PAST PASSIVE
Present continuous passive: S + am/is/are + PP + …
EX: My mother cooks dinner in the kitchen.
S V O
=> Dinner is cooked in the kitchen by my mother.
Past continuous passive: S + was/were + being + PP + …
EX: John wrote a report yesterday.
S V O
=> A report was written by John yesterday.
EXERCISE 1
1. Does your mother make a big cake for the party?
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2. They make such shirts in China.
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3. People don’t use this dictionary very often.
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4. He made me clean all the plates last night.
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5. Why don’t you have an optician test your eyes?
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6. People speak English all over the world.
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7. No one likes reading that book.
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8. My father waters this flower every morning.
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9. Somebody cleans that room every day.
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10. People don’t use very often.
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11. Some drunk drivers caused the accident in this city.
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12. Fiona cleans the window every week.
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13. Last night the visitors ate all the cakes.
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14. No one helped her to solve that problem.
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15. Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.
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16. Did the cartoon attract the children?
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17. John invited Fiona to his birthday party last night.
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18. They did not tell me about the news.
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19. The manager didn’t phone the secretary this morning.
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20. The German didn’t build this factory during the Second World War.
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21. He repaired and repainted his bike.
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22. The committee appointed Alice secretary for the meeting.
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23. She brought some cups of tea to the visitors in the next room.
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24. The teacher returned our written work to us.
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS PASSIVE
PAST CONTINUOUS PASSIVE
Present continuous passive: S + am/is/are + being + PP + …
EX: My mother is cooking dinner in the kitchen.
S V O
=> Dinner is being cooked in the kitchen by my mother.
Past continuous passive: S + was/were + being + PP + …
EX: John was writing a report at 8 a.m yesterday.
S V O
=> A report was being written by John at 8 a.m yesterday.
EXERCISE 2
1. Bill is using the computer at the moment.
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2. They are painting the kitchen.
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3. We are doing exercises at the moment.
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5. Look! Helen is carrying a basket of pears.
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6. People are killing wild animals for food.
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7. Is she making cakes for the party?
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8. Her mother is preparing the dinner in the kitchen.
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9. They are setting up a new theatre.
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10. Her mother is preparing the dinner in the kitchen.
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11. Mary is cutting a cake with a sharp knife.
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12. Is a student pilot flying that airplane?
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13. At that time I was cooking dinner.
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14. He was doing homework at 10 pm yesterday.
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15. Cow were eating grass on the field.
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16. Worker were digging a large hole in the room.
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17. Tom was writing two poems at this time last week.
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18. They were watching many pupils playing football.
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19. They were decorating their house when you phoned.
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20. I was writing an important report at this time yesterday.
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21. My sister was buying some food at 11 a.m yesterday.
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22. Were they cleaning the room at 10 a.m yesterday?
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23. Tom was watering vegetable when his father came home.
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24. Was Louis decorating the living-room while you went out?
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giúp với
10. Where is your mother? ~ She is in the kitchen. She___________ dinner.
A. cooks B. cooking C. cooked D. is cooking
11. How___________ do you brush your teeth? ~ Three times a day.
A. many B. much C. usually D. often
12. Lan was born___________ May 15th 2004.
A. at B. on C. in D. for
13. She loves ___________ books in the evening.
A. reads B. reading C. listening D. is reading
14. Of the three students, Nga is ___________.
A. the best B. good C. better D. well
15. What is your favorite food? ~____________
A. My favorite food is orange juice. B. Orange juice is my favorite food.
C. I like coffee and lemonlade. D. I like chicken and fried fish.
16. They ___________ late for school.
A. never are B. don’t C. are never D. never
17. ___________ are you going to stay here? ~ For a week.
A. How often B. How long C. How many D. How far
18. Miss Trang always ___________ her own clothes.
A. does B. wants C. cooks D. makes