CHUYEN DE BI DONG

Chuyen de:

ACTIVE or PASSIVE VOICE

( Chủ Động và Thụ Động Caùch)

A. Form:
S + be + V3, ed (place + by O + time)
Ex1: The book was written by Mark Twain
Ex2:

1/ A: Tom eats apples every day.
P: Apples are eaten by Tom every day.
2/ A: They saw him in the shop.
P: He was seen in the shop ( by them )
B. How to change into the passive voice:
Active: S
V
O
Passive: S

BE + V3, ed

TENSES

by + O

ACTIVE

PASSIVE

1. Simple present

S + Vo/ s/ es

S + am/ is/ are + V3/ ed

2. Simple past

S + V2/ ed

S + was/ were + V3/ ed

3. Simple future

S + will/ can + Vo

S + will/ can + be + V3/ ed

4. Present continuous

S + am/ is/ are + V-ing

S + am/ is/ are + being + V3/ ed

5. Past continuous

S + was/ were + V-ing

S + was/ were + being + V3/ ed

6. Present perfect

S + has/ have + V3/ ed

S + has/ have + been + V3/ ed

7. Past perfect

S + had + V3/ ed

S + had + been + V3/ ed

8.Model verb

S + must/can …+ V…..

S + must/can …be + Ved/3…..

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.
3. They will build a new school here next month.
A new school will be built here next month.
4. He is asking me a lot of questions.
I am being asked a lot of questions.
5. She was doing her homework at that time.
Her homework was being done at that time.
6. My mother has made that cake.

That cake has been made by my mother.
7. They had prepared a party before we came.
A party had been prepared before we came.

Notes:

A. Causative forms: have, get


VERBS

KINDS

Have
Get
Ex:

FORMS

Active

S + have + O (person) + Vo

Passive

S + have + O (thing)

Active

S + get

+ O (person) + to V

Passive

S + get

+ O (thing)

+ V3/ed
+ V3/ed

1. I had him repair my bicycle yesterday.
I had my bicycle repaired yesterday.
2. I get her to make some coffee.
I get some coffee made.
B. Verbs of opinion: say, think, believe, know, report …
KINDS
Active

FORMS
S1

+

It
S2

VS1

+

that

+

S2

+

VS2

+ be V3/ ed

+

that

+

S2

+

VS2

+ be V3/ ed

+

Passive
to V(S2)
to have V3/ ed
Ex:

People say that he is a famous doctor.
It is said that he is a famous doctor.
He is said to be a famous doctor.
People believe that he drove through the town at 90 km an hour.
It is believed that he drove through the town at 90 km an hour.
He is believed to have driven through the town at 90 km an hour.

PASSIVE VOICE & CAUSATIVE FORM
I. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. Mickey Mouse Cartoons _________ into sixty languages
a. have translated
b. translated
c. have been translated
d. were being translated
2. Today many kinds of electric devices _________ in Japan
a. produced
b. were produced
c. are produced
d. will produce
3. The room _________ when I arrived
a. was cleaning
b. is cleaned
c. was cleaned
d. was being cleaned
4. Oh, No! My camera isn’t here. It _________ stolen!

a. has been
b. is
c. is being
d. has
5. Fiat _________ a group of Italian businessmen
a. is started for
b. is started by
c. was started by
d. was started for
6. Unless we can find new sources of energy, our life will certainly _________
a. affect
b. be affected
c. affected
d. be affecting
7.The World Health Organization __ in 1948in order to carry out medical research and improve international health care
a. was established
b. had established
c. established
d. had been established
8. This atlas _________ in the classroom yesterday
a. wsa leaving
b. left
c. was left
d. leaves
9. Glass is usually _________ sand
a. made from
b. made of
c. made by
d. made with
10. The manager _________ the cheque recently

a. has been signed
b. has signed
c. sign
d. signed
11. I’m going to have my house _____________ this weekend
a. redecorates
b. redecorating
c. rederacoted d. redecorate
12. Dad, I want to have my bike _________. It looks so ugly
a. to repaint
b. repaint
c. repainted
d. repainting
13. My children had many photographs _________ while we were on our vacation
a. taking
b. take
c. taken
d. took
14. I’m going to have the mechanic _________ my car tomorrow
a. will be repaired
b. repair
c. repaired
d. to be repaired
15. I’m going to go out and _________
a. have made my dress
b. have my dress made
c. let my dress made
d. my dress be made

