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Active or Passive Voice? Last Night Ron received a phone call from his sister. She said: "A terrible crime was committed. My car was stolen an hour ago by two thieves. My dog was killed by the tall thief. The police said that the car wasn't found. Last Night Ron received a phone call from his sister. She said: "A terrible crime was committed. My car was stolen an hour ago by two thieves. My dog was killed by the tall thief. The police said that the car wasn't found. How many passive verbs are there in the text? A. 5 B. 4 C. 7 The passive verb is made of two words. The verb be and the main verb in the third form. BE + V3 Choose the correct answer. David _____________to school by his father yesterday. A. is brought B. was bought C. are bought The Passive is not a tense. We can use the passive in all tenses. PAST - Amazing things were invented in the past. PRESENT - New technologies are invented all the time. FUTURE - Great inventions will be invented in the future. TENSE PAST PRESENT FUTURE FORM OR VERB WAS/WERE + V3 AM/IS/ARE + V3 WILL BE + V3 In what tense is each sentence? The bill was paid to the bank. A. Past B. Future In what tense is each sentence? A lot of help is needed here A. Past B. Present In what tense is each sentence? I will be given the money very soon. A. Present B. Future Is it An active or a passive sentence? Is The telephone was designed by Bell. A. Active B. Passive Is it An active or a passive sentence? The thieves stole one of the vans. A. Active B. Passive Is it An active or a passive sentence? Ice cream is made of milk and eggs. A. Active B. Passive Is it An active or a passive sentence? Cellular phones are used all over the world. A. Active B. Passive Choose the correct answer. Football _________ by people all over the world. A. plays B. is played Choose the correct answer. Father ________ the children to school in the morning A. is driving B. drives Choose the correct answer. I _________ a strange present by Ruth. A. was given B. gave Choose the correct answer. The plants ________ yesterday. A. weren’t watered B. wasn’t watered The passive voice is used very often in English. We sometimes cannot translate passive verbs into Hebrew. What does each of the following sentences mean? The baby was given a toy. א -הילד נתן צעצוע. ב -הילד קיבל צעצוע. ג -צעצוע קבל ילד. English is used everywhere. א -אנגלית משתמשת בכל מקום. ב -משתמשים באנגלית בכל מקום. ג -אנגלית משומשת בכל מקום.