CHUYEN DE BI DONG

Chuyen de: ACTIVE or PASSIVE VOICE
( Chủ Động và Thụ Động Cách)
A. Form:
S + be + V3, ed (place + by O + time)


Ex1: The book was written by Mark Twain

Ex2: 1/ A: Tom eats apples every day.
P: Apples are eaten by Tom every day.
2/ A: They saw him in the shop.
P: He was seen in the shop ( by them )
B. How to change into the passive voice:
Active: S V O

Passive: S BE + V3, ed by + O

TENSES
ACTIVE
PASSIVE

1. Simple present
S + Vo/ s/ es
S + am/ is/ are + V3/ ed

2. Simple past
S + V2/ ed
S + was/ were + V3/ ed

3. Simple future
S + will/ can + Vo
S + will/ can + be + V3/ ed

4. Present continuous
S + am/ is/ are + V-ing
S + am/ is/ are + being + V3/ ed

5. Past continuous
S + was/ were + V-ing
S + was/ were + being + V3/ ed

6. Present perfect
S + has/ have + V3/ ed
S + has/ have + been + V3/ ed

7. Past perfect
S + had + V3/ ed
S + had + been + V3/ ed

8.Model verb
S + must/can …+ V…..
S + must/can …be + Ved/3…..

Ex:
John delivers the newspapers every morning.
The newspapers are delivered by John every morning.
My mother wrote that letter.
That letter was written by my mother.
They will build a new school here next month.
A new school will be built here next month.
He is asking me a lot of questions.
I am being asked a lot of questions.
She was doing her homework at that time.
Her homework was being done at that time.
My mother has made that cake.
That cake has been made by my mother.
They had prepared a party before we came.
A party had been prepared before we came.


Notes: A. Causative forms: have, get

VERBS
KINDS
FORMS

Have
Active
S + have + O (person) + Vo


Passive
S + have + O (thing) + V3/ed

Get
Active
S + get + O (person) + to V


Passive
S + get + O (thing) + V3/ed

Ex: 1. I had him repair my bicycle yesterday.
I had my bicycle repaired yesterday.
2. I get her to make some coffee.
I get some coffee made.
B. Verbs of opinion: say, think, believe, know, report …
KINDS
FORMS

Active
S1 + VS1 + that + S2 + VS2



Passive

It + be V3/ ed + that + S2 + VS2



S2 + be V3/ ed + to V(S2)

to have V3/ ed

Ex: People say that he is a famous doctor.
It is said that he is a famous doctor.
He is said to be a famous doctor.
People believe that he drove through the town at 90 km an hour.
It is believed that he drove through the town at 90 km an hour.
He is believed to have driven through the town at 90 km an hour.
PASSIVE VOICE & CAUSATIVE FORM
I. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. Mickey Mouse Cartoons _________ into sixty languages
a. have translated b. translated
c. have been translated d. were being translated
2. Today many kinds of electric devices _________ in Japan
a. produced b. were produced c. are produced d. will produce
3. The room _________ when I arrived
a. was cleaning b. is cleaned c. was cleaned d. was being cleaned
4. Oh, No! My camera isn’t here. It _________ stolen!
a. has been b. is c. is being d. has
5. Fiat _________ a group of Italian businessmen
a. is started for b. is started by c. was started by d. was started for
6. Unless we can find new sources