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Last updated almost 8 years ago
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English Foreing Language, EFL, intermediate, B1
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Let's revise some passive basics and see which is our starting point.
Question 1
1.

Some sentences below are active and some are passive. Which sentences are in the passive form?

Question 2
2.

The passive is formed with the verb to be an the past participle (3rd column / -ed)

If we want to transform a sentence from active to passive we must change the order of the elements in the sentence. Look at the picture:
1 - locate the verb (wrote).
2 - place the object (Hamlet) at the beginning of the new sentence, as the new subject.
3 - transform the verb into passive ( verb to be in the same verbe tense + -ed/3rd col.).
4 - place the original subject (Shakespeare) after the transformed verb and the preposition by. If the subject is not relevant (they, someone, everyone...) we don't need to include it.
Question 3
3.

Which option is a correct passive form of this sentence?
Customers exchange clothes easily.

Question 4
4.

Which option is a correct passive form of this sentence?
They didn't sell this make online.

Transform these sentences from active to passive.
Question 5
5.

Shops offer discounts during the sales period.

Question 6
6.

They printed thousands of flyers to advertise the new cafè.

Transform these sentences from active to passive. Your teacher will correct them after your answers have been sent.
Question 7
7.

They always refund your money.

Question 8
8.

The company distributed free samples.

Question 9
9.

They don't accept credit cards at this shop.

Question 10
10.

The shop will reduce the prices at the end of the season.

Question 11
11.

The seller and the customer negotiated on the price.

Question 12
12.

How do you feel about passives?