GRAMMAR FILE UNIT 6

REFERENCE When we know or want to mention who does or did the action,
we use by.
The island was discovered by a famous scientist.
the passive: present simple and Verbs without an object (e.g. come, go, happen, arrive) are not
past simple used in the passive because there is no object to become the
subject.
present simple passive Note: When we form the passive, it is important to make sure
we use the correct form of be. To do this, look at the subject and
subject + be (am/is/are) + past participle think about whether it is singular or plural.
(+ by)
The pizza was delivered by someone on a bike.
The river is cleaned every year.
Pizzas were invented in Italy.
The bottles aren’t used again.
The articles are written by the have/get something done
students.
subject + have/ object + past
past simple passive get + participle
I have my hair cut at Headlines.
subject + be (was/were) + past participle
(+ by) We got our photos taken at school today.
The trees were destroyed by I get my make-up done by Selina.
the fire.
We use have/get something done when somebody else does
The caves were found by a something for us. We often pay them to do it for us. Get
tourist. something done means the same as have something done but it is
The book was published in 2017. less formal. We use it when we are talking.
I get my teeth checked every six months.
We use the present simple passive or past simple passive:
When we want to say who does the action for us, we use by.
• when we want to focus on the action more than the person
They had the food for the party made by professional chefs.
that does or did the action.
The old clothes are recycled.
The bridge was repaired.
• when we don’t know or don’t want to say who does or did the
action, or when it’s obvious who did it.
The film was watched around the world.
My phone was stolen at the train station.

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PRACTICE 3 Complete the text with the correct active or passive form
of the verbs in brackets.

the passive: present simple and

past simple
Forest food
Last year I 1 (take) to an amazing restaurant
1 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. for my friend’s birthday. It’s called The Green Forest
1 watched / last month / the documentary / by millions / was Café and it 2 (locate) in a forest about thirty
kilometres from my town. My friend’s mum drove us to
2 in the kitchen / served / each day / lunch / is a car park nearby and then we 3 (walk) for
about twenty minutes through the trees to get to the café.
3 thousands of people / visited / the mountain / is / by / The building 4 (make) from wood. It has
each week
large windows and a glass ceiling, so you really feel
part of the forest around you. The food is delicious.
4 to make the programme / were / a lot of cameras / used The salad and vegetables 5 (grow) locally
and they 6 (freshly/pick) every day. We
5 some strange lights / seen / last night / in the sky / were 7
(serve) our meal by a really friendly
waiter who 8
(explain) some of the things
6 enjoyed / by adults and children / is / the beach we could see around us. It was really interesting. We all
enjoyed the experience a lot.
7 given / who leave rubbish / are / to people / on the beach /
fines
have/get something done
8 was / by / written / a well-known author / the book
4 Choose the correct verb forms to complete the sentences.
1 We have / had our cooker repaired yesterday.
9 only given / to customers / refunds / with a receipt / are
2 I think I get / ’ll get my hair done next week.
3 My sister and I have had / had our teeth checked by the
10 by / was / that film / Steven Spielberg / directed dentist last week.
4 We get / ’re getting our post delivered every morning
at about 10 a.m.
2 Complete the sentences with the present simple or past
simple passive form of these verbs. 5 Most car owners are having / have their cars fixed by
a mechanic these days.
clean collect deliver drive film give make 6 In future, I think that we ’ll have / ’re having our parcels
speak steal waste delivered by drones.
7 My mum has had / had her hair done twice this week!
1 English all around the world.
8 We have / ’re having our house painted at the moment.
2 These chocolates by hand in Belgium last
week. 5 Complete the sentences using ‘have/get something done’.
3 A parcel for you this morning. 1 My sister (paint/her nails) every week.
4 Homework to students each day. 2 My cousin (make/all his meals) by his
5 Some money from a wallet yesterday. mum every day. He’s thirty!
6 The classrooms every day by a team of 3 He (decorate/his room) next week.
cleaners. 4 Maggie (cut/her hair) yesterday.
7 Tonnes of water every day when people 5 My dad (wash/his car) by a neighbour’s son.
leave taps running. 6 My parents (deliver/their new car)
8 A large amount of rubbish from the beach tomorrow morning.
last week. 7 I (test/my eyes) once a year.
9 The movie on the streets of Rio de Janeiro. 8 We (deliver/a takeaway) every Friday.
10 My children to school by their grandmother 9 Maisie (fix/her washing machine) next
every morning. week sometimes.
10 I never (clean/my room). I always do
it myself.
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