• Grammar: passive sentences

Active sentence: the subject does the action

Peter bought a new computer.

Passive sentence: the subject doesn’t do the action

A new computer was bought by Peter.

Peter
____ bought a new computer
_______ ________________
subject verb direct object

A_________________
new computer was bought by Peter
_____________ _________
subject verb agent
Grammar Present passive: affirmative

Complete the table with the

present passive affirmative
form of pay.

Affirmative
I ’m paid

You ’re paid

to do this job.
He / She / It ’s paid
We / You / They ’re paid
Grammar Present passive: negative

Complete the table with the

present passive negative
form of pay.

Negative
I ’m not paid
paid

You aren’t paid

paid
to do this job.
He / She / It isn’t paid
paid
We / You / They aren’t paid
paid
Grammar Present passive: questions

Complete the table with the

present passive question
form of pay.

Questions
Am I paid
paid?
Are you paid?
paid

Is he / she / it paid?
paid
Are we / you / they paid?
paid
Grammar Past passive: affirmative

Complete the table with the past passive

affirmative form of pay.

Affirmative
I was paid
paid.

You were paid.

paid

He / She / It was paid.

paid
We / You / They were paid.
paid
Grammar Past passive: negative

Complete the table with the past passive negative

form of pay.

Negative
I wasn’t paid
paid.

You weren’t paid.

paid

He / She / It wasn’t paid.

paid
We / You / They weren’t paid.
paid
Grammar Past passive: questions

Complete the table with the past passive question

form of pay.

Questions
Was I paid
paid?
Were you paid?
paid

Was he / she / it paid?

paid
Were we / you / they paid?
paid
Grammar Future passive: affirmative

Complete the table with the future passive affirmative

form of pay.

Affirmative
I ’ll be paid
paid.

You ’ll be paid.

paid

He / She / It ’ll be paid.

paid
We / You / They ’ll be paid.
paid
Grammar Future passive: negative

Complete the table with the future passive negative

form of pay.

Negative
I won’t be paid
paid.

You won’t be paid.

paid

He / She / It won’t be paid.

paid
We / You / They won’t be paid.
paid
Grammar Future passive: questions

Complete the table with the future passive question form of pay.

Questions
Will I paid
be paid?
Will you be paid?
paid

Will he / she / it be paid?

paid
Will we / you / they be paid
paid?
 Grammar Passive: questions

Complete the table with the passive form of the

words in brackets.

What kind of music isissung

sung by Madonna? (present simple / sing)
When was the film released
released ? (past simple / release)
Will the film bebe shown on the Internet? (future simple / show)
shown
A decision has been taken by the committee. (present perfect / take)
The room is being cleaned at the moment. (present continuous / clean)
Service isn’t included in the bill. (present simple negative / include)
Was the singer being interviewed when you arrived? (past continuous /
interview)
Jim is going to be paid a lot in his new job. (going to / pay)
I wasn’t asked my name. (past simple negative / ask)
Turn these sentences into active or passive:

The new hotel will be opened next year.

They will open the new hotel next year.

This house was built in 1985.

Somebody built this house in 1985.

I have cleaned my room twice.

My room has been cleaned twice by me.

He is revising this grammar section.

This grammar section is being revised by him

• Doble pasiva.
They
______
didn’t offer
_________
Ann
_____ the job.
_______
subject verb object object

The job wasn’t offered to Ann

Ann wasn’t offered the job.

• Have something done.

Jill repaired the roof She did it herself

Jill had the roof repaired She arranged for someone else to do it

any participle: painted, fixed, cut, cleaned, etc.

anything: my house, clock, car, room, computer, etc.

have, has, had, will have, am having, etc

(in affirmative, negative or question)

• It is said.
People say that Henry is very old.
ACTIVE
Henry is said to be very old

PASSIVE
It is said that Henry is very old.

believe expect reported

Other verbs
think know alleged
understand
consider
Translate these sentences:

She is going to have her eyes tested

A ella le van a chequear los ojos

It was thought that he was the fastest.

Se pensaba que él era el más rápido.

I haven’t had my house painted.

No me han pintado mi casa.

Se cree que el examen es mañana.

It is believed that the exam is tomorrow.