Subject - English
Conducted by Mr. Chandana Pradeep Kumara
Date - 2020.04.25
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English Grammar with Chandana
Good Morning my dear students. Say good morning those who got ready to lesson.
Keep the dictionary with you
Ok then right. Good morning all of you
"You will reap what you sow"
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Past Simple - Passive Voice
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Passive Voice - Past Tense
There are three main categories in Past Tense Passive.
- Simple Past
- Past Continuous
- Past Perfect
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Simple Past - Passive Voice
සරල අතීත කාලය - කර්මකාරක
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Structure of the Sentence
Subject + was/were + Verb (past participle) + by + doer of the action
Examples :
* The cake was made by mother.
* The song was sung by the singer.
* The letters were written by the students.
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Rewrite the given sentences in Passive voice.
- She bought four apples.
- We won the match.
- The man stole the blue car.
- The police arrested the thieves.
- Jack swam the 200 metres.
- The dog bit the old lady.
- Tom and Max ate five hamburgers.
- Oliver taught the children.
- Victoria rode the brown horse.
- Grandmother told good stories.
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Answer Key
- Four apples were bought by her.
- The match was won by us.
- The blue car was stolen by the man.
- The thieves were arrested by the police.
- The 200 metres were swum by Jack.
- The old lady was bitten by the dog.
- Five hamburgers were eaten by Tom and Max.
- The children were taught by Oliver.
- The brown horse was ridden by Victoria.
- Good stories were told by grandmother.
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.The first one is done.
- She sang a song. - A song was sung by her.
- Somebody hit me.
- We stopped the bus.
- A thief stole my car.
- They made these kites.
- She played the violin.
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Make the passive form with the past simple. You don't need to repeat 'somebody'.
1) Somebody found the key.
2) Somebody made mistakes.
3) Somebody loved that woman.
4) Somebody cleaned the rooms.
5) Somebody fixed the computer.
6) Somebody built that house.
7) Somebody wrote War and Peace.
8) Somebody painted The Mona Lisa.
9) Somebody stole my wallet.
10) Somebody prepared lunch.
11) Somebody drank a lot of coffee.
12) Somebody forgot the papers.
13) Somebody closed the windows.
14) Somebody invited Julie and Luke to a party.
15) Somebody built a website.
16) Somebody ate all the cakes.
17) Somebody told me to wait.
18) Somebody employed a lot of new waiters.
19) Somebody opened a shop.
20) Somebody lost the letter.
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Make the passive form with the past simple. You don't need to repeat 'somebody'.
Answers
1) Somebody found the key.
* The key was found.
2) Somebody made mistakes.
* Mistakes were made.
3) Somebody loved that woman.
* That woman was loved.
4) Somebody cleaned the rooms.
* The rooms were cleaned.
5) Somebody fixed the computer.
* The computer was fixed.
6) Somebody built that house.
* That house was built.
7) Somebody wrote War and Peace.
* War and Peace was written.
8) Somebody painted The Mona Lisa.
* The Mona Lisa was painted.
9) Somebody stole my wallet.
* My wallet was stolen.
10) Somebody prepared lunch.
* Lunch was prepared.
11) Somebody drank a lot of coffee.
* A lot of coffee was drunk.
12) Somebody forgot the papers.
* The papers were forgotten.
13) Somebody closed the windows.
* Windows were closed.
14) Somebody invited Julie and Luke to a party.
* Julie and Luke were invited to a party.
15) Somebody built a website.
* A website was built.
16) Somebody ate all the cakes.
* All the cakes were eaten.
17) Somebody told me to wait.
* I was told to wait.
18) Somebody employed a lot of new waiters.
* A lot of new waiters were employed.
19) Somebody opened a shop.
* A shop was opened.
20) Somebody lost the letter.
* The letter was lost.
Transform the following into the passive.
Answers
1. Rahim wrote a letter yesterday.
* A letter was written by Rahim yesterday.
2. The dog bit the man.
* The man was bitten by the dog.
3. The police arrested the thieves.
* The thieves were arrested by the police.
4. Did he paint the window?
* When was the window painted?
5. They did not borrow the books.
* The books were not borrowed by them.
6. Did Yoga invite you to the party?
* Were you invited to the party by Yoga?
7. Somebody helped me when I fell down.
* I was helped by somebody when I fallen down.
8. The teacher corrected the books.
* The books were corrected by the teacher.
9. Inura found a purse in the library.
* A purse was found in the library by Inura.
10. A wild elephant destroyed the crops yesterday.
* The crops were destroyed yesterday by a wild elephant.
Activity 6
Answers
Write the following sentences in passive form.
1. The students cleaned the main hall.
* The main hall was cleaned by the students.
2. They closed the school for the April holidays.
* The school was closed by them for the April holidays.
3. When did they give you this book?
* When were you given this book by them?
4. They did not accept the money.
* The money was not accepted by them.
5. My uncle gave me this present.
* I was given this present by my uncle.
Activity 7
Answers
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb within brackets.
Last week there was an alms giving at our place. We started getting ready for the event some weeks before. These were some of the things that were done (do) by us. The monks from the village
temple were invited (invite) for the occasion.The house was cleaned (clean) and the curtains were washed (wash). The house was painted (paint) by father and his friends. The compound was swept (sweep) and the garbage was burnt . (burn). The provision for the alms was bought (buy) by mother who was helped (help) by the grandmother.
Thank You!
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