Past Passive questions
The Whoopee cushion was invented by a 14-year-old Roman Emperor
What was invented by a 14-year-old Roman Emperor ?
Chinese food is eaten by two billion people every day
How many people is Chinese foood eaten by?
The room ____________________ (clean) yesterday.
The room was cleaned yesterday
What do we do to make an active sentence to passive sentence. Subject? object?
We don't use subject at the beginning of the sentence. We write object first. We change subject and object
The first modern Olympic Games were held in London in 1863.
When were the first modern Olympic Games held in London?
70% of the Earth is covered by water.
How much of the Earth is covered by water?
Last year, 3 million mobile phones _______________ (buy) in Finland.
Last year, 3 million mobile phones were bought in Finland.
how do you make the verb passive?
We use the verb to be + the past participle of the verb.
Toothpaste was invented by the Romans in 960.
Who was toothpaste invented by?
742 languages are spoken in Indonesia.
How many languages are spoken in Indonesia?
In January every year, The Three Kings festival _________________ (celebrate) in Spain.
In January every year, The Three Kings festival is celebrated in Spain.
Is the subject necessary when we write a passive sentence?
No, we can leave out the subject.
Paper was invented in China 2000 years ago.
Where was paper invented?
The Tokyo subway is used by nine million people every day.
By how many people is the Tokyo subway used?
CDs ______________________ (produce) since the 1980s.
CDs have been produced since the 1980s
Give an example with subject and verb climb
Using the phrase by + subject
The tree was climbed by the cat.
Pasta and ice-cream were first made in China.
Where were pasta and ice-cream first made?
14% of the Earth's surface is covered by rainforest.
What is 14% of the Earth's surface covered by?
Do you think Helen ______________________ (invite) to the party for a few years ago?
Do you think Helen was invited to the party for a few years ago?
When we don't have to write subject?
1- when we don't know the subject
2- When the subject is known by everybody
3- when the subject is not important