II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. Toshico had her car (repair) _________ by a mechanic
2. Ellon got Marvin (type) _________ her paper
3. We got our house (paint) _________ last week
4. Dr. Byrd is having the students (write) _________ a composition
5. Mark got his transcripts (send) _________ to the university
6. Maria is having her hair (cut) _________ tomorrow
7. Will Mr. Brown have the porter (carry) _________ his luggage to his car?
8. My sister has had a new dress (make) _________ recently
9. The Wilsons won’t have a new house (build) _________ on that corner next month
10. The President had his advisors (arrange) _________ a press conference
III. Turn the following sentences into the passive voice or the active voice
1. They can’t make tea with cold water _____________________________________________________
2. They will hold the meeting before May Day _______________________________________________
3. They have to repair the engine of the car __________________________________________________
4. The teacher is going to tell a story _______________________________________________________
5. Mary is cutting the cake with a sharp knife ________________________________________________
6. Luckily for me, they didn’t call my name _________________________________________________
7. No one believes his story ______________________________________________________________
8. After class, one of the students always erases the chalk board _________________________________
9. They have provided the victims with food and clothing ______________________________________
10. The chief enginer was instructing all the workers of the plant ________________________________
11. The teacher gave each of us two exercise books ___________________________________________
12. Someone will tell him that news _______________________________________________________
13. They paid me a lot of money to do the job _______________________________________________
14. Open your book.____________________________________________________________________
15. Take off your hat.___________________________________________________________________
16. Don’t do that silly thing again._________________________________________________________
17. Have they changed the window of the laboratory __________________________________________
18. Do they teach English here? __________________________________________________________

19. Will you invite her to your wedding party? _______________________________________________
20. Did the teacher give some exercises ____________________________________________________
21. Is she making big cakes for the party ____________________________________________________
22. Why didn’t they help him? ___________________________________________________________
23. How many games has the team played? _________________________________________________
24. Where do people speak English? _______________________________________________________
25. Who are they keeping in the kitchen? ___________________________________________________
26. Who looked after the children for you?__________________________________________________
27. These exersice were done well ________________________________________________________
28. This dress must be washed in cold water _________________________________________________
29. The lessons are being written by the students now _________________________________________
30. These animals at the zoo are fed twice a day ______________________________________________
31. All the arrangements have been made ___________________________________________________


32. When was this radio manufactured? ____________________________________________________
33. How are candles made? ______________________________________________________________
34. Is Mathematics taught in this school? ___________________________________________________
35. Were you taught how to apply this theory by your teachers? _________________________________
IV. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it:
1. The architect has drawn plans for an extension of the house
Plans ________________________________________________________________________________
2. They haven’t cleaned the streets this week. The streets ______________________________________
3. No one has signed this cheque. This cheque ______________________________________________
4. He couldn’t repair the broken vase. The__________________________________________________
5. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again
The date______________________________________________________________________________
6. The robber made the bank manager hand over the money
The bank manager______________________________________________________________________
7. The postman was bitten by our dog. Our dog______________________________________________

8. They will catch all the prisoners again by tonight. All the prisoners____________________________
9. Sally was given a microcomputer for her birthday by her parents
Sally’s parents ________________________________________________________________________
10. Someone has stolen my bike. My bike __________________________________________________
11. The mechanic serviced my car last week. I _______________________________________________
12. They don’t eat the cake because it is very bad. The cake ____________________________________
13. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week
We _________________________________________________________________________________
14. Somebody repaired her car yesterday. She _______________________________________________
15. That old house at the end of the road has been sold
They________________________________________________________________________________
16. My suit needs to be cleaned before the interview. I must ____________________________________
17. Mr. Dryden mended the washing machine for me
I had ________________________________________________________________________________
18. People speak English in Australia. English _______________________________________________
25. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.
A.We have been to the cinema for a long time.B.We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.
C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to.
D. We wish we went to the cinema now.
29. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.
A.He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months .B.Hehad not tested his eyes for ten months then.
C. He had tested his eyes ten months before.D.He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten months.
30. Someone knocked on the door during my lunchtime.
A. I had lunch when someone knocked on the door.
B. When I had had lunch, someone knocked on the door.
C. I was having lunch when someone was knocking on the door.
D. I was having lunch when someone knocked on the door.
31. Steve left before my arrival.
A. When I arrived, Steve had already left.
B. Steve left as soon as I arrived.

C. While Steve was leaving I arrived.
D. Steve hadn’t left until I arrived.
32. I haven’t been here before.
A. Being here is a pleasant experience.
B. This is the first time I have been here .
C. I have wished to be here for long.
D. Before long I will be here.
33. The last time I saw Rose was three years ago.
A. I hasn’t seen Rose for three years.
B. I haven’t seen Rose three years ago.
C. I haven’t seen Rose since three years.
D. I haven’t seen Rose for three years.
34. When we arrived, the children were playing “Hide and Seek”
A. The children played “Hide and Seek” and then we arrived.
B. While the children were playing “Hide and Seek”, we arrived.
C. We arrived at the same time the children played “Hide and Seek”.
D. We didn’t arrive until the children played “Hide and Seek”.