To learn how to use the Passive Form Grammar : To learn how to use the Passive Form

Read and observe Active form Passive form The police arrested Rosa Rosa was arrested by the police Active form Passive form

How does the Passive Form work? Le passif n’est pas une simple transformation. Si je dis  « Shakespeare a écrit Hamlet » et si je dis « Hamlet a été écrit par Shakespeare », je me mets à chaque fois d’un point de vue différent. Dans la première phrase, je parle principalement de l’auteur. Dans la deuxième phrase, c’est la pièce de théâtre qui m’intéresse.

La voix passive Tu utilises la voix passive au prétérit pour: Parler d’un événement passé Mettre l’accent sur la personne ou la chose qui a subi l’événement SUJET + was/were + participe passé Barack Obama was elected President of the USA Le complément d’agent du passif est mentionné par « by »

Exercise 1 Conjugue le verbe entre parenthèse à la voix passive. Martin Luther King ___________________________ (assassinate) in 1968. San Francisco ______________ (devastate) by an earthquake in 1906. The famous Harvard University ____________________________ (found) in Massachussetts in 1636. The Declaration of Independence _____________________ (write) by Thomas Jefferson who _________________(elect) President of the USA in 1803. The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco ___________________(build) in 1937. Thousands of Indians _________________________________ (massacre) during the Indian Wars (1866-1890).

Correction exercise 1 Martin Luther King _________ (assassinate) in 1968. San Francisco _________ (devastate) by an earthquake in 1906. The famous Harvard University __(found) in Massachussetts in 1636. The Declaration of Independence _________ (write) by Thomas Jefferson who __________(elect) President of the USA in 1803. The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco ________ (build) in 1937. Thousands of Indians ________(massacre) during the Indian Wars. MLK was assassinated in 1968. San Francisco was devastated by an earthquake in 1906. The famous Harvard University was founded in Massachussetts in 1636. The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson who was elected President of the USA in 1803. The Golden Gate bridge in San francsico was built in 1937. Thousands of Indians were massacred during the Indian Wars.

Exercise 2 You are a presenter for a big TV quiz. Here is your card for the big night ! Prepare the questions that you will ask the contestants (=participants). a. When / the telephone / invent ? ______________________________________________________________ b. When / the first jeans / make ? ______________________________________________________________ c. What / invent / 1885 ? ______________________________________________________________ d. Where / Coca Cola / invent ? ______________________________________________________________ e. Who / award / the Nobel Peace Prize / 1964 ? ______________________________________________________________ f. Who / elect / President of the USA / 1960 ? ______________________________________________________________

Correction exercise 2 When / the telephone / invent ? When / the first jeans / make ? What / invent / 1885 ? Where / Coca Cola / invent ? Who / award / the Nobel Peace Prize / 1964 ? Who / elect / President of the USA / 1960 ? When was the telephone invented ? When were the first jeans made ? What was invented in 1885 ? Where was Coca Cola invented ? Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 ? Who was elected President of the USA in 1960 ? Remember : (interrogative word) + auxiliary + subject + verb ? to ask a question

Correction exercise 3 John Fitzgerald Kennedy. 1876 / Graham Bell. 1873 / Levi Strauss. The first car / Karl Benz. Atlanta, Georgia, USA / John Pemberton. MLK. John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The telephone was invented in 1876 by Graham Bell. The first jeans were made in 1873 by Levi Strauss. The first car was invented in 1885 by Karl Benz. Coca Cola was invented in Atlanta, Georgia, USA by John Pemberton. Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was elected President of the USA in 1960.

Exercise 4 were called was caught was found were taken were questionned were charged

Exercise 5a Olives were grown in Mediterranean countries Films were shown in the cinema Meals were cooked in the kitchen Stamps were sold at the post office Pandas were found in Australia Italian was spoken in Italy Confettis were thrown at weddings lessons were taught at school Sharks were found in the sea

Exercise 5b Ces phrases sont au passé, est-ce logique ? Non car les éléments décrits sont tjs actuels Ces phrases sont au passé, est-ce logique ? N’y a-t-il plus de pandas en Australie ? Que dois-je faire pour les rendre plus logiques ? Ex: Si Mettre l’auxiliaire au présent Olives were grown in Mediterranean countries ARE Films were shown in the cinema ARE Meals were cooked in the kitchen ARE Stamps were sold at the post office ARE Pandas were found in Australia ARE Italian was spoken in Italy IS Confettis were thrown at weddings ARE Lessons were taught at school ARE Sharks were found in the sea ARE