ACTIVE TO PASSIVE
These cars are made in Japan
Mistakes were made
Sombody/Someone/They made mistakes
Papers must be send before Friday evening
MUST BE SEND= modal obligation PASSIVE
Mr and Mrs Smith _____________________ (marry) for 12 years
HAVE BEEN MARRIED
(present perfect ACTIVE)
The milk has already been drunk
present perfect PASSIVE
Someone smashed our window last night
Our window was smashed last night
The work will be finished by 5 PM, don't worry.
They/somebody/someone will finish the work by 5 PM, don't worry
The shop was robbed
was robbed= past simple PASSIVE
Some flowers ____________________(cut) last summer
WERE CUT
past simple PASSIVE
The photos have been taken.
Tense?
PRESENT PERFECT PASSIVE
They have already mended the TV set. You can pick it up at the shop.
The TV set has already been mended. You can pick it up at the shop.
Guernica was being painted by Picasso at that time
Picasso was painting Guernica at that time
The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.
They __________________ (build) a new stadium near the station at the moment.
are building
present continuous ACTIVE
At six o'clock, a story was being told.
PAST CONTINUOUS PASSIVE
You should repain the room in the summer
The room should be repainted in the summer
Three books had been written before 1867
Somebody/ Someone had written three books before 1867
Portuguese is spoken in Brazil
is spoken= present simple PASSIVE
Everybody ______________(love) Mr. Johnson
LOVES
present simple ACTIVE
Dinner might be cooked by James
modal probability PASSIVE
Someone was painting a portrait when I was in the park
A portrait was being painted when I was in the park
You will be told later
Somebody/someone will tell you later
By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal
will have signed= future perfect simple ACTIVE
The princess ________________(eat) by the wold
was eaten
past simple PASSIVE
The computer will be repaired tomorrow
future simple PASSIVE