Ex 5 Passive voice : The past continuous tense

21 He was painting the house when I came

=> The house was being painted when I came

22 The teacher was reading the book when we cam

=> The book was being read by the teacher when we came

23 Mary's mother was washing the clothes

=> the clothes were being washed by Mary's mother

24 Her friends were drinking coffee at the cafe

=> Coffe was being drunk at the cafe by her friends

25 He was boiling the eggs when I saw him

=>the eggs were being boiled by him when I saw him

#Yumi

1. The old theater is being pulled down by them

2. Lunch is being cooked by her at the moment

3. Dinner isn't being had by her at the moment

4. That program isn't being watched by Mary now

5. Is a new block of houses down the street being built by them?

6. Is a picture being drew by P at the moment?

1.     He was painting the house when I came. ’ The house.........was being painted by him when I came........................................

2.     The teacher was reading the book when we came. ’ The book...........was being read by the teacher when we came..........................

3.     Mary’s mother was washing the clothes. ’ The clothes......were being washed by Mary's mother.........................................

4.     Her friends were drinking coffee at the cafe. ’ Coffee.....was being drunk by her friends at the cafe............................................

5.     He was boiling the eggs when I saw him. ’ The eggs.........were being boiled by him when I saw him.........................................

6.     His brother was painting the door. ’ The door............was being painted by his brother................................................

7.     Thu was waiting for him at the school. ’ He...........was being waited for by Thu....................................................

8.     We were doing the exercises. ’ The exercises.......were being done by us......................................................

9.     They were painting the gate of the school. ’ The gate of the school......was being painted .......................

10. They were doing the bedroom on Friday. ’ The bedroom.....was being done on Friday.......................................

Ex. 3: Rewrite the sentences into the passive voice

1.People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

→ Portuguese is spoken in Brazil

2.The Government is planning a new road near my house.

→A new road is being planed near my house  by the Government

3.My grandfather built this house in 1998.

→ This house was built by my grandfather in 1998

4.Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.

→ Guernica was being painted at that time by Picasso

5.The cleaner has cleaned the office.

→ The office has been cleaned by the cleaner

6.He has written three books before 1867.

→ Three books has been written before 1867

7.John will tell you later.

→ You will be told later by John

8.Somebody should do work.

→ Work should be done

9.By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.

→ The deal will have been signed by this time tomorrow

10.He should check his luggage carefully.

→ his luggage should be checked carefully

1, mom and dad .....weren't ......( not be ) at home yesterday. they...were..... ( be) at the hospital

2, the weather.....was ...( be ) nice. it...wasn't.....( not be ) windy and rainy

3, .....Was...... (be) he free all day yesterday?

4, when...were .....(be) you born

5, he ....wasn't....(not be) at school. he was at home

6, were you busy yesterday? yes, i....was.....

7, ......was.....it cold last night? no, it....wasn't......

8, where....were.... they on sunday? they....were....at the store

9, .....were..... Nina and Sam strong this morning? no,they...weren't.....

10, ......was....... Sam ill last night? yes,he....was.....

Ex 2 . Change these sentences into negative and interrogative form

1, she was tired last night =>..........she was't tired last night..............

2, i was in London last month => .....i wasn't in London last month......

3, they were at Nina's house yesterday =>............they weren't at Nina's house yesterday ..........

4, she was with him yesterday =>...............she wasn't with him yesterday...........................

5, tom was at school last monday =>..............tom wasn't at school last monday...........................

HỌC TỐT

Ex 1 . write the correct past simple tense of tobe

1, mom and dad ......weren't.....( not be ) at home yesterday. they....were.... ( be) at the hospital

2, the weather...is.....( be ) nice. it....isn't....( not be ) windy and rainy

3, .....Was.... (be) he free all day yesterday?

4, when....was....(be) you born

5, he ...wasn't.....(not be) at school. he was at home

6, were you busy yesterday? yes, i.....was.....

7, .......was...it cold last night? no, it...wasn't.......

8, where.....are... they on sunday? they....are....at the store

9, ...are....... Nina and Sam strong this morning? no,they.....aren't...

10, ......Did....... Sam ill last night? yes,....she did.....

