Passive Structures
0 likes969 views
The document discusses various verb tenses using the theme of a 'scary ghost,' providing examples in both active and passive voice. It covers simple, past, present continuous, past continuous, perfect, past perfect, and continuous forms, highlighting the lack of passive structures in some cases. Additionally, it explores the omission of the doer in passive sentences and includes humorous notes about the ghost's interactions.
Passive Structures
- 2. SIMPLE PRESENT •ANAS SEES A SCARY GHOST. •A SCARY GHOST IS SEEN BY ANAS.
- 3. SIMPLE PAST •ZUNAM INVITED THE SCARY GHOST TO HIS WEDDING. •THE SCARY GHOST WAS INVITED BY ZUNAAM TO HIS WEDDING.
- 4. PRESENT CONTINUOUS •HUDHA AND HER ASSISTANT SAUDHA ARE OPERATING ON THE SCARY GHOST. •THE SCARY GHOST IS BEING OPERATED ON BY HUDHA AND HER ASSISTANT SAUDHA.
- 5. PAST CONTINUOUS •SAMRA AND THASAMA WERE BEAUTIFYING THE SCARY GHOST. •THE SCARY GHOST WAS BEING BEAUTIFIED BY SAMRA AND THASAMA.
- 6. PRESENT PERFECT •KHADEEJA AND ANISA HAVE DRAWN THE SCARY GHOST. •THE SCARY GHOST HAS BEEN DRAWN BY KHADHEEJA AND ANISA.
- 7. PAST PERFECT •SHADHILA HAD SLAPPED THE SCARY GHOST ON THE CHEEK. •THE SCARY GHOST HAD BEEN SLAPPED ON THE CHEEK BY SHADHILA.
- 8. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS •ARUSHAD HAS BEEN TORTURING THE SCARY GHOST SINCE MORNING. •OOPS! THERE’S NO PASSIVE!
- 9. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS •SHINAN HAD BEEN SHOOTING THE SCARY GHOST SINCE YESTERDAY. •OOPS! THERE’S NO PASSIVE!
- 11. THINKING OF INTERRUPTING GHOSTY? •THE SCARY GHOST HATES IT WHEN PEOPLE INTERRUPT HIM. •THE SCARY GHOST HATES BEING INTERRUPTED.
- 12. THE SCARY GHOST IS OFF COLOUR…. •GHOSTY SHOULD TAKE THE PILLS WITH BLOOD. •THE PILLS SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH BLOOD.
- 13. THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU UTTER A WORD! •GHOSTY DOESN’T LIKE PEOPLE TELLING HIM WHAT TO DO. •GHOSTY DOESN’T LIKE BEING TOLD WHAT TO DO.
- 14. VORACIOUS SCARY GHOST SAYS…. •I HOPE THEY FEED ME MORE NEXT YEAR. •I HOPE TO BE FED MORE NEXT YEAR.
- 15. KNOW WHO WAS INVITED TO OBAMA’S ROYAL FEAST FIRST? •THEY INVITED THE SCARY GHOST FIRST. •THE SCARY GHOST WAS THE FIRST TO BE INVITED.
- 16. OOPS GHOSTY ATE TOO MUCH.. •THEY HAD TO TAKE HIM TO HOSPITAL. •HE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.
- 17. MNDF OFFICIALS SAY: •WE’LL CAPTURE THE SCARY GHOST SOON. •THE SCARY GHOST WILL BE CAPTURED SOON.
- 18. MEANWHILE THE MALDIVIANS PLEAD THE PREZ… •SOMEONE NEEDS TO INFORM PREZ YAAMEEN IMMEDIATELY. •PREZ YAAMEEN NEEDS TO BE INFORMED IMMEDIATELY.
- 19. WAIT A MINUTE…..DID YOU NOTICE? •WHY IS THE AGENT OR THE DOER OF ACTION OMITTED IN THESE PASSIVE STRUCTURES, DO YOU THINK?
- 20. AGENT OR DOER IS OMITTED WHEN •DOER IS NOT IMPORTANT •DOER IS UNKNOWN •DON’T WANT TO MENTION •OBVIOUS
- 21. YOU WILL BE FED TO THE SCARY GHOST… •IF YOU HAVE DOUBTS!