What’s that?Passive voice

How would you complete these sentences:

•Television ______________ in 1920. (invent)

•The Simpsons _____________ by Matt

Groening in 1989. (create)

•The Price is Right _________ everyday. (show)

•On Saturday the match ________ by Porto.

(win)

WAS INVENTED

WAS CREATED

IS SHOWN

WAS WON

Passive Voice = be + past participle•am / is / are + p.p.•was / were + p.p.

Past participle

Past Simple

Infinitive

Infinitive Past simple Past participle

build built built

discover discovered discovered

destroy destroyed destroyed

invent invented invented

begin began begun

make made made

create created created

sell sold sold

write wrote written

Active or Passive?

•He spends his free time on the sofa.

•I was invited to watch a movie.

•Reality shows are very addictive.

•My mates are watching TV all the

time.

•My TV is switched on all day long.

active

passive

active

active

passive

ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE

Eiffel TowerGustave Eiffel1889

• Gustave Eiffel built the Eiffel Tower in 1889.

•The Eiffel Tower was built by G.Eiffel in 1889.

What?

HAMLET  SHAKESPEARE 1601

•Shakespeare wrote Hamlet in 1601.

•Hamlet was written by Shakespeare in 1601.

What?

breadbakers everyday

•Bakers bake bread everyday.

•Bread is baked everyday.

newspaperseveryday publishers

•Publishers publish newspapers everyday.

•Newspapers are published everyday.

The form of passive voice-It is formed by: be + past participle

Passivebuilddiscovereddestroyinventedbeginmadesold

is/are builtwas/were discoveredis/are destroyedwas/were inventedis/are begunwas /were

madewas /were sold

He selected that horror filmThat horror film ___________ by him

is select

was selected

was select

is selecte

d

was selected

People spend a lot of time watching TVA lot of time ______________ watching TV.

was spent

has spent

was spendis spent

is spent

My parents pay for cable TV.Cable TV_________ by my parents.

is paid

is pay

are paid

were paid

is paid

My brother offered them a new TV set.They ______________ a new TV set.

are offered

was offer

was offered

were offered

were offered

The TVI soap won a BAFTA award.A BAFTA award _________ by the TVI soap.

is win

are won

was won

were win

was won

The students visited the studio.The studio _______________________.was visited by the students•The actress gave us an autograph.•An autograph was given by the actress.•This director makes many films.•Many films are made by this director.•He offered two tickets to the premiere.•Two tickets to the premiere were offered

by him.•Someone stole those tickets.•Those tickets were stolen.