Passive (Present Simple)

Let’s Learn1 Read.

Janet: Are you invited to the wedding?

Sophie: Yes, we are all invited.

Janet: I’ve never been to a wedding before.

Is music played at a wedding?

Sophie: I don’t know.

Janet: What kind of food is served?

Sophie: I hope ice cream is served at weddings!

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2 Complete the chart. Use the dialogue to help you.

Passive (Present Simple)

Active Passive Negative Questions

I invite I am invited I am not invited Am I invited?

you invite you are invited you are not invited .................................. ?

he invites he is invited he is not invited Is he invited?

she invites she is invited she is not invited Is she invited?

it invites .................................. it is not invited .................................. ?

we invite .................................. we are not invited Are we invited?

you invite you are invited you are not invited Are you invited?

they invite they are invited they are not invited Are they invited?

Passive (Present Simple) (¶·ıËÙÈ΋ ºˆÓ‹: ∂ÓÂÛÙÒÙ·˜ ∞Ïfi˜)

ÃÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈԇ̠·ıËÙÈ΋ ʈӋ fiÙ·Ó ÙÔ ÚfiÛˆÔ Ô˘ οÓÂÈ ÙËÓ Ú¿ÍË Â›Ó·È:

1 ¢ÓfiËÙÔ.

2 ·Û‹Ì·ÓÙÔ.

3 ¿ÁÓˆÛÙÔ.

°È· Ó· ÌÂÙ·ÙÚ¤„Ô˘Ì ÌÈ· ÂÓÂÚÁËÙÈ΋ ÚfiÙ·ÛË Û ·ıËÙÈ΋, ·ÎÔÏÔ˘ıԇ̠ٷ ÂÍ‹˜ ‚‹Ì·Ù·:

1 ΔÔ ·ÓÙÈΛÌÂÓÔ Ù˘ ÂÓÂÚÁËÙÈ΋˜ ÚfiÙ·Û˘ Á›ÓÂÙ·È ˘ÔΛÌÂÓÔ Ù˘ ·ıËÙÈ΋˜.

2 μ¿˙Ô˘Ì ÙÔ Ú‹Ì· be ÛÙÔÓ Î·Ù¿ÏÏËÏÔ ¯ÚfiÓÔ, ‰ËÏ·‰‹ ÛÙÔ ¯ÚfiÓÔ Ô˘ ‚Ú›ÛÎÂÙ·È ÙÔ Ú‹Ì· ÛÙËÓ ÂÓÂÚÁËÙÈ΋ ÚfiÙ·ÛË, Î·È ÙÔ Î‡ÚÈÔ Ú‹Ì· ÛÙËÓ ·ıËÙÈ΋ ÌÂÙÔ¯‹.

3 ∞Ó ı¤ÏÔ˘Ì ӷ ·Ó·Ê¤ÚÔ˘Ì ÙÔ ÚfiÛˆÔ Ô˘ οÓÂÈ ÙËÓ Ú¿ÍË (ÔÈËÙÈÎfi ·›ÙÈÔ), ¯ÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈԇ̠by + ÙÔ ˘ÔΛÌÂÓÔ Ù˘ ÂÓÂÚÁËÙÈ΋˜ ÚfiÙ·Û˘. ΔÔ ÔÈËÙÈÎfi ·›ÙÈÔ ÌÔÚ› Ó· ·Ú·ÏÂÈÊı› fiÙ·Ó ‰Â Ì·˜ ÂӉȷʤÚÂÈ ‹ ‰ÂÓ Í¤ÚÔ˘Ì ÔÈÔ˜ οÓÂÈ ÙËÓ Ú¿ÍË.

English is spoken all over the world.

Our house is painted every year.

Greek olives are sold in many countries.

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it is invitedwe are invited

Is it invited

Are you invited

3 What is it? Complete the sentences in the Present Simple passive. Then match to the correct pictures.

4 Write the sentences in the Present Simple passive.

1. We receive hundreds of e-mails every week. .............................................................................................. every week.

2. We make milkshakes with ice cream and milk. .......................................................................... with ice cream and milk.

3. Mrs Kelp washes the windows every day. ................................................................................................. every day.

4. Pupils play basketball at this school. .......................................................................................... at this school.

5. Millions of people use the Internet. .................................................................................................................

6. They wear sandals in summer. .................................................................................................................

Hundreds of e-mails are received

1. We use it in cakes.

It ........................................................... in cakes.

2. We wear them when it is cold.

They ............................................ when it is cold.

3. We put them in food to make it tasty.

....................................... in food to make it tasty.

4. Many tourists visit it.

................................................. by many tourists.

5. Babies drink it.

............................................................ by babies.

6. We use it to send e-mails.

................................................... to send e-mails.

7. We light them on a birthday cake.

.............................................. on a birthday cake.

8. We make it with vegetables.

................................................... with vegetables.

Present Simple passive:am / is / are + past participle

Lunch is served at 1.00 every day.

is used

(˘ÔΛÌÂÓÔ) (ÂÓÂÚÁËÙÈÎfi Ú‹Ì·) (·ÓÙÈΛÌÂÓÔ)∂ÓÂÚÁËÙÈ΋: Mum makes my lunch.

