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The Passive
Fill in:
is
,
are
,
was
or
were
.
1
Changing from Active into Passive
ñ ∆Ô ·ÓÙÈΛÌÂÓÔ ÙÔ˘
Ú‹Ì·ÙÔ˜ Ù˘
ÂÓÂÚÁËÙÈ΋˜ ʈӋ˜
Á›ÓÂÙ·È ˘ÔΛÌÂÓÔ
Ù˘ Ó¤·˜ ÚfiÙ·Û˘.
ñ ∆Ô Ú‹Ì· Ù˘ ÂÓÂÚÁËÙÈ΋˜ ʈӋ˜ ÙÚ¤ÂÙ·È Û ڋ̷ ·ıËÙÈ΋˜ ʈӋ˜ Î·È ÙÔ ˘ÔΛÌÂÓÔ
Ù˘ ÚfiÙ·Û˘ Á›ÓÂÙ·È ÔÈËÙÈÎfi ·›ÙÈÔ (agent). O agent ÂÈÛ¿ÁÂÙ·È ÌÂ
by
‹ ·Ú·Ï›ÂÙ·È.
ªÂÙ¿ Ù· modal verbs (
will
,
can
,
must
,
have to
,
should
,
may
,
ought to
Î.Ï.)
¯ÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈÔ‡ÌÂ
be + past participle
.
You
can
use the machine for cutting bread.
The machine
can be used
for cutting bread.
ñ ÃÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈÔ‡ÌÂ
by + agent
ÁÈ· Ó· ԇ̠ÔÈÔ˜ ‹ ÙÈ Î¿ÓÂÈ ÙËÓ Ú¿ÍË.
ÃÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈÔ‡ÌÂ
with + instrument / material / ingredient
ÁÈ· Ó· ԇ̠ÙÈ
¯ÚËÛÈÌÔÔ›ËÛÂ Ô agent ÁÈ· Ó· οÓÂÈ ÙËÓ Ú¿ÍË.
A cake was made
by Tina.
It was made
with eggs, flour and sugar
.
ñ ∞ӷʤÚÔ˘Ì ÙÔ ÔÈËÙÈÎfi ·›ÙÈÔ (agent) ÌfiÓÔ ·Ó ÚÔÛı¤ÙÂÈ ÏËÚÔÊÔڛ˜, ÂÔ̤ӈ˜
Â›Ó·È ··Ú·›ÙËÙÔ ÛÙËÓ ÚfiÙ·ÛË. ŸÙ·Ó Â›Ó·È ¿ÁÓˆÛÙÔ, ·Û‹Ì·ÓÙÔ ‹ ÂÓÓÔÂ›Ù·È Â‡ÎÔÏ·,
·Ú·Ï›ÂÙ·È. Agents fiˆ˜
people
(ÁÂÓÈο),
they
,
somebody
Î.Ï. ·Ú·Ï›ÔÓÙ·È.
Alexander Graham Bell
invented the telephone.
The telephone was invented
by Alexander Graham Bell
.
(∆Ô ÔÈËÙÈÎfi ·›ÙÈÔ ‰ÂÓ ·Ú·Ï›ÂÙ·È
ÂÂȉ‹ ÚÔÛı¤ÙÂÈ ÏËÚÔÊÔڛ˜.)
Somebody
pushed him. He was pushed (by somebody).
(ÕÁÓˆÛÙÔ ÔÈËÙÈÎfi ·›ÙÈÔ.)
The police
arrested him. He was arrested (by the police).
(∆Ô ÔÈËÙÈÎfi ·›ÙÈÔ ÂÓÓÔÂ›Ù·È Â‡ÎÔÏ·.)
Subject
Verb Object
(agent)
Active
Picasso
painted
that picture.
Passive
That picture
was painted
by Picasso.
1 A short story competition
...........
organised by our school every year.
2 The electric light bulb
...........
invented
by Thomas Edison in 1879.
3 Many films
.......
produced in Hollywood.
4 The Lost City of the Incas
...........
located in Peru.
5 The film
Titanic
...........
directed by
James Cameron.
6 The Special Olympics World Games
...........
held every four years.
7
Guernica
...........
painted by Pablo
Picasso.
8 Toyota cars
...........
made in Japan.
9 Penicillin
...........
discovered by
Alexander Fleming.
10 The Harry Potter books
...........
written
by J. K. Rowling.
11 The music for the
Phantom of the Opera
...........
composed by Andrew Lloyd
Webber.
12 The Parthenon
...........
visited by
thousands of tourists each year.
13 Breakfast
...........
served from 7:00 am
to 11:00 am daily.
14 The Coliseum
...........
completed by
the Romans in 80
AD
.
15 Coffee
...........
grown in Brazil.
is
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