Present Simple & Past Simple
"The floors ___ (not sweep) on Sundays."
are not swept
Passive: They are building a new library.
A new library is being built.
"All the tickets ___ (sell)." (Present perfect passive)
have been sold
Passive with must: "They must review the contract carefully."
The contract must be reviewed carefully.
Make it passive: They were supposed to finish the job by Friday.
The job was supposed to be finished by Friday.
Passive: They discovered the tomb in 1922.
The tomb was discovered in 1922.
Present perfect continuous passive:
The project ___ (work on) for months.
has been being worked on
Make this sentence passive: They have repaired the elevator.
The elevator has been repaired.
"The rules must be followed." β Interrogative
Must the rules be followed?
Whatβs wrong with this sentence? β The documents have being sent.
βBeingβ should be βbeenβ β The documents have been sent.
Passive: They didnβt invite me to the party.
I wasnβt invited to the party.
Passive: They were interviewing candidates when I arrived.
Candidates were being interviewed when I arrived.
Transform: They had not completed the form when the deadline came.
The form had not been completed when the deadline came.
Passive sentence: You / should / call / the doctor
The doctor should be called.
Identify the tense and voice: The building has been being repaired for weeks.
Present perfect continuous passive
Passive transformation: They gave the employee a warning.
The employee was given a warning. / A warning was given to the employee.
Create a question: the documents / sign / at the moment?
Are the documents being signed at the moment?
Create a question: the report / finish / already?(Present perfect passive)
Has the report been finished already?
Passive: "They could have told me the truth."
The truth could have been told (to me).
Ups, you lost 400 points
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Complete the sentence:
After the accident, the road ___ (close) and traffic ___ (divert).
was closed / was diverted
Past continuous passive: While we were sleeping, someone was stealing our bikes.
Our bikes were being stolen while we were sleeping.
Transform to passive: They had closed the store before 6 p.m.
The store had been closed before 6 p.m.
Interrogative modal passive: the law / should / change
Should the law be changed?
Explain the difference:
He was asked to leave. vs. He asked to leave.
1st is passive (someone asked him).
2nd is active (he wanted to leave).