The passive voice

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>THE PASSIVE VOICE: CÂU BỊ ĐỘNG I. General rule: S + V + O +…. S. II.. + BE + V3 /-ed …. by + O.. Ex: - She usually takes my car. → My car is usually taken by her. - He has sent his son to another school. → His son has been sent to another school. Active  passive:. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. 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. 8. 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 1. People don’t use this road very often.  This road................................................................................................ 2. I wash the dishes in the evening.  The dishes...................................................................................................... 3. Daisy always sings country songs.  Country songs............................................................................................. 4. Nam and Peter often water these trees.These trees............................................................................................. 5. Do pupils clean the room every day?  Is............................................................................................................. Exercise 3:Passive voice: The Past simple tense 1. The waiters cleaned the rooms last night.  The rooms........................................................................................ 2. They caught the elephant again.  The elephant................................................................................................... 3. They built the house in 1950.  The house........................................................................................................... 4. The pupils sent the letters the day before yesterday.  The letters........................................................................ 5. Nguyen Du wrote Kieu story.  Kieu story........................................................................................................... Exercise 4:Passive voice: The future simple tense 1. They will ask you a lot of question at the interview.  You.................................................................................... 2. Tom will visit his parents next month.  His parents...............................................................................................

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 3. The State will assign our students to different jobs.  Our students........................................................................ 4. When will you do the work?  When...................................................................................................................... 5. 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................................................................................................................... 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 1. He was painting the house when I came.  The house............................................................................................ 2. The teacher was reading the book when we came.  The book............................................................................... 3. Mary’s mother was washing the clothes.  The clothes.......................................................................................... 4. Her friends were drinking coffee at the cafe.  Coffee............................................................................................ 5. 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 1. She had mended the bicycle.  The bicycle.............................................................................................................. 2. He hadn’t eaten the cakes.  The cakes.................................................................................................................... 3. My friend had bought the house before 1990.  The house...................................................................................... 4. Had he asked some questions?  Had some question.............................................................................................. 5. 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 voice. 1. My father waters this flower every morning. ....................................................................................................... 2. A stone broke the window. .................................................................................................................................. 3. The servants didn’t do the work. .......................................................................................................................... 4. The army will complete that project next year. .................................................................................................... 5. They won’t punish him. ....................................................................................................................................... 6. People don’t use this road very often. .................................................................................................................. 7. The keepers were feeding the lions. ..................................................................................................................... 8. They have taken her to the hospital. ..................................................................................................................... 9. 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. ..................................................................................................... 14. They will hold a meeting before May Day. ........................................................................................................... 15. The teacher is going to tell a story. .......................................................................................................................

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