Passive voice
Transform the sentence into passive: The police arrested the criminal.
The criminal was arrested /by the police/.
We use the ________ conditional to talk about general facts or things that always happen.
zero
Transform the sentence into passive: The boss stores all the files here.
All the files are stored here /by the boss/.
We use the ________ condition to talk about something in the present or future which is not likely or possible to happen.
second
If the cake _____ (bake) longer, it ________ (be) fluffier. (third or mixed conditional)
If the cake had been baked longer, it would have been fluffier / would be fluffier.
Transform the sentence into passive: They were distributing fliers among the crowd.
Fliers were being distributed among the crowd /by them/.
We use the ________ conditional to talk about an action that might happen in the future as a consequence of an other action.
first
Transform the sentence into passive: He is packing the bags.
The bags are being packed /by him/.
We use the ________ conditional to talk about an action in the past which did not happen and to imagine the possible outcomes of that action.
third
The problem ________ (solve) if the instructions ________ (follow). (third conditional)
The problem would have been solved if the instructions had been followed.
Transform the sentence into passive: They were following me in the dark.
I was followed in the dark /by them/.
___ the water _______ (reach) 100 degrees, it _______ (boil).
If the water reaches 100 degrees, it boils.
Transform the sentence into passive: I have already figured out our escape route.
The escape route has been already figured out /by me/.
___ we ___ (meet) the monarch of England, we _______ (watch) a movie together.
If we met the monarch of England, we would watch a movie together.
If the rules ________ (explain) clearly, everyone ________ (understand) them. (first, second or third conditional)
If the rules were explained clearly, everyone would understand them. / If the rules are explained clearly, everyone will understand them. / If the rules had been explained clearly, everyone would have understood them.
Transform the sentence into passive: By tomorrow, they will have solved the problem.
By tomorrow, the problem will have been solved /by them/.
___ it _____ (rain), I ______ (not go) to the park tomorrow.
If it rains, I will not go to the park tomorrow.
Transform the sentence into passive: She had not noticed me.
I had not been noticed /by her/.
___ I ___ (be) you, I _____ ( not spend) too much time with Sophie.
If I were you, I would not spend too much time with Sophie.
If he ________ (apologize), she ________ (forgive) him. (third conditional)
If he had apologized, she would have forgiven him.
We use passive when the … is more important than the agent.
action
___ I _____ (be), I ______ (not say) that nasty remark to him yesterday.
If I were you, I would not have said that nasty remark to him yesterday.
We use passive when the agent performing the action is …
unknown
___ Kitty ____ (study), she _____ (pass) the exam.
If Kitty had studied, she would have passed the exam.
Had the system ______ (upgrade) earlier, many of the technical issues _________ (aviod). (third conditional)
Had the system been upgraded earlier, many of the technical issues could have been avoided.