Part Five Practice Your Grammar
Let’s read the following sentences and try to work out the rules of passive voice（被动语态）in English.
1.We want to invite him./ He wants to be invited by us.
2.We visited a factory last Friday./ A factory was visited by us last Friday.
3.You will send her a message tomorrow./ She will be sent a message by you tomorrow.
4.They would clean the house that afternoon./ The house would be cleaned by them that afternoon.
5.They are flattering him./ He is being flattered by them.
6.They were building a school last winter./ A school was being built by them last winter.
7.He has turned off the light./ The light has been turned off.
8.He had written the article when they came./ The article had been written when they came.
9.I’ll have finished my work by five this afternoon./ My work will have been finished by five this afternoon.
10.You can make a great success./ A great success can be made by you.
Let’s read the chart below.
Check Your Study
Task 1
Put the verbs into correct passive forms according to the requirements in brackets.
1.The children（look after）__________ well __________.（一般现在时）
2.Frank（bring up）__________ by his uncle.（一般过去时）
3.She（give）__________ a gift tomorrow.（一般将来时）
4.The goods（send）__________ that afternoon.（过去将来时）
5.A hospital（build）__________ now.（现在进行时）
6.A meeting（hold）__________ yesterday.（过去进行时）
7.The radio（turn on）__________.（现在完成时）
8.The homework（do）__________ when they left.（过去完成时）
Task 2
Complete each of the sentences with the proper form of the verb given in brackets.
1.会议在纽约举行。
The meeting（hold）_______________ in New York.
2.昨天，墙被涂成了蓝色。
The wall（paint）_______________ blue yesterday.
3.正在被讨论的问题十分重要。
The problem（discuss）_______________ is of vital importance.
4.每天八小时睡眠是必需的保证。
Eight hours per day for sleep（guarantee）_______________.
5.人们估计船已经被飞机击沉了。
It is supposed that the ship（sink）_______________ by aircraft.