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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)


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


If you study, you will passthe exam


Use:

When the situation/condition is probable

Condition:

If + past simple

Result:

Would + Infinitive


If you studied, you would pass the exam


Use:

When the situation/condition isn't probable or is impossible


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


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.