Passive 1 (is done / was done)
a While I was on holiday, my camera (steal) from my hotel room.
b While I was on holiday, my camera (disappear) from my hotel room.
a While I was on holiday, my camera was stolen from my hotel room.
b While I was on holiday, my camera disappeared from my hotel room.
Active into passive
The situation is serious. Somebody must do something before it’s too late.
Nobody can explain a mystery.
They are going to build a new supermarket next year.
The situation is serious. Something must be done before it’s too late.
A mystery is something that can’t be explained.
A new supermarket is going to be built next year.
Я народився в Чикаґо. (past simple)
Де ти народився? (past simple)
Скільки немовлят народжується щодня? (present simple)
I was born in Chicago.
Where were you born?
How many babies are born every day?
Cathy loves running. It is said that she runs 10 miles a day.
The police are looking for a missing boy. It is believed that the boy is wearing a white sweater and blue jeans.
The strike started three weeks ago. It is expected that it will end soon.
A friend of mine has been arrested. It is alleged that he stole a car.
It is reported that two people were injured in the explosion.
She is said to run 10 miles a day.
The boy is believed to be wearing a white sweater and blue jeans.
The strike is expected to end soon.
He is alleged to have stolen a car.
Two people are reported to have been injured in the explosion.
Прості часи (Present/Past/Future)
Кімнату прибирають щодня.
Кімнату прибрали вчора.
Кімнату приберуть завтра.
Continuous Passive
Будинок зараз будується.
Будинок будувався минулого року.
Perfect Passive
Проєкт вже завершено.
Проєкт було завершено ще до того, як ми прийшли.
Проєкт буде завершено до наступного тижня.
Прості часи (Present/Past/Future)
The room is cleaned every day.
The room was cleaned yesterday.
The room will be cleaned tomorrow.
Continuous Passive
The house is being built now.
The house was being built last year.
Perfect Passive
The project has been finished already.
The project had been finished before we came.
The project will have been finished by next week.
a Water (cover) most of the earth’s surface.
b How much of the earth’s surface (cover) by water?
a Water covers most of the earth’s surface.
b How much of the earth’s surface is covered by water?
I haven’t received the letter yet. They might have sent to the wrong address.
If you had locked the car, they wouldn’t have stolen it.
There were some problems at first, but somebody seems to have solved them.
I haven’t received the letter yet. It might have been sent to the wrong address.
If you had locked the car, it wouldn’t have been stolen.
There were some problems at first, but they seem to have been solved.
Somebody has offered me the job, but I don’t think I want it
We will give you plenty of time to decide.
I didn’t see the original document, but somebody showed me a copy.
I’ve been offered the job, but I don’t think I want it.
You will be given plenty of time to decide.
I didn’t see the original document, but I was shown a copy.
I want to see that film. People say it’s good.
The plan is intended to be a secret but everybody seems to know about it.
What are you doing at work? You arranged to be on holiday.
It is not allowed to park your car here. It’s private parking only.
It’s supposed to be good.
The plan is supposed to be a secret.
You’re supposed to be on holiday.
You’re not supposed to park your car here.
Modal verbs + Passive
Помилку можна виправити.
Modal verbs + Passive
The work must be done.
The mistake can be corrected.
a Robert’s parents (die) when he was very young.
b Robert and his sister (bring up) by their grandparents.
a Robert’s parents died when he was very young.
b Robert and his sister were brought up by their grandparents.
Have you heard? They have cancelled the trip.
Has a dog ever bitten you?
‘Are you going to the party?’ ‘No, they haven’t invited me.’
Have you heard? The trip has been cancelled.
Have you ever been bitten by a dog?
‘Are you going to the party?’ ‘No, I haven’t been invited.’
I don’t like people telling me what to do.
I remember somebody taking me to the zoo.
Steve hates people keeping him waiting.
We climbed over the wall without anybody seeing us.
I don’t like being told what to do.
I remember being taken to the zoo when I was a child.
Steve hates being kept waiting.
We climbed over the wall without being seen.
I didn’t cut my hair myself. I ...
