Active to Passive
The musician is playing the violin.
The violin is being played by the musician.
The painting was made by Picasso.
Picasso made the painting.
How do you identify a gerund?
-ing
How do you identify an infinitive?
"to + V"
Do Mary know when Mark is going to arrive?
Does Mary know when Mark is going to arrive?
The woman broke the furniture.
The furniture was broken by the woman.
The song was written by Lionel Richie.
Lionel Richie wrote the song.
Sometimes you'll see something with -ing. How else can you tell it is a gerund?
It is treated as a noun.
What is the other situation where "to" is a part of a sentence?
Possible answer: "to" is a preposition
In five minits I will have been working for 4 hours.
In five minutes I will have been working for 4 hours.
Craig eats spaghetti.
Spaghetti is eaten by Craig.
The grass was cut by a teenager.
A teenager cut the grass.
____________(sleep) is the only way we know how to dream.
Sleeping is the only way we know how to dream.
It is important ____________(eat) healthy to be healthy.
It is important to eat healthy to be healthy.
"I will like more tea," she sais to the server.
"I would like more tea," she said to the server.
Birds chew their food for their chicks.
Food is chewed by birds for their chicks.
In order to make breakfast, the clothes were washed by your dad.
In order to make breakfast, you dad washed the clothes.
_______________(give) money to charity is honorable.
Giving money to charity is honorable.
It takes time ______________(study) effectively.
It takes time to study effectively.
Today is april sixteen, 2024.
Today is April sixteenth, 2024.
Benjamin makes ice cream for a living.
Ice cream is made by Benjamin for a living.
By 4:10 all the food will have been eaten.
All the food will be eaten by 4:10.
_______________(pay) attention in class is the only way to get full participation points.
Paying attention in class is the only way to get full participation points.
Hopefully, you will be ready _____________(take) the exam after this review.
Hopefully, you will be ready to take the exam after this review.
If he try hard enuf, Bill can become actor one day.
If he tries hard enough, Bill can become an actor one day.