passive

Test for the previous lesson :
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I. Answer the following questions
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1. What was the first cause of the liberation of women ?
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2. Why could women delay having children?
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II. Give the correct word form :
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1. Women around the world have been …………(seek)
greater …………. (depend) and ………….. (recognize)
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2. Nowadays women are………. from child bearing and
rearing . They have more ……… to pursue interests
outside the home (free)
seeking
independence
recognition
freed
freedom


Active : Jane cleans the floor every day .
Passive : The floor is cleaned by Jane everyday .
S V O
S + IS / AM / ARE + PP + (BY O )

Simple present :

Active : Jane is cleaning the floor now .
Passive : The floor is being cleaned by Jane now.
Present continuous
S + IS / AM / ARE + BEING + PP

Simple past
Active : Jane cleaned the floor yesterday .
Passive : The floor was cleaned by Jane yesterday .
S + WAS / WERE + PP

Past continuous
Active :Jane was cleaning the floor when I arrived .
Passive:The floor was being cleaned by Jane when I arrived .
S + WAS / WERE + BEING + PP

Present perfect
Active : The floor looks nice . Jane has cleaned it.
Passive : The floor looks nice . It has been cleaned by Jane .
S + HAS / HAVE+ BEEN + PP

Past perfect
Active : The floor looked much better . Jane had cleaned it .
Passive : The room looked much better . It had been cleaned by Jane.
S + HAD + BEEN + PP

Simple future
Active :The floor looks dirty . Jane will clean it tomorrow.
Passive : The floor looks dirty . It will be cleaned by Jane tomorrow.
S + WILL + BE + PP