THE PASSIVE
1. How many passive sentences are there? three
2. Who is using the present perfect passive?
3. Can you notice an error?
A: Is the
area near
the canal
destroyed?
B: It’s terrible! Many
of the buildings have
been totally flooded.
A: Try not to worry. A new system
to prevent this from happening
is being designed.
again has
THE PASSIVE
Look at the conversation.
A: People are advised not
to build near the areas
that are likely to flood.
B: I wasn’t informed. Has
everyone been given that
information?
1. Do the sentences tell us about who did the actions? No
2. Find the subjects receiving the actions.
We use the passive when the ______
action is
more important than the _______
person doing it.
OR
We can use the passive when we
don’t know ____
who is doing the action.
THE PASSIVE
Other examples of the passive:
Have the new canals
been designed yet?
No, the designs are still
being finished. Things
have been really delayed.
Some buildings have already been
designed and rebuilt. I hope the
remaining work is completed soon.
Yes, especially as more
monsoons are predicted.
THE PASSIVE
Look at the examples. How are they formed?
The area is
destroyed by
floods almost
every year.
The present simple passive
is formed with
__
___ + past
____ _________.
is / are
participle
A lot of homes have
been badly affected by
the damage.
The present perfect
passive uses has/have
_____+
past _________.
participle
been ____
TIP: The passive form always
uses the past participle.
THE PASSIVE
Complete the passive forms.
forms
present simple passive __
is /___
are + past participle
past simple passive
___ /____
was
were + past participle
present continuous
passive
is/are _____+
being past participle
present perfect passive has/have _____+
been past participle
past perfect passive
___
had _____
been + past participle
THE PASSIVE
Some people were given
new housing.
When we don’t need to know ____
who or _____
what
did the action, we can use the passive.
The issues behind the recent floods
have been discussed already.
The passive is formed using the verb ___
be
and the past
____ _________.
participle
THE PASSIVE
Complete the sentences with the passive verb forms.
1. Houses aren’t ____
built by the river.
(build / present simple)
2. The materials were
____ _______
chosen
because they are waterproof.
(choose / past simple)
3. Flights ___
_____ cancelled
________.
are being
(cancel / present
continuous)
4. She ___
___ the news.
has _____
been told
(tell / present perfect)
5. They ___
_______.
had _____
been rescued
(rescue / past perfect)
THE PASSIVE
1. Use your own ideas to complete the sentences.
What have local people
been told …?
To prevent flooding,
buildings are often …
People are being asked
about …
2. Work in pairs. Talk to your partner.
THE PASSIVE
Grammar wrap-up
1. When we use the past perfect
passive we use had + been + past
participle.
True
2. If who or what did the action isn’t
important, we can use the passive.
True
3. We can form the present perfect
passive with has/have + been +
past participle.
True