Unit
21 is done was done (passive 1)
A
!e office is cleaned every day.
!e office was cleaned yesterday.
Compare active and passive:
Somebody cleans the office every day. (active)
!e office is cleaned every day. (passive)
Somebody cleaned the office yesterday. (active)
!e office was cleaned yesterday. (passive)
B !e passive is:
past participle
cleaned done
present simple am/is/are
(not) + invented built
past simple was/were
injured taken etc.
!e past participle of regular verbs is -ed (cleaned/damaged etc.).
For a list of irregular past participles (done/built/taken etc.), see Appendix 2–3.
Butter is made from milk.
Oranges are imported into Britain.
How often are these rooms cleaned?
I am never invited to parties.
!is house was built 100 years ago.
!ese houses were built 100 years ago.
When was the telephone invented?
We weren’t invited to the party last week.
‘Was anybody injured in the accident?’ ‘Yes, two people were taken to hospital.’
C was/were born
I was born in Berlin in 1993. (not I am born)
‘Where were you born?’ ‘In Cairo.’
D passive + by …
!e telephone was invented by Alexander Bell in 1876. (= Alexander Bell invented it)
I was bitten by a dog a few days ago.
Do you like these paintings? !ey were painted by a friend of mine.
is being done / has been done ➜ Unit 22 irregular verbs ➜ unit 24, Appendix 2–3 by ➜ Unit 111
active and passive ➜ Appendix 1
Exercises Unit
Write sentences from these words. Some of the sentences are questions.
21
Sentences 1–7 are present.
1 (the office / clean / every day) The office is cleaned every day.
2 (how often / these rooms / clean?) How often are these rooms cleaned?
3 (glass / make / from sand) Glass
4 (the windows / clean / every two weeks)
5 (this room / not / use / very much)
6 (we / allow / to park here?)
7 (how / this word / pronounce?)
Sentences 8–15 are past.
8 (the office / clean / yesterday) The office was cleaned yesterday.
9 (the house / paint / last month) "e house
10 (my phone / steal / a few days ago)
11 (three people / injure / in the accident)
12 (when / this bridge / build?)
13 (I / not / wake up / by the noise)
14 (how / these windows / break?)
15 (you / invite / to Jon’s party last week?)
!ese sentences are not correct. Correct them.
1 "is house built 100 years ago. This house was built
2 Football plays in most countries of the world.
3 Why did the letter send to the wrong address?
4 A film studio is a place where films make.
5 Where are you born?
6 How many languages are speaking in Switzerland?
7 Somebody broke into our house, but nothing stolen.
8 When was invented the bicycle?
Complete the sentences. Use the passive (present or past) of these verbs:
clean damage find give invite make make show steal take
1 "e room is cleaned every day.
2 I saw an accident yesterday. Two people were taken to hospital.
3 Paper from wood.
4 "ere was a fire at the hotel last week. Two of the rooms .
5 ‘Where did you get this picture?’ ‘It to me by a friend of mine.’
6 Many American programmes on British TV.
7 ‘Did James and Sue go to the wedding?’ ‘No. "ey , but they didn’t go.’
8 ‘How old is this film?’ ‘It in 1985.’
9 My car last week, but the next day it by
the police.
Where were they born?
1 (Ian / Edinburgh) Ian was born in Edinburgh.
2 (Sarah / Manchester) Sarah
3 (her parents / Ireland) Her
4 (you / ???) I
5 (your mother / ???)
