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PASSIVE VOICE (PART II).
Czas
Konstrukcja
Przykład
Present Simple
am/are/is + 3. forma
czasownika (past participle)
Polish is spoken here.
Past Simple
was/were + 3. forma
czasownika
I was asked to clean the room.
Future Simple will be + 3. forma czasownika The problem will be delt with as soon as possible.
Present
Continuous
am/are/is being + 3. forma
czasownika
She is being interrogated by the police.
Past
Continuous
was/were being + 3. forma
czasownika
My car was being repaired while I was shopping.
Present Perfect
have/has been + 3. forma
czasownika
The book has been read.
Past Perfect
had been + 3. forma
czasownika
The dinner had been cooked before we arrived.
Future Perfect
will have been + 3. forma
czasownika
By the end of this week the house will have been
painted and we will be able to move in.
Modal Verbs
must be + 3. forma
czasownika
The homework must be done by yourself.
1. Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the passive form of the correct
grammar tense.
(Czasowniki w nawiasach wstaw w stronie biernej w odpowiednim czasie.)
1. I ….......................(bite) by my boyfriend's dog today morning.
2. Marmalade …...........................(make) from fruit, from plums, for example.
3. Three people …................................(injure) in the accident that I saw last Friday.
4. Is speaking loudly …...........................(forbid) in the churches?
5. I …...............................(wake up) by some noise today morning.
6. Kate …...............................(not/like) by many people.
7. That conversation …............................... (not/finish) until we come to an agreement.
8. We …......................................(warn) against thieves in a city where we stayed last winter.
9. All prizes …........................(hand) next Friday at 8 o'clock.
10. The motorway A5 …........................(build) by a foreign company.
Autor: Agnieszka Szefer
Konsultant: Bartosz Kuczyński
2. Transform the sentences using the passive voice.
(Sparafrazuj zdania, stosując stronę bierną.)
Example: A cat is slurping milk. Milk is being slurped by a cat.
1. They make shoes in that factory.
Shoes ________________in that factory.
2. People read books.
Books _________________
3. Frank is driving a van.
A van ________________ by Frank.
4. He has been building houses for years.
Houses _________________by him for years.
5. Frank was carrying a suitcase.
A suitcase ______________ by Frank
6. I made a decision.
A decision___________________.
7. She will send the letter.
The letter ___________________ by her.
8. We are flying the plane.
The plane _________________ by us.
9. My father has bought a house.
The house __________________ by my father.
10. He is going to say something.
Something __________________
3. Transform the sentences from the passive voice into active.
(Zamień zdania w stronie biernej na stronę czynną.)
Example: The club was founded by Ron and Peggy. Ron and Peggy founded the club.
1. The exercise is being completed by a student now.
2. He was told the truth by his mother.
3. Football is played by the children.
4. The money was stolen.
5. Everybody was shocked by the terrible news yesterday.
6. Our plan is being considered by the members of the committee.
7. A letter has been written by Tom.
8. The president was elected by the people.
9. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
10. He will be fired by his boss.
Autor: Agnieszka Szefer
Konsultant: Bartosz Kuczyński