Passive/Active Voice
the windows / open/ by my mother - PRESENT TENSE
the windows are opened by my mother
the shoes / buy/my brother/last week
the shoes were bought by my brother last week
The restaurant ________ we had dinner last night is famous for its seafood.
The restaurant where we had dinner last night is famous for its seafood.
the house / not build in 1988
the house wasn't built in 1988
PAST:
Did the post man delivered the petters
Were the letters delivered by the postman?
the song / sing / by the singer - PRESENT TENSE
the song is sung by the singer
the lightbulb / invent/ by Thomas Edinson
the lightbulb was invented by Thomas Edinson
She saw the boy __________ lives next door.
She saw the boy who/ that lives next door.
dinner / not serve but people were ready
dinner wasn't served but people were ready
PRESENT:
They take the books to the library.
The books are taken to the library.
the trash / throw away/ at the end of the day - PAST TENSE
The trash was thrown away at the end of the day.
the rubbish / throw away/ at the end of the day
the rubbish was thrown away at the end of the day
What did you do with the money ____ your mother lent you?
What did you do with the money which/that your mother lent you?
Camila forgot so the cats / not feed this morning
Camila forgot so the cats weren't fed this morning
Pablo Cohelo didn't write A Hundred Years of Solitud
A Hundred Years of Solitud wasn't written by Pablo Cohelo
the news /not tell accurately/ on social media - PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE
NOTE: ("news" is a singular, uncountable noun in English.)
The news isn't being told accurately on social media.
("news" is a singular, uncountable noun in English.)
the letter / send a bit late/ Mary
the letter was sent a bit late by Mary
Combine the sentence using a relative clause. That, who, which, where
A girl phoned. She didn’t leave a message.
The girl who (that) phoned didn’t leave a message.
(Passive: The message which (that) was left by the girl who phoned.)
the table / not set when the guests arrived to the party
the table wasn't set when the guests arrived to the party
PRESENT:
They plant trees every Monday.
Trees are planted every Monday.
Question in the past, make into passive voice:
Did the teacher give the grades?
Were the grades given by the teacher?
The law of gravity/ discover/ Isaac Newton
Law of gravity was discovered by Isaac Newton
The park ________ we used to play as children has been renovated.
The park where we used to play as children has been renovated.
The children/ not pick up/ their parents
the children weren't picked up by their parents.
Question in the past:
Did the teacher give the marks?
Were the marks given by the teacher?