VERB OBJEC T Peter wrote a letter SUBJECT BE + PAST PARTICIPL E A letter active form was AGENT by EXAMPLES The secretary prints the documents Dad The documents washed are printed the car (by the secretary) My The parents car have booked was washed a(by flight Dad) A flight has been booked (by my parents) Sally is drinking a cup of tea A cup of tea is being drunk (by Sally) Turn the sentences below into the passive My father is washing the car John broke the window Jane was cutting the cake She would call the police Someone has stolen my car! The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence  the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle)  the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped) passive form Present Simple Simple perfectpast Present SUBJECT  Present contunuous PASSIVE FORM ACTIVE FORM When ? = when the focus is on the action How? = 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Our boss will sign the contract They didn’t let him go You can find her at the bar Will the plumber repair the shower? Somebody hit me They make shoes in that factory People must not leave bicycles in the driveway They built that skyscraper in 1934 The students will finish the course by July They are repairing the streets this month They have finished the new product design Did the plan interest you? They are going to perform Beethoven's Fifth Symphony next weekend Someone will speak Japanese at the meeting Karen was preparing the refreshments Turn these sentences back into the active 10 The ship was sunk by a bomb The bed is being made by Daniel The church bells are rung by a group of men We are sent by our boss The war was won by the French The dog has been taken for a walk by Judith A chocolate cake was baked by Mom for my birthday party The situation is being discussed by the President in the meeting The cup was won by Jim at Sports Day You would have been told by them