UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZOFACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN, HUMANAS Y TECNOLOGÍAS

CARRERA DE IDIOMAS

SIXTH SEMESTER

GRAMMAR VI

TOPIC:PRESENT PERFECT PASSIVE VOICE

NAME:PATRICIO CASTILLO

2015-2016

PASSIVE VOICE IN PRESENT PERFECT

The present perfect passive is useful when describing something that was done in the

past without a lot of information about who did it, when, how, why, etc.

STRUCTURE

Affirmative Form Object + have / has + been + verb3 (past participle)

Question Form Have / has + object + been + verb3 (past participle)

Present Perfect Passive Voice answers two questions:

What has been done?

Example: A house has been built.

What has been being done?

Example: A house has been being built.

Examples:

Active: Thomas has written many books.

Passive: Many books have been written by Thomas.

Negative: Many books have not been written by Thomas

Active: Have the police caught the man?

Passive: Has the man been caught by the police?

EXERCISES

Kerrie has paid the bill.

The bill has been paid by Kerrie.

I have eaten a hamburger.

A hamburger has been eaten by me.

We have cycled five miles.

Five miles have been cycled by us.

I have opened the present.

The present has been opened.

They have not read the book.

The book has not been read.

You have not sent the parcel.

The parcel has not been sent.

We have not agreed to this issue.

This issue has not been agreed by us.

They have not caught the thieves.

The thieves have not caught by them.

Has she phoned him?

Has he been phoned by her?

Have they noticed us?

Have we been noticed by them?

They have built robots.

Robots have been built by them.

They have eaten breakfast.

Breakfast has been eaten by them.

She has read a lot of books.

Books have been read by her.

He has ordered a taxi.

A taxi has been ordered by him.

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GRAMMAR VI

Objectives:

Develop a high grade of knowledge in all students about the different uses of passive voice, in this case, present perfect passive voice.

Instruction:

Read carefully and fill the test with your answer according that you studied.

Time: 10 minutes

GRAMMAR TEST

Transform into passive voice the present perfect sentences. (1 point each question)

1. Kerrie has paid the bill. _____________________________________________

2. We have cycled five miles. __________________________________________

3. They have not read the book. _________________________________________

4. Have they noticed us? ______________________________________________

5. Peter has finished the homework. _____________________________________

6. Have the police caught the man? ______________________________________

7. Thomas has written many books. _____________________________________

8. He has ordered a taxi. ______________________________________________

9. We have not agreed to this issue. _____________________________________

10. You have not sent the parcel.________________________________________

Bibliography:

English Grammar Online. (2015). Download from https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?present-perfect

English, S. (2015). Sherton English. Download from http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/passive-voice/present-perfect.php

GrammarBank.com. (2015). Download from http://www.grammarbank.com/present-perfect-passive.html

Paul. (s.f.). Learn American English Online. Download from http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Green%20Level/G12%20Present%20Perfect%20Passive.html