The Passive is used

Past Simple
Present Simple
Future Simple
I drank tea.
Tea was drunk.
I drink tea.
Tea is drunk.
I will drink tea.
Tea will be drunk.
to be + V3
Simple

Rewrite the newspaper headlines as complete sentences.
FOOTBALLER OFFERED MILLION FOR TRANSFER
The footballer has been offered a million pounds for the transfer.
Present Perfect Passive

Fill in the correct passive form.
Mr Pryce was having his house done up. Write what he saw when he went to inspect the work.
1. The windows …………………………………… . (clean)
2. New curtains ……………………………… . (put up)
had been cleaned
were being put up
Past Perfect Passive
Past Continuous Passive
put/put/put

Fill in the Passive in the appropriate tense, then justify its use.
action more important than the agent, unknown agent, unimportant agent, emphasis on the agent, polite statement, obvious agent
emphasis on the agent
Milk/produce/cows
Milk is produced by cows.
Present Simple Passive

Fill in the Passive in the appropriate tense, then justify its use.
action more important than the agent, unknown agent, unimportant agent, emphasis on the agent, polite statement, obvious agent
Obvious agent
The robber/arrest
The robber has been arrested.
Present Perfect Passive

Rewrite the newspaper headlines as complete sentences.
Present Perfect Passive
Five people have been injured in a car accident.
FIVE PEOPLE INJURED
IN CAR ACCIDENT

Fill in the Passive in the appropriate tense, then justify its use.
unknown agent, unimportant/obvious agent, polite statement, emphasis on the agent, action more important than the agent, process, news report
action more important than the agent
Just/tell/the bad news
She’s just been told the bad news.
Present Perfect Passive

Turn from Active into Passive.
A famous designer
will redecorate the hotel.
Future Simple
The hotel will be redecorated by a famous designer.
Steven Spielberg directed “E.T.”
“E.T.” was directed by Steven Spielberg.
Past Simple

Using the Passive, ask questions to which the bold type words are answers.
5. They have taken his aunt to hospital.
His aunt has been taken to hospital
Who has been taken to hospital?
Present Perfect, take/took/taken