7 HI-TECH

By Rosario Nuñubero
High Intermediate II
 HIGH INTERMEDIATE II

PASSIVE VOICE
Unit 7
 PASSIVE VOICE

AGENT / PERFORMER

ACTIVE PASSIVE

INTRANSITIVE VERB
TRANSITIVE VERB
 RAIN
INTRANSITIVE VERBS
HAPPEN
DIE
COME
ARRIVE
SLEEP
WAIT
GO

The stevedores slept late last night.

The stevedores were slept late.

D.O. + Passive + (to) + I. O.
I.O + Passive + D.O.
 Reporting Verbs

They say Maritime English is very important for

merchant marines.
Reporting Verbs and Passive

They say Maritime English is very important for

merchant marines.

IT IS SAID that Maritime English is very important for

merchant marines.

Maritime English is said to be very important for

merchant marines.
 Reporting Verbs and Passive
Write 5 more
*They believe that robots are expensive examples
Robots are believed to be too expensive

Subject + BE + REPORTING VERB + TO + INFINITIVE

It is believed that robots are expensive.

IT + BE + REPORTING VERB + THAT (CLAUSE)

Reporting Verbs and Passive

assume- believe –consider- declare- estimate- feel-

know- observe- report – say- see- understand - think

Hundreds of thousands of birds are believed to have died.

It is believed that hundreds of thousands of birds have died.

People think that Johnson is in Colombia.

Johnson is thought to be in Colombia.

1. People say that fewer than 1,000 blue whales survive in the
southern hemisphere.
Fewer .................................................................................................
2. Everyone knows that eating fruit is good for you.
Eating fruit ..........................................................................................
3. People consider that one in three bathing beaches is unfit for
swimming.
One in three bathing beaches ............................................................
4 At least 130,000 dolphins are reported to be caught in the nets
of tuna fishers every year.
It is ........................................................................................................
5. It is estimated that in the past 15 years about 10 million
dolphins have been killed.
About 10 million dolphins ..................................................................
6. In ancient Greece people thought dolphins were men who had
abandoned life on land.
In ancient Greece it ............................................................................
7. In ancient Rome it was believed that dolphins carried souls to
heaven.
In ancient Rome dolphins ...................................................................
Sentence
transformation
 ANSWERS
Fewer than 1,000 blue whales are
said to survive in the southern
hemisphere.
Eating fruit is known to be good for
you.
One in three bathing beaches is
considered unfit for swimming.
About