The Passive voice and exercises

The passive voice
- Active: Mr Smith taught English.
- Passive: English was taught by Mr Smith.
I/ Qui tắc:
1. Tân ngữ chủ động (active object)-chủ ngữ bị động (pasive subject).
2. Động từ bị động ( pasive verb).
Be + past participle
* Nếu động từ chủ động (active verb) ở thì Simple present hoặc Simple past,
thì dạng của động từ bị động là:
Am, Is, Are
+ Past Participle.
Was, Were
Ex:
1. John delivers the newspapers every morning.
- The newspapers are delivered by John every morning.
2. My mother wrote that letter.
- That letter was written by my mother.
* Nếu động từ chủ động ở thì Present Continuous hoặc Past Continuous thì
dạng động từ bị động sẽ là:
Am, Is, Are
+ Being + Past Participle.
Was, Were
Ex:
1. He is asking me a lot of questions.
- I am being asked a lot of questions.
2. She was doing her homework at that time.
- Her homework was being done at that time.
* Nếu động từ chủ động ở thì Present Perfect hoặc Past Perfect, thì dạng
động từ bị động là:
Have, Has, Had + Been + Past Participle.
Ex:

1. She has given me some presents on my birthday.
- I have been given some presents on my birthday by her.
2. They had prepared a dinner before we came.
- A dinner had been prepared before we came.
* Nếu động từ chủ động dùng với Model verbs (can, will, shall, must, have
to, use to, ) thì dạng động từ bị động là:
Model verbs + Be + Past Participle.
Ex:
1. My friend can answer the questions.
- The questions can be answered by my friend.
2. The manager should sign these contracts today.
- These contracts should be signed by the manager.
3.Chủ ngữ chủ động (active subject)-BY + tân ngữ bị động.
Chú ý: (me, you, her, them, us, people, someone, nên bỏ khỏi câu bị động
nếu không muốn nêu rõ tác nhân.
Ghi chú:
- Nếu câu chủ động có các trạng từ chỉ nơi chốn thì đặt chúng trớc By + tân
ngữ bị động.
Ex:
The police found him the forest.
+ He was found in the forest by the police.
- Nếu câu chủ động có các trạng từ chỉ nơi chốn thì đặt chúng sau By + tân
ngữ bị động.
Ex:
My parents are going to buy a car tomorrow.
+ A car is going to be bought by my parents tomorrow.
- Nếu động từ chủ động có hai tân ngữ, một trong hai tân ngữ có thể dùng
làm chủ ngữ trong câu bị động.
Ex:
She gave her sister the car.

+ Her sister was given the car.
+ The car was given to her sister.
II/ Exercise : Chuyển các câu sau sang thể bị động.
1. The teacher explains the lesson.
- The lesson is explained by the teacher.
2. Mrs Green is cooking the food in the kichen.
- The food is being cooked in the kichen by Mrs Green.
3. The doctor examined the patients.
- The patients are examined by the doctor
4. These boys made that noise.
- That noise was made by these boys.
5. People speak English all over the world.
- English is spoken all over the world.
6. He gave him back the money last Sunday.
- He was given the money back last Sunday.
7. I cant do these exercises quikly.
- These exercises cant be done quikly.
8. She had finished the report by noon.
- The report had been finished by noon.
9. The movie has disappointed us very much.
- We have been disappointed very much by the movie.
10. They havr to pay the bill before the first of the month.
- The bill has to be paid before the first of the month.
11. They will ask you several questions.
- You will be asked several questions.
12. The police are holding him for further questioning.
- He is being held for further questioning by the police.
13. My parents promised me a bicycle two days ago.
- I was promised a bicycle by my parents two days ago.
14. Somebody has locked the box and can’t open it.

- The box has been locked and can’t be opened.
15. They had eaten all the dinner before they finished the conversation.
- All the dinner had been eaten before the conversation was finished.
16. Did the clown make you laugh a lot last night ?
- Were you made to laugh a lot by the clown last night ?
17. I want you to do this work now.
- I want this work to be done now.
18. He shouldn’t do that silly thing.
- That silly thing should not be done.
19. People must hand in their weapons.
- Their weapons must be handed in.
20. Somebody calls the president every morning.
- The president is called every morning.
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