Ex 2 . Change these sentences into negative and interrogative form

1, she was tired last night =>........She wasn't tired last night.......................................

=> Was she tired last night?

2, i was in London last month => ............I wasn't in London last month..........................

=> Were you in London last month?

3, they were at Nina's house yesterday =>.............They weren't at Nina's house yesterday.....................................

=> Were they at Nina's house last night?

4, she was with him yesterday =>...........She wasn't with him yesterday...............................

=> Was she with him yesterday ?

5, tom was at school last monday =>..............Tom wasn't at school last Monday..........................

=> Was Tom at school last Monday ?

IV. The past continuous tense Example:

He was painting the house when I came.  The house........was being painted when I came..................................... .............................. The teacher was reading the book when we came.  The book......was being read by the teacher when we came....................................... .............. Mary’s mother was washing the clothes.  The clothes..........were being washed by mary's mother................................. ............................... Her friends were drinking coffee at the cafe.  Coffee..........was being drunk by her friends at the cafe.................................. ............................... He was boiling the eggs when I saw him.  The eggs.....were being boiled when I saw him......................................... .............................. His brother was painting the door.  The door.............was being painted by his brother................................. .......................................... Thu was waiting for him at the school. He..........was being waited by Thy at school...................................... ........................................... We were doing the exercises.  The exercises........were being done................................. ............................................... They were painting the gate of the school.  The gate of the school.........was being painted................................... ........... They were doing the bedroom on Friday.  The bedroom.........was being done on friday.................................. ...........................

V. Passive voice: The present perfect tense Example:

They have taken her to the hospital.  She..........has been taken to the hospital..................................... ........................................... They have cancelled the meeting.  The meeting......has been cancelled..................................... ...................................... Someone has moved my chair.  My chair..........has been moved................................... .............................................. Someone has given him a lot of money.  He..........has been given a lot of money...................................... ....................................... We have invited all the students in the school.  All the students.........have been invited in the school................................. .............. We have told him not to be late again.  He...........has been told not to be late again..................................... ......................................... Our teachers have explained the English grammar.  The English grammar.......has been explained by our teachers................................ Have you finished the above sentences?  Have above sentences........been finished?................................. ............... The police have arrested the mugger.  The mugger.........has been arrested by the police................................... ................................. The police have arrested five suspects Five suspects........have been arrested by the police.................................. ...............................

I.The past progressive tense in the passive.

1.They were watching T.V when I came.

->....TV WAS BEING WATCHED WHEN I CAME.................................................................

2.Tom was planting trees at 4o'clock yesterday afternoon.

->......TREES WERE BEING PLANTED BY TOM at 4o'clock yesterday afternoon..............................................................

3.She saw cleaning the floor at this time yesterday .

->..........THE FLOOR WAS SEEN cleaning at this time yesterday ............................................................

4.they were building this bridge when we came.

->......... this bridge WAS BEING BUILT when we came.............................................................

5.They were repainting the gate of thev school when I came.

->................. the gate of theIR school WAS BEING REPAINTED when I came. ....................................................

6.Were you doing homework at the time last week?

->............WAS HOMEWORK BEING DONE at the time last week?.........................................................

1 Were you having dinner at 7 o'clock yesterday evening?

Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't. I was having dinner at a restaurant.

2 Were you doing homework at 8 o'clock yesterday evening?

Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't. I was playing video games.

3 Were you watching a film at 9 o'clock yesterday evening?

Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't. I was studying for an exam.

câu hỏi

Passive voice(the past progressive tense)

1/Someone was recording our conversations

=> our conversations were being recorded

2/They were preparing the meal when I saw them

=> the meal was being prepared when i saw them

3/They were cleaning the room when I arrived

=> the room was being cleaned when i arrived

4/Mary was helping her mother in the kitchen at that time

=> her mother was being helped in the kitchen by Mary at that time

5/The resident was signing those papers

=> those papers were being signed by the resident

6/Lan was repairing those reports when I came to see her

=> those reports were being repaired by Lan when i came to see her

7/Waiters were serving customers politely

=> customers were being served politely by waiters

8/Peter was watching television in the living room

=> television was being watching in the living room by Peter

9/Tom was writing a letter to his friends

=> a letter was being written to his friends by Tom