PAST PASSIVE
Present continuous passive: S + am/is/are + PP + …
EX: My mother cooks dinner in the kitchen.
S V O
=> Dinner is cooked in the kitchen by my mother.
Past continuous passive: S + was/were + being + PP + …
EX: John wrote a report yesterday.
S V O
=> A report was written by John yesterday.
EXERCISE 1
1. Does your mother make a big cake for the party?
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2. They make such shirts in China.
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3. People don’t use this dictionary very often.
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4. He made me clean all the plates last night.
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5. Why don’t you have an optician test your eyes?
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6. People speak English all over the world.
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7. No one likes reading that book.
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8. My father waters this flower every morning.
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9. Somebody cleans that room every day.
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10. People don’t use very often.
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11. Some drunk drivers caused the accident in this city.
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12. Fiona cleans the window every week.
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13. Last night the visitors ate all the cakes.
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14. No one helped her to solve that problem.
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15. Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.
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16. Did the cartoon attract the children?
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17. John invited Fiona to his birthday party last night.
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18. They did not tell me about the news.
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19. The manager didn’t phone the secretary this morning.
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20. The German didn’t build this factory during the Second World War.
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21. He repaired and repainted his bike.
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22. The committee appointed Alice secretary for the meeting.
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23. She brought some cups of tea to the visitors in the next room.
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24. The teacher returned our written work to us.
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS PASSIVE
PAST CONTINUOUS PASSIVE
Present continuous passive: S + am/is/are + being + PP + …
EX: My mother is cooking dinner in the kitchen.
S V O
=> Dinner is being cooked in the kitchen by my mother.
Past continuous passive: S + was/were + being + PP + …
EX: John was writing a report at 8 a.m yesterday.
S V O
=> A report was being written by John at 8 a.m yesterday.
EXERCISE 2
1. Bill is using the computer at the moment.
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2. They are painting the kitchen.
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3. We are doing exercises at the moment.
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5. Look! Helen is carrying a basket of pears.
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6. People are killing wild animals for food.
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7. Is she making cakes for the party?
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8. Her mother is preparing the dinner in the kitchen.
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9. They are setting up a new theatre.
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10. Her mother is preparing the dinner in the kitchen.
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11. Mary is cutting a cake with a sharp knife.
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12. Is a student pilot flying that airplane?
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13. At that time I was cooking dinner.
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14. He was doing homework at 10 pm yesterday.
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15. Cow were eating grass on the field.
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16. Worker were digging a large hole in the room.
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17. Tom was writing two poems at this time last week.
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18. They were watching many pupils playing football.
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19. They were decorating their house when you phoned.
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20. I was writing an important report at this time yesterday.
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21. My sister was buying some food at 11 a.m yesterday.
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22. Were they cleaning the room at 10 a.m yesterday?
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23. Tom was watering vegetable when his father came home.
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24. Was Louis decorating the living-room while you went out?
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giúp với
1. Does your mother make a big cake for the party?
=> Is a big cake made for the party by your mother?
2. They make such shirts in China.
=> Such shirts are made in China.
3. People don’t use this dictionary very often.
=>This dictionary is not used very often.
4. He made me clean all the plates last night.
=> I was made to clean all the plates last night by him.
5. Why don’t you have an optician test your eyes?
=> Why are your eyes not tested by an optician?
6. People speak English all over the world.
=> English is spoken all over the world.
7. No one likes reading that book.
=> Reading that book is not liked by anyone.
8. My father waters this flower every morning.
=> This flower is watered every morning by my father.
9. Somebody cleans that room every day.
=> That room is cleaned every day.
10. People don’t use it very often.
=> It is not used very often.
11. Some drunk drivers caused the accident in this city.
=> The accident in this city was caused by some drunk drivers.
12. Fiona cleans the window every week.
=> The window is cleaned every week.
13. Last night the visitors ate all the cakes.
=> All the cakes were eaten by the visitors last night.
14. No one helped her to solve that problem.
=> She was not helped to solve that problem.
15. Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.
=> More than 600 pieces of music were written by Mozart.
16. Did the cartoon attract the children?
=> Were the children attracted by the cartoon?
17. John invited Fiona to his birthday party last night.
=> Fiona was invited by John to his birthday party last night.
18. They did not tell me about the news.
=> I was not told about the news.
19. The manager didn’t phone the secretary this morning.
=> The secretary was not phoned by the manager this morning.
20. The German didn’t build this factory during the Second World War.
=> This factory was not built by the German during the Second World War.
1. Bill is using the computer at the moment.
=> The computer is being used by Bill at the moment.
2. They are painting the kitchen.
=> The kitchen is being painted (by them).
3. We are doing exercises at the moment.
=> Exercises is being done (by us) at the moment.
5. Look! Helen is carrying a basket of pears.
=> Look! A basket of pears is being carried by Helen.
11. Mary is cutting a cake with a sharp knife.
=> A cake is being cut by Mary with a sharp knife.
12. Is a student pilot flying that airplane?
=> Is that airplane being flown by a student pilot?
13. At that time I was cooking dinner.
=> Dinner was being cooked by me at that time.
14. He was doing homework at 10 pm yesterday.
=> Homework was being done by him at 10 pm yesterday.
15. Cow were eating grass on the field.
=> Grass on the field was being eaten by cow.
16. Worker were digging a large hole in the room.
=> A large hole was being dug in the room by workers.
17. Tom was writing two poems at this time last week.
=> Two poems were being written by Tom at this time last week.
18. They were watching many pupils playing football.
=> Many pupils were being watched playing foorball (by them).
19. They were decorating their house when you phoned.
=> Their house was being decorated (by them) when you phoned.
20. I was writing an important report at this time yesterday.
=> An important report was being written by me at this time yesterday.
21. My sister was buying some food at 11 a.m yesterday.
=> Some food was being bought by my sister at 11 a.m yesterday.
22. Were they cleaning the room at 10 a.m yesterday?
=> Was the room being cleaned (by them) at 10 a.m yesterday?
23. Tom was watering vegetable when his father came home.
=> Vegetable was being watered by Tom when his father came home.
24. Was Louis decorating the living-room while you went out?
=> Was the living-room being decorated by Louis while you went out?
6. People are killing wild animals for food.
=> Wild animals are being killed by people for food.
7. Is she making cakes for the party?
=> Are cakes being made for the party by her?
8. Her mother is preparing the dinner in the kitchen.
=> The dinner is being prepared in the kitchen by her mother.
9. They are setting up a new theatre.
=> A new theatre is being set up (by them).
10. Her mother is preparing the dinner in the kitchen.
=> The dinner is being prepared in the kitchen by her mother.
21. He repaired and repainted his bike.
=> His bike was repaired and repainted by him.
22. The committee appointed Alice secretary for the meeting.
=> Alice was appointed as secretary for the meeting by the committee.
23. She brought some cups of tea to the visitors in the next room.
=> Some cups of tea were brought by her to the visitors in the next room.
24. The teacher returned our written work to us.
=> Our written work was returned to us by the teacher.
