Passive Voice and Conditionals

Passive voice

1) The  passive tense is used because: ....we want to give more importance to the object, not to the subject.

2) When do we use the passive voice? .....we use passive voice to emphacize an object and if you don´t know who´s make the action.

3)The structure to use the passive voice 

Present tense is object + to be(present) + past participle + (by + subject).... A poem is written by Sebastian.

Past Tense is .....A poem was written by Sebastian.

Present Progressive is.....A poem has been written by Sebastian.

4) Go to this website (http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive) and do some of the exercise there. Share with us one of the exercises on your blog.

Write passive sentences in Simple Present.

1. The documents are printed.
2. The window is opened.
3. The shoes are bought.
4. The car is washed.
5. The litter is thrown away.
6. The letter is sent.
7. The book is not read.
8. The songs are not sung.
9. The food is not eaten.
10. The shop is not closed.

8 out of 10 answers are correct.

Conditionals

Complete the senteces or answer the following questions.

5) Which tenses are used in the first conditional? Write an example about it.... 

We use simple present and simple future:
If + simple present + simple future(will, can, may, must) + verb
If I have time, I´ll visit my friends tomorrow.

6) What is the characteristic of the first conditional?

The  main characteristic of the first conditional is that the sentence can be real or posible.

7) Which tenses are used in the second conditional? Write an example about it.

We use simple past and simple conditional:
If + simple past + simple conditional(would, could, might) + verb
If I were you, I would dance with that boy.

8) The pronoun I comes with the to be in the second conditional in which form?

The pronoun I comes with the to be but in simple past: I were...

9)Which tenses are used in the third conditional?

We use past perfect and conditional perfect
If + past perfect +  conditional perfect(would, could, migth) + have + past participle

If I had Known the song, I would have sung it.

10) Go to this website http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences Read about it clear ap any questions you might have. Do this exercise: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences/exercises?05. Share in your what you have learnt about Conditionals.

Complete the Conditional Sentences. Decide whether to use Type I, II or III.

1. If I had time, I would go shopping with you.
2. If you speak English, you will get along with them perfectly.
3. If they had gone for a walk, they would have turned the lights off.
4. If she comes to see us, we will go to the zoo.
5. I would have told you, if I had seen him.
6. Would you mind if I opened the window?
7. If they had invited me, I wouldn't have said no.
8. My friend will meet me at the station if he gets the afternoon off.
9. If I didn't do it, nobody would do it.
10. If my father doesn't pick me up, I'll take the bus home.

6 out of 10 answers are correct.

Learning about my English Level

# of questions you got right: 50 out of 90
Grade in percentage: 55.5%
Solution to Quiz	Question	My answer	Correct	Reflection
Question 3	I think ……… taxi driver	a) her job is	b) she is a
Question 11	This is the best tea I’ve ……… tasted	d) still	b) ever
Question 12	I’m looking ……… the summer holidays.	c) for	d) forward to
Question 14	This beer tastes ………	a) badly	b) lovely
Question 15	In life ……… can make a mistake; we’re all human	b) some people	a) anyone
Question 16	She knows that she ……… to pay now.	c) should	d) ought
Question 17	If he ……… about it, I’m sure he’d help.	a) had know	b) knew
Question 18	I'll return the newspaper when I ……… through it.	b) looked	c) have looked
Question 19	They said they ……… come, but they didn’t.	c) may	d) might
Question 20	They were ……… hard questions that I had no chance.	b) some	c) such
Question 24	You have a terrible fever! ……… call a doctor?	c) Must I	a) Shall I
Question 26	Mr Haines wants ……… to his office	a) that you come	d) you to come
Question 33	You should give ……… .	a) to your mother this letter	d) this letter to your mother
Question 35	Hania has got two children, ....... ?	b) has she got	a) hasn't she
Question 38	The TV's too loud. Please, ……… .	d) turn down it	c) turn it down
Question 45	Do penguins fly? No, they ……… .	a) aren't	c) don't
Question 53	We must go now. Call the waitress and ask for the ……… .	b) invoice	a) bill
Question 54	He's a friend of ……… .	a) them	c) theirs
Question 57	Who was the woman ……… ?	d) that you were speaked to	b) that you were speaking to
Question 59	She was 29 on her birthday, ……… she?	c) hasn't	d) wasn't
Question 63	There was a lot of noise so I didn't understand what she was ………	d) talking	a) saying
Question 64	I ……… drink beer than wine.	a) would like more	d) would rather
Question 67	She didn't want the job, ……… .	a) however well paid was it	b) however well paid it was
Question 69	The financial director ……… for almost an hour.	c) made us to wait	b) kept us waiting
Question 70	I've often ……… at the Wiejce Palace Hotel.	b) sleeped	a) stayed
Question 71	I didn't realise that the coffee shop was ……… the other side of the road.	d) in	c) on
Question 72	We have ……… for a receptionist but haven't appointed anyone yet	b) announced	a) advertised
Question 73	She's very beautiful but that kind of woman doesn't ……… to me.	c) attract	b) appeal
Question 74	The language school that I attend is 20 kilometres ………	c) distance	b) away
Question 75	"I'm going to the cinema on Saturday." "So ……… ."	b) do I	d) am I
Question 78	She ……… at me and then turned away.	c) responded	d) glanced
Question 80	If he hadn't drunk so much, he ……… sick.	a) didn't feel	b) wouldn't feel
Question 81	Maria has two sisters, but she doesn't speak to ……… of them	b) any	c) either
Question 82	Hubert is an uncle of ……… .	a) Kim	c) Kim's
Question 83	We discussed the house plans ……… our way to the shops.	a) by	b) on
Question 84	George goes to ……… by car.	b) the work	d) work
Question 88	Do you think I should move to Ireland? You shouldn't do anything ……… you think it's the right thing to do.	a) when	b) unless
Question 89	We can finish the rest of the eggs for ……… .	a) a breakfast	c) breakfast
Question 90	If she doesn't ……… my sight at once, I'll scream!	a) go out from	d) get out of