PASSIVE:PRESENT SIMPLE

IS/ ARE + PAST

PARTICIPLE

EXAMPLE:
Football is followed by millions of people all over the world.

Affirmarttive:

I AM
YOU/ WE/ THEY

PAID EVERY
WEEK

Negative

I AM NOT

PAID VERY

YOU/ WE/ THEY

Question:

AM I
ARE

FOLLOWED BY A LOT
OF PEOPLE ON
FACEBOOK?

The subject of de passive sentences is the object of the active

sentences

ACTIVE

PASSIVE

People play baseball in

the USA

Baseball is played in the

USA

USE: BY

Use by if we want to say who or what does the action.

We dont use by if the person or object that does the action is unknown,
unimportant or obvious.

The shirts are made in china ( were not interested in who

makes them)
The shirts are made by children ( were usign by to ad
important information)

Passive: Past Simple

USES:
Use the passive in the past simple to focus on actions in the past.
The museum was opened in 2002.
The shoes were made by local people.
The past simple passive is often used in formal speech, in written
reports and news articles.
The miners were rescued yesterday.

FORM:
Affirmative:
I / he / she / it

Was

Past
participle

The house was cleaned yesterday.

You / we / they

Were

The desserts were made.

Question:
Was

I / he / she / it

Past
participle

Past
participle

Was the house cleaned yesterday?

(S.A) : Yes, it was

You / we / they

Were

/ No, it wasnt

Past
participle

Were the desserts made?

(S.A) : Yes, they was

/ No, they wasnt

Negative:
I / he / she / it

Wasnt

The house wasnt cleaned yesterday.

You / we / they

Past
participle

Werent

Past
participle

The desserts werent made.

Notice:
Regular past participles end in ed.

Work - Worked
Like - liked
Some verbs have irregular past participle.

Go - gone
Ride - ridden

If we include the subject that had the sentence in the active voice, we
must pass it to the end preceded 'by'.

John

cleaned the house yesterday.

The house

was cleaned

by John yesterday.

ADJECTIVES

It is a part of the prayer or kind of word that complements a noun.

Baggy =
Holgado
o David Silva used his very baggy uniform.
Bright =
Brillante
o Lionel Messi football boots are very bright.
Colourful = colorido
o Julie wears colourful shirts
Long-sleeved = Manga Larga
o Athletic Madrid shirts are usually long- sleeved
Patterned = Modelado
o The players always want well patterned uniform.
Plain = llano
o The lawn of the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium is well plain
Short-sleeved = Manga Corta
o Football shirts are usually short-sleeved
Striped = Rayas
o Juventus soccer team t-shirts are striped
Tight = Apretado
o Lionel Messi always used football boots to tight.

PASSIVE : PRESENT SIMPLE

1. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES : IS/ARE + PAST PARTICIPLE- BY
1. The door ( IS/ARE- OPEN) .. him
2. The table (IS/ARE- SET).. by us.
3. A lot of money (IS/ARE- PAY ) her
4. A picture.(IS-ARE- DRAW) me
5. The letter...(IS-ARE- WRITE) . ..you
2. REWRITE THE SENTENCES WITH PASSIVE: PRESENT SIMPLE

Mr Jones watches films.

Films are watched ( IS/ ARE + PAST PARTICPLE)

The people speak English.

.

He reads comics.
.

We play volleyball.
..

They sing the song.

I take photos.
.

She does the housework.

The policemen help the children.

Exercise
Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs
in brackets. Use the Past Simple Passive.
My car ______________________ (repair) last week.
This song ________________________ (not write) by John Lennon.

The film ________________________ (make) ten years ago.

When ______________________________ (tennis/invent)?
This programme _______________________ (watch) by millions of people.
London __________________________ (visit) by thousands of tourists
every year.
Two men _________________________ (see) breaking into a house in my
street last night.
When _______________________________ (this bridge/build)?
In the zoo _______________________ (take) photos last week.
A letter_______________________( write) by me.

Exercises:

The trousers were the wrong size for me. They were too baggy/

patterned/ tight.
Julleisy wore this bright/ colourful/ plain T-shirt: it was red, white,

yellow and purple.

Its really cold today so Im wearing my baggy/ long-sleeved/ short-

sleeved jumper.
My dad usually wears long-sleeved/ striped/ plain trousers.
I gave my mum a striped/ patterned/ tight scarf for her birthday.
We bought a short-sleeved/ colourful/ plain outfit for the baby. It was
yellow, with stripes.