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Passive voice*

���������� � � � � � � � � � � � �� To be + Past participle

Past

Present

Future

To be (past) + Past participle.

�The unit was explained� (by the teacher)�

To be (present) + Past participle.

�The unit is explained� (by the teacher)�

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Will + to be (base form) + Past participle

�The unit will be explained� (by the teacher)�

* Active vs Passive

��������� Active voice: the subject is active = It does something

��������� Passive voice: The subject is passive = something happens to it


Practice I
1. Complete the sentences with the correct passive tense.
  • This song� (record) last year.
  • I think this video� (sell) in the shops.
  • CDs� (produce) by big companies.
  • Maybe in the future, more money� (donate) for charities.
  • In 1902, Caruso (pay) 100 pounds for ten songs.
  • More and more songs� (buy) online.
  • Most of the songs (download) illegally from the Internet every year.
  • John Lennon� (kill) by a fan.
  • Songs� (not usually ban) by radio stations.
  • Different things (advertise) with videos on the Internet.
  • I� (choose) for a school play two years ago.

2. Write sentences and questions in the passive.

  • CDs /invent/ in 1983 ?������ �
  • The tickets /not� sell / on the Internet������
  • Why / your film / ban / last year?������ �
  • The actor / award / an Oscar / next week?������
  • Cars / invent / many years ago.������
  • She / not give / a prize / last Monday.�����

Conditional Sentences

First �Conditional

Second Conditional

Third Conditional

Condition:

If + present simple

Result:

Will + Infinitive

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�If you study, you will pass� the exam�

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Use:

When the situation/condition is probable

Condition:

If + past simple

Result:

Would + Infinitive

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�If you studied, you ��would pass the exam�


Use:

When the situation/condition isn�t probable or is impossible

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Condition:

If + past perfect

Result:

Would have + past participle

�If you had studied, you would have passed the exam��

Use:

When we imagine the possible consequences of an action in the past

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Practice II

3. Complete the conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

��������� Ann will be really happy if Peter (ask) her out.

��������� If they (be) there, they would have volunteered to help.

��������� If my boyfriend (be) a flirt, we would split up.

��������� I (go) on holiday if I pass my exams.

��������� She wouldn�t have become ill if she (drink) the water.

��������� I (give) some money to charity if I won the lottery.

��������� If he wasn�t so good-looking, he (be) such a flirt.

��������� He (die) of cold if the helicopter hadn�t rescued him from the sea.

��������� She won�t pass the exam if she (not do) any revision.

��������� If Tom hadn�t cheated on her, she (not finish) with him.

������� You wouldn�t get good results if you (study) hard.

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