- ACTIVE: My sister asked me a question.
- PASSIVE 1: A question was asked to me.
- PASSIVE 2: I was asked a question.
- ACTIVE. The teacher explained the exercise to the students.
- PASSIVE 1: The exercise was explained to the students.
- PASSIVE 2: The studens were explained the exercise.
VIDEO
EXERCISES
- Exercise 1 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 2 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 3 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercises 4 (www.englisch-hilfen.de)
- Exercise 5 (www.itslj.org)
- Exercise 5 (http://a4esl.org)
- Exercise 6 passives in the present simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 7 Passives in the past simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 8 passives in the present perfect (Perfect English)
- Exercise 9 passives in the future simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 10 mixed passive tenses (Perfect English)
- Exercise 11 passives with two objects (Perfect English) ONLY 4ºESO STUDENTS
- Exercise 12 (English Current)
- Passives (easier exercises)
- Passives (more difficult exercises)
- Hot Potatoes ESO-3
- Hot Potatoes ESO-4
- Passives Game (1 or 2 players)
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Passive Sentences in English
WHAT IS A PASSIVE STRUCTURE?
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
HOW IS IT MADE?
Passive structures have these elements:
CHANGING ACTIVE SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE
PASSIVE SENTENCES WITH TWO SUBJECTS (ONLY ESO-4)
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
VIDEO
EXERCISES
Active sentences usually focus on who did the action:
- My sister broke the window.
Whereas passive sentences usually focus on who or what suffered the effects of the action:
- The window was broken.
On most occassions the agent (who did the action) is not mentioned but, if relevant, it can be mentioned after the preposition by.
- The window was broken by my sister.
- Don Quixote was written by Cervantes.
Passive structures have these elements:
- the passive subject (my sister)
- verb be in the right tense (the same tense that would be used in the corresponding active structure)
- the past participle of the lexical verb
- only if necessary, the agent (by + ______)
CHANGING ACTIVE SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE
- The object of the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive structure
- verb be in the same tense as the active verb in the active structure
- past participle of the main verb
- the subjet of the active sentence becames the object in the passive structure (by + agent)
- Peter builds a house. -> A house is built by Peter.
- They were cooking dinner when we arrived. -> Dinner was being cooked when we arrived.
- I will finish it tomorrow. -> It will be finished tomorrow.
PASSIVE SENTENCES WITH TWO SUBJECTS (ONLY ESO-4)
Some active sentences have both a direct and an indirect object. In English both can be the subject in a passive structure. The indirect object is introduced by to in the passive sentence.
- ACTIVE: My sister asked me a question.
- PASSIVE 1: A question was asked to me.
- PASSIVE 2: I was asked a question.
- ACTIVE. The teacher explained the exercise to the students.
- PASSIVE 1: The exercise was explained to the students.
- PASSIVE 2: The studens were explained the exercise.
VIDEO
EXERCISES
- Exercise 1 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 2 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercise 3 (www.isabelperez.com)
- Exercises 4 (www.englisch-hilfen.de)
- Exercise 5 (www.itslj.org)
- Exercise 5 (http://a4esl.org)
- Exercise 6 passives in the present simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 7 Passives in the past simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 8 passives in the present perfect (Perfect English)
- Exercise 9 passives in the future simple (Perfect English)
- Exercise 10 mixed passive tenses (Perfect English)
- Exercise 11 passives with two objects (Perfect English) ONLY 4ºESO STUDENTS
- Exercise 12 (English Current)
- Passives (easier exercises)
- Passives (more difficult exercises)
- Hot Potatoes ESO-3
- Hot Potatoes ESO-4
- Passives Game (1 or 2 players)
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