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the passive: be + past participle 1 W e o ften use the passive w hen it’s not said , kn ow n , or
im p o rta n t w ho d oes a n actio n .

1 A lot o f m ovies are shot on lo catio n . 3 31))) Andy’s bike has been stolen. (= So m ebo d y has stolen A nd y’s
O u r c a r is being repaired today. b ik e. W e d on ’t know w ho.)
A n d y’s bike has been stolen. 2 I f you w an t to say w ho did the a ctio n , use by.
T h e d ire cto r died w hen the m ovie was being made. • W e can o ften say th in gs in tw o w ays, in the activ e o r in the
Y ou ’ll be picked up at th e a irp o rt by on e o f o u r staff. passive. C o m p are:
T h is b ill has to be paid tom orrow . B a tm a n B e g in s was directed by Christopher Nolan. (- the
2 Batman Begins was directed by C h risto p h er N olan . fo cu s is m ore o n the m ovie)
Christopher Nolan directed B atm an B eg in s in 2005. (- the
fo cu s is m ore o n N olan)
• W e form negatives and q u estio n s in the sam e way as in
active sen ten ces.
Some movies aren’t shot on location.
Is your car being repaired today?
• W e o ften use the passive to talk ab ou t p ro cesses, fo r
exam p le scie n tific p ro cesses, and in fo rm al w ritin g , such as
n ew sp ap er rep orts.
Then the water is heated to 100 degrees...
Many buildings in the city have been damaged by the
earthquake.
A lot of movies are shot on location.

a (C ir c le ) th e c o r r e c t fo r m , a c tiv e o r p a ssiv e . b R e w r ite th e s e n te n c e s w ith th e p a ss iv e . O n ly u se by i f
n e c e s s a ry .
T h e co lle g e built j(wHbuUt) i n th e 1 8 th cen tu ry .
1 T h e c o s tu m e s fo r th e sh o w are making / are being made P eo p le d o n ’t u se th is ro o m v ery o fte n . This room isn't
b y h an d . used very often.
2 T h e la n d sca p e inspired / was inspired h im to w rite 1 T h e y su b title a lo t o f fo re ig n m o v ies.
a p o e m . A lo t o f fo re ig n m o v ie s ___________________________________
3 T h is c a stle hasn’t inhabited / hasn’t been inhabited fo r 2 G a r c ia M a rq u e z w ro te Love in the Time o f Cholera.
a lm o st a cen tu ry . Love in the Time o f C holera_______________________________
4 T h e d ir e c to r ’s la s t m o v ie set / is set in th e p re sen t. 3 S o m e o n e is re p a irin g m y lap to p .
5 T h e m o v ie will shoot / will be shot in th e fall. M y la p to p __________________________________________________
6 T h e a c to rs aren’t recording / aren’t being recorded th e 4 T h e y h av en ’t re le a sed th e D V D o f th e m o v ie yet.
d ia lo g u e u n til n e x t w eek.
T h e D V D o f th e m o v ie ___________________________________
7 T h e h o u se wasn’t using / wasn’t being used b y th e o w n e rs 5 T h e y w o n ’t fin is h th e m o v ie u n til th e sp rin g .
d u rin g th e w in te r.
T h e m o v ie __________________________________________________
8 T h e m ak eu p a rtis t has transformed / has been
6 Y ou have to p ick up th e tic k e ts fro m th e b o x o ffic e .
transformed th e a c to r in to a m o n ste r.
T h e tic k e t s _________________________________________________
9 T h e y hadn’t owned / hadn’t been owned th e c o m p a n y fo r
7 T h e y h a d n ’t told th e a c to r a b o u t th e c h a n g e s in the
v ery lo n g b e fo re th e y w e n t b a n k ru p t.
scrip t.
10 T h e p h o to took / was taken by m y h u sb an d o n th e
T h e a c t o r ___________________________________________________
b a lco n y o f o u r h o tel.
8 Ja m e s C a m e ro n d ire cte d Avatar.
Avatar_______________________________________________________
9 T h e y ’ve a lre a d y reco rd e d th e so u n d tra ck .
T h e s o u n d tr a c k ____________________________________________
10 T h e y w ere in te rv ie w in g th e d ire c to r a b o u t th e m o v ie.
T h e d ir e c to r _______________________________________________

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