Vocabulary Unit 3
to take someone's attention away
to distract
yearly
annual
The company is making watches for distribution.
active
Identify the TENSE and VOICE:
Diamonds are frequently being mined by large, independent operators.
TENSE: present continuous
VOICE: passive
S + V + O is which tense and voice?
causing strong feelings of fear
scary
to mix
combine
Active or passive?
Many companies are moving out of the country.
active
Change the sentence to passive:
Everyone was eating delicious food at the royal gala.
Delicious food was being eaten at the royal gala.
S + to be + being + V3 is which tense and voice?
Present continuous passive
a chance of losing something important
risk
relating to a job that require training or education
professional
What is the formula for present simple passive?
S + to be + V3 + by + agent
Change this to active voice:
The fire drill was being prepared for by the school.
The school was preparing for the fire drill.
S + V2 + O is which tense and voice?
Past simple active
causing a feeling of wanting to do something
inspiring
a type of work you are trained to do such as plumbing, construction, etc.
trade
Make this sentence passive.
Students aren't doing their homework.
Homework isn't being done by students.
Make a sentence: Past continuous passive
Subject: My parents
Verb: drive
Object: to the mountains
S + to be + not + V3 + O is which tense and voice?
Past simple (negative) passive
to think carefully about something
clearly defined
specific
What is the formula for present continuous passive?
S + to be + being + V3 + (by + agent)
Make a sentence: past simple passive
Subject: iron
Verb: melt down
Object: in the forest
Iron was being melted down in the forest.
To be + S + being + V3 is which tense and voice?
Past continuous passive (Y/N question)