The passive voice lop 9

THE PASSIVE VOICE: CÂU BỊ ĐỘNG
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Active → passive:
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Thì
Hiện tại đơn
Quá khứ đơn
Hiện tại tiếp diễn
Quá khứ tiếp diễn
Hiện tại hoàn thành
Quá khứ hoàn thành
Tuong lai

Chủ động
V1/s,es + O
V2/ed + O
am/ is / are + Ving + O
was / were + Ving + O
has / have + V3/ed+ O
had + v3/ed + O
will + V0 + O

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Động từ khiếm khuyết

be going to
/ would/may /
might must + Vo+ O
can / could

Bị động
am / is / are + V3/ed + by+O
was / were + V3/ed +by+O
am/ is /are + being + V3/ed + by+O
was / were + being + V3/ed + by+O
has / have + been + V3/ed + by+O
had + been + v3/ed + by+O
will /
+ be + V3/ed + by+O
(Nguyên mẫu)
be going to
/ would/may / might must + be + V3/ed +
by+O
can / could
(Nguyên mẫu)

Exercise 1: Active or Passive? Underline the correct verb form.
1. Tom has just promoted / has just been promoted to area manager of East Asia.
2. My father has taken / has been taken English class in the U.S.
3. How many times have you / have you been fired?
4. How much money have you saved / have you been saved for your vacation.
5. My brother has given / has been given tickets to the concert

6. The population of our city has risen / has been risen to nearly one million.
7. A strike has called / has been called by the factory worker.
8. They haven’t offered / haven’t been offered more money by the management.
Exercise 2:Passive voice: The simple present tense

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People don’t use this road very often.  This road
I wash the dishes in the evening.  The dishes
Daisy always sings country songs.  Country songs
Nam and Peter often water these trees.These trees.
Do pupils clean the room every day?  Is
Exercise 3:Passive voice: The Past simple tense

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The waiters cleaned the rooms last night.  The rooms
They caught the elephant again.  The elephant
They built the house in 1950.  The house
The pupils sent the letters the day before yesterday.  The letters
Nguyen Du wrote Kieu story.  Kieu story
Exercise 4:Passive voice: The future simple tense

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They will ask you a lot of question at the interview.  You
Tom will visit his parents next month.  His parents
The State will assign our students to different jobs.  Our students
When will you do the work?  When
He won’t tell me the truth about the situation.  The truth about the situation
Exercise 5:Passive voice: The present continuous tense

1. My friends are eating an orange.  An orange
2. They are watching the film.  The film
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3. We are doing the exercises.  The exercise
4. She is cutting the paper right now.  The paper
5. They are singing the songs in the room.  The songs
Exercise 6:Passive voice: The past continuous tense

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He was painting the house when I came.  The house
The teacher was reading the book when we came.  The book
Mary’s mother was washing the clothes.  The clothes
Her friends were drinking coffee at the cafe.  Coffee
He was boiling the eggs when I saw him.  The eggs
Exercise 7:Passive voice: The present perfect tense
1. They have cancelled the meeting.  The meeting...........................................................................
2. Someone has given him a lot of money.  He.................................................................................
3. We have invited all the students in the school.  All the students...................................................
4. Our teachers have explained the English grammar.  The English grammar................................
5. Have you finished the above sentences?  Have above sentences...............................................
Exercise 8:Passive voice: The past perfect tense

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She had mended the bicycle.  The bicycle
He hadn’t eaten the cakes.  The cakes
My friend had bought the house before 1990.  The house
Had he asked some questions?  Had some question
The school boys had wasted a lot of time.  A lot of time
Exercise 9:Passive voice: Modal verb

1. Parents should give children a lot of love.  children
2. You must wash your hands.  Your hands.........................................................................................
3. He can speak four languages.  Four languages..............................................................................
4. Children should treat old men with respect.  Old men.....................................................................

5. My classmates used to call me John.  I ..........................................................................................
Exercise 10:Passive voice: Passive voice: Mixed types Rewrite the following sentence using passive
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My father waters this flower every morning. 
A stone broke the window. 
The servants didn’t do the work. 
The army will complete that project next year. 
They won’t punish him. 
People don’t use this road very often. 
The keepers were feeding the lions. 
They have taken her to the hospital. 
They had fastened his whole body to the ground. 
10. The school boys had wasted a lot of time. ...................................................................................
11. The police arrested two hundred people. .....................................................................................
12. They have cancelled the meeting. ...............................................................................................
13. We have invited all the students in the school. ............................................................................

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14. They will hold a meeting before May Day. ....................................................................................
15. The teacher is going to tell a story. ....................................................................................................

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