Present simple passive
1 Choose the correct word.
1 Books is / are made of paper.
2 Paper is / are made from trees.
3 The website is / are visited by thousands of people.
4 Lots of books is / are sold each year. 5 Each book is / are labelled to help people choose.
6 The books is / are left in a public place.
• The present simple passive is formed with the present tense of the verb be (is and are) + the past participle:
English is taught in school.
• We use by + noun when we want to say who does the action:
English is taught in school by
Mr Smith, our teacher.
2 Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1 Books are _________________ (write) by authors. 2 The pictures and illustrations are
_________________ (draw) by artists.
3 A special programme is _________________ (use) to teach students how to write stories. 4 Most books are _________________ (sell) by bookshops.
5 Lots of books are _________________ (buy) online through companies like Amazon.
6 The website is _________________ (design) to advertise the new titles.
7 Books are _________________ (print) on paper.
3 Rewrite these sentences. Use the present simple passive.
In Britain lots of people read newspapers.
Newspapers __________________________________________ . ___________________________________________________________ Newspapers are read by lots of people in Britain. 1 Colourful leaflets advertise the new computer games.
The new computer games ______________________ _____________________________________________________ . 2 The author decides the title of the book. The title ____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ . 3 Newspapers include a list of TV
programmes.
A list of TV programmes ________________________ _____________________________________________________ . 4 They print the sports news at the back of the newspaper.
The sports news __________________________________ _____________________________________________________ . 5 The author writes a short description of the book.
A short description _______________________________ _____________________________________________________ . 6 Libraries put the new books on a special shelf.
New books ________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ .
Respuestas
Respuesta:
Books are made of paper.
paper is made from trees.
The website is visited by thousands of people.
lots of books are sold each year.
each book is labelled to help people choose.
The books are left in a public place.
Books are written by authors.
The picture illustrations are drawn by artists.
A special programme is used to teach students how to write stories.
Most books are sild by book shops.
lots of books are bought online through companies like amazon.
the website is designed to advertise the new titles.
Books are printed on paper.
The new computer games advertise colorful leaflets.
The title of the of the book is decided by the author.
A list of TV programmes are included in newspapers.
The sports news is printed in the back of the newspaper.
A short description of the book is written by the author.
New books are put on special shelfs in libraries.
Explicación:
Para formar las oraciones en voz pasiva se coloca primero el sujeto + verbo to be + verbo en pasado participio + complemento de la oración. Cuando sabemos quien realizo la acción se utiliza la preposición "by" y luego se coloca la persona que la realizo.
1. Choose the correct word.
1. Books are made of paper.
2. Paper is made from trees.
3. The website is visited by thousands of people.
4. Lots of books are sold each year.
5. Each book is / are labelled to help people choose.
6. The books is left in a public place.
2. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. Books are written by authors.
2. The pictures and illustrations are drawn by artists.
3. A special programme is used to teach students how to write stories.
4. Most books are sold by bookshops.
5. Lots of books are bought online through companies like Amazon.
6. The website is designed to advertise the new titles.
7. Books are printed on paper.
3. Rewrite these sentences. Use the present simple passive.
1. Colourful leaflets advertise the new computer games.
- The new computer games are advertised by colorful leaflets
2. The author decides the title of the book.
- The title is decided by the author
3. Newspapers include a list of TV programmes.
- A list of TV programmes are included in the newspaper
4. They print the sports news at the back of the newspaper.
- The sports news are printed at the back of the newspaper
5. The author writes a short description of the book.
- A short description of the book is written by the author
6. Libraries put the new books on a special shelf.
- New books are put on a special shelf
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