¶·ıËÙÈ΋: My lunch is made by Mum. (˘ÔΛÌÂÓÔ) (·ıËÙÈÎfi Ú‹Ì·) (ÔÈËÙÈÎfi ·›ÙÈÔ)

¶ÚÔÛ¤ÍÙ ÙȘ ·ÏÏ·Á¤˜ ÛÙȘ ·ÓÙˆÓ˘Ì›Â˜:

Time expressions: √È ¯ÚÔÓÈΤ˜ ÂÎÊÚ¿ÛÂȘ Î·È Ù· ÂÈÚÚ‹Ì·Ù· Û˘¯ÓfiÙËÙ·˜ Ô˘ ¯ÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈԇ̠̠ÙÔÓ Present Simple ÛÙËÓ ·ıËÙÈ΋ ʈӋ Â›Ó·È Ù· ›‰È· Ì ·˘Ù¿ Ô˘ ¯ÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈԇ̠ÛÙËÓ ÂÓÂÚÁËÙÈ΋ ʈӋ.

They take us to school everyday. ➝ We are taken to school everyday.

The garden is watered every day.The school is always cleaned in the evening.Dinner is sometimes cooked by Dad.

Let’s Practise 1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of am / is / are.

1. Music ......................... played during our sports lessons.

2. I ......................... allowed to stay out late at weekends.

3. Ice cream ......................... made from cream and sugar.

4. Lunch ......................... usually served at 12 o’clock.

5. English and French ......................... spoken in Canada.

6. ......................... coffee always drunk with milk and sugar?

7. Elephants ......................... found in Africa and Asia.

8. The lessons ......................... taught in Greek.

2 Write sentences. Use the Present Simple passive.

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The grass is cut once a week.

How my garden How my garden

is kept beautifulis kept beautiful

1. the grass / cut / once a week

............................................................................The grass is cut once a w

2. flowers / plant / every season

............................................................................

3. the garden / water / when it doesn’t rain

............................................................................

4. dry leaves / throw away

............................................................................

5. the bird house / clean / twice a month

............................................................................

6. fruit / pick / every day

............................................................................

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Flowers are planted every season.

The garden is watered when it doesn’t rain.

Dry leaves are thrown away.

The bird house is cleaned twice a month.

Fruit is picked every day.

are worn

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3

7

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They are put

It is visited

It is drunk

It is used

They are lit

It is made

Milkshakes are made

The windows are washed (by Mrs Kelp)

Basketball is played (by pupils)

The Internet is used by millions of people.

Sandals are worn in summer.

The FIFA World Cup Trophy

8 Complete the text. Use the Present Simple passive form of the verbs below.

watch • call • play • give • make • allow

Let’sSpeak

Take turns with a partner. Choose a picture. Your partner asks three questions using the Present Simple passive to guess which picture it is.

WWHHAATT IS IT IS IT??

Scoreme my partner

5 Write questions using the words below. Use the Present Simple passive. Then write answers. Use positive or negative forms.

1. paper / make / from flowers / ? ............................................................................. .................................................................

2. grapes / grow / in Greece / ? ............................................................................. .................................................................

3. chips / fry / in oil / ? ............................................................................. .................................................................

4. tea / grow / in India / ? ............................................................................. .................................................................

5. Spanish / speak / in Brazil / ? ............................................................................. .................................................................

6. books / write / by computers / ? ............................................................................. .................................................................

7. medals / give / at the Olympic Games / ? ............................................................................. .................................................................

Is paper made from flowers? No, paper isn’t made from flowers.

7 Write questions. The words in bold will help you.

1. ................................................................................................................. George is invited to the concert.

2. ................................................................................................................. Three languages are spoken in Switzerland.

3. ................................................................................................................. The news is shown on TV at 8.00.

4. ................................................................................................................. Vegetables are sold at the market.

5. ................................................................................................................. Feta cheese is made in Greece.

6. ................................................................................................................. The boxes are sent by train.

Who is invited to the concert?

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visit / by many tourists show / in a cinema make / from snow eat / with a spoon

5 6 7 8

drink / in England grow / on a tree wear / in summer keep / in the fridge

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use / in the rain wear / in the winter teach / in school fly / by a pilot

6 Complete the text. Use the Present Simple passive.

The FIFA World Cup games (1) .................................. on television by millions of people all over the world. The football games (2) .................................. every four years in a different country. About 200 teams want to play in the games, but only 32 countries (3) .................................. to compete. The trophy, which (4) ............................. to the winning team, (5) .................................. the FIFA World Cup Trophy. It (6) .................................. of gold.

are watched

A Special Concert In our town, many children (1) .................................. (teach)

to play music by Mr Stark. Once a year, a concert

(2) .................................. (put on) by all his pupils. Parents

(3) .................................. (invite) to come to the concert but

friends (4) .................................. (not invite) because the hall

is not big enough. These concerts are a great success. The

performances (5) .................................. (record) and then

the CDs (6) .................................. (sell).

Is it flown by a pilot? Is it grown on a tree?No, it isn’t.

are taught

The Football WThe Football World Cuporld Cup

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How many languages are spoken in Switzerland?

When is the news shown on TV?

What is sold at the market?

Where is feta cheese made?

How are the boxes sent?

is put onare invited

are not invited

are recorded

are sold

are played

is given is called

is made

Are grapes grown in Greece?

Are chips fried in oil?

Is tea grown in India?

Is Spanish spoken in Brazil?

Are books written by computers?

Are medals given at the Olympic Games? Yes, medals are given at the Olympic Games.

No, books aren’t written by computers.

No, Spanish isn’t spoken in Brazil. (Portuguese is spoken in Brazil.)

Yes, tea is grown in India.

Yes, chips are fried in oil.

Yes, grapes are grown in Greece.

are allowed