We didn’t clean the carpets ourselves. We ...
Ben didn’t build that wall himself. He ...
Sarah didn’t repair her shoes herself. She ...
... had my hair cut.
... had the carpets cleaned.
... had that wall built.
... had her shoes repaired.
Verbs with two objects (give, tell, show, offer, send)
Йому дали приз.
He was given a prize.
A prize was given to him.
a Bill (fire) from his job. He wasn’t very good at it.
b Sue (resign) from her job because she didn’t enjoy it any more.
a Bill was fired from his job. He wasn’t very good at it.
b Sue resigned from her job because she didn’t enjoy it any more.
The room looked nice. Somebody had cleaned it.
Somebody is cleaning the room at the moment.
Somebody was cleaning the room when I arrived.
The room looked nice. It had been cleaned.
The room is being cleaned at the moment.
The room was being cleaned when I arrived.
with get
There was a fight, but nobody was hurt.
I’m not invited to many parties.
I’m surprised Liz wasn’t offered the job.
There was a fight, but nobody got hurt.
I don’t get invited to many parties.
I’m surprised Liz didn’t get offered the job.
People say that she is a good doctor.
They believe he lives in London.
Everyone knows she won the competition.
People think the company made a mistake.
They report that two people were injured in the accident.
👉 It is said that she is a good doctor.
👉 She is said to be a good doctor.
👉 It is believed that he lives in London.
👉 He is believed to live in London.
👉 It is known that she won the competition.
👉 She is known to have won the competition.
👉 It is thought that the company made a mistake.
👉 The company is thought to have made a mistake.
👉 It is reported that two people were injured in the accident.
👉 Two people are reported to have been injured in the accident.
have/get something done
Минулого тижня йому відремонтували машину.
be/get passive
Його поранили під час нещасного випадку.
have/get something done
I had my hair cut yesterday.
He got his car repaired last week.
be/get passive
He was injured in the accident.
He got hurt while playing football.
a It can be noisy living here, but it (not / bother) me.
b It can be noisy living here, but I (not / bother) by it.
a It can be noisy living here, but it doesn't bother me.
b It can be noisy living here, but I am not bothered by it.
They have built two new hotels near the airport.
I didn’t know that somebody was recording our conversation.
The windows were very dirty. Nobody had cleaned them for ages.
Two new hotels near the airport has been built.
I didn't know that our conversation was being recorded.
The windows were very dirty. They had not been cleaned for ages.
Choose correct phrase:
Jessica is liked / gets liked by everybody
Peter was a mystery man. Very little was known / got known about him.
Are these phrases correct?
get married, get divorced get dressed (= put on your clothes) get lost (= not know where you are) get changed (= change your clothes)
We use get only when things happen. So
Jessica is liked by everybody
Peter was a mystery man. Very little was known about him.
The phrases are correct though not passive in meaning: get married, get divorced get dressed (= put on your clothes) get lost (= not know where you are) get changed (= change your clothes)
Зроби речення, використовуючи to have been + V3.
They say the documents are lost. (yesterday)
People believe the letter arrived late.
The teacher is thought to check the tests. (already)
The house is said to be very old. (built in 1800)
The experiment is reported to be successful. (finished last week)
👉 Приклад:
They say he was arrested. → He is said to have been arrested.
The documents are said to have been lost yesterday.
The letter is believed to have been delivered late.
The tests are thought to have been checked already.
The house is said to have been built in 1800.
The experiment is reported to have been finished last week.
Reporting Passive Structures (It is said that… / He is said to…)
People say that the castle is haunted.
Somebody believes that he stole the money.
Passive Infinitives
We are ready to print the book.
She wanted that they invite her.
Perfect Infinitives in Passive
It seemed that they punished them unfairly.
People say that they completed the project on time.
Reporting Passive Structures (It is said that… / He is said to…)
It is said that the castle is haunted.
The castle is said to be haunted.
He is believed to have stolen the money.
Passive Infinitives
The book is ready to be printed.
She wanted to be invited.
Perfect Infinitives in Passive
They seemed to have been punished unfairly.
The project is said to have been completed on time.