Transform the following sentences into questions using the Present, Past or Future Simple Passive as in the example. Work in pairs

Match column A with column B and make up your sentences using the Past Simple Passive Tense, then, in pairs, ask and answer questions as in the example.

Make up the sentences using the Present Simple Passive Tense as in the example.

I.

Passive Voice

Focus on Grammar

Speak about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

to be + Past Participle (PP)

Present Simple am / is / are + PP e. g. The office is cleaned twice a week.

Past Simple was / were + PP e. g. The office was cleaned last week.

Future Simple will be + PP e. g. The office will be cleaned tomorrow.

Present Continuous am / is / are being + PP e. g. The office is being cleaned now.

Past Continuous was / were being + PP e. g. The office was being cleaned when the boss arrived.

Present Perfect have / has been + PP e. g. The office has already been cleaned.

Past Perfect had been + PP e. g. The office had been cleaned by two o’clock.

Future Perfect will have been + PP e. g. The office will have been cleaned by the morning.

II. Infinitive in Passive Voice: to be + PP

e. g. He wants to be told the truth.

III. Modal Verbs in Passive Voice: modal verb + be + PP

e. g. The roof of the house must be repaired.

Example: English (speak) in Great Britain.

English is spoken in Great Britain.

1. A tartan kilt (wear) by Scottish men.

2. The Britain Flag (name) Union Jack.

3. Great Britain (head) by the Queen.

4. Stonehenge (make) of massive blocks of stones.

5. The Beatles (know) all over the world.

6. The Queen’s power (limit) by the Parliament.

7. Bagpipes (play) in Scotland.

8. Bentley cars (produce) in Britain.

9. ”Yellow Submarine” (sing) by the Beatles.

10. Northern Ireland (call) the Emerald Isle.

Example: Speaker 1. Who was ”Oliver Twist” written by?

Speaker 2. It was written by Charles Dickens.

Column A

Column B

1. ”Oliver Twist” (write) a. Isaac Newton

2. The Globe Theatre (open) b. The Ancient Greeks

3. The Law of Gravitation (discover) c. Alexander Bell

4. The Panthenon (build) d. Charles Dickens

5. The telephone (invent) e. Leonardo da Vinci

6. The ”Mona Lisa” (paint) f. Shakespeare

7. ”Carmen” (compose) g. Admiral Nelson

8. Trafalgar Battle (win) h. Georges Bizet

9. Miss Marple (contrive) i. Madame Tussaud

10. Famous waxwork collection (create) j. Agatha Christie

Example: Mistakes are usually corrected by our teacher in class.

Are mistakes usually corrected by your teacher in class?

Yes, they are.

No, they aren’t.

What is usually corrected by your teacher in class?

Whose mistakes are usually correcte d by your teacher?

1. Scottish names were always preceded by ”Mac”.

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2. Great Britain is separated from the continent by the English Channel.

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3. Gaelic is spoken in Scotland.

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4. One day Prince Charles will be crowned in Great Britain.

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5. Stonehenge was built in 3.100 B.C.

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6. On all official occasions the national anthem is usually sung.

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7. Paul McCartney was made a peer by the Queen.

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8. A long time ago Scottish Society was divided into big family groups called ”clans”.

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9. Leeds is named the sister-city of Kharkiv.

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10. The Festival of poetry will be opened as a rule January, 25, the day of Robert Burn’s birth.

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11. The Crusaders were led by Richard the Lionheart in the 12^th century.

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