Task 3: Complete the following sentences in Active form, and then write passive sentences: (Past simple)

S + V-ed + O à S + was/were + V(pII) by O

1.      They (fire) _______________ him last week.

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2.      A stranger (gave) _______________ me a nice present yesterday.

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3.      The teacher (not allow) _______________ us to leave.

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II/ SIMPLE PAST TENSE ( Thì quá khứ đơn )

Active (Chủ động)               S  + V2/ed + O

Passive (Bị động)                 S*  +  was/were(not)  + V3/ ed  +  by  O

1.    People made this skirt in Hong Kong.

This skirt was made 

2.    Edison invented the electric light bulbs.

The electric light bulbs

3.     Everybody held an English-speaking contest at Nguyen Hue school yesterday.

An English-speaking contest

4.     They performed Christmas songs for people in towns and villages 800 years ago.

Christmas songs

5.     People built a new supermarket here two months ago.

A new supermarket

6.     Her brother didn’t tell you the truth.

You

7.     Did Mr. Pike design this house in 1990 ?

Was

8.     Nobody saw  a famous actor at this pub last night.

A famous actor

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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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Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets

^{Rewrite the sentence into Passive voice}

1. I was taking the class at that time. 

2. He was eating dinner at 9 pm. 

3. My parents were watching that movie.

4. Jon was editing my video yesterday. 

5. Some boys were teasing your sister. 

6. They were discussing something in the class. 

7. Judy was copying the answers.

8. Everyone was hugging the kids at the party. 

9. They were not feeding the cats.

Complete each sentence with the present or past simple passive form of the verb in brackets.

1.Waste plastic and metal ( collect ) once a week in our town .

2. Why .............. litter never ............. ( pick up ) in this park ? It's always the same !

3. Climate change ..... ............. ( predict ) by scientists 40 years ago .

4. About 50 % of our country's rubbish ....... ......... ( recycle ) last year .

5. Most of the air pollution in London ........ ( cause ) by cars and buses .

6. Six electric buses ....... . ( buy ) for our town last month .