Results of events

The next Olympic games will be held in Badalona. 

What do you think will be done by the authorities to cope with it?

Language focus: future simple passive. 

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A flu epidemic was detected. 

What do you think was done by the authorities to cope with it?

Language focus: past simple passive. 


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Write as many sentences as you can to explain what you imagine will be done or was done, and any other consequences that can be expressed as passives. 

Write the results, and the results-of-results as a flow-chart. 

Causative Passive: "have something done"

This is a very simple, clear and short explanation of the very English structure: "have something done"

Thanks to Abel, a teacher from Terrassa who created this presentation.

Causative passive

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Passive Voice

Can you rewrite the following sentence into the passive voice?
You can form two passive sencences because there are two objects, although it is more common to start the passive sentence with the indirect object.

Camèlia gave us the good news. 

1. ______________________________

2. ______________________________

Complete with the passive form of the verb make:

• make                        ____________________
• is making                  ____________________ 
• will make                  ____________________ 
• is going to make        ____________________ 
• made                         ____________________ 
• was making               ____________________ 
• has made                   ____________________ 
• had made                   ____________________ 
• to make                     ____________________ 

We use the passive voice when it is not clear or important who does the action, e.g. My bike has been stolen. 

If you want to say who did the action, use by. 

Passive Voice video explanation

This is a wonderful explanation of the passive voice by American teacher Jennifer.
You may want to visit her Youtube Channel: Quality English Lessons Online by JenniferESL.
Happy learning!

Passive voice (exercises online)

Click on the links below for further grammar practice at home:

Active or passive
Passive voice -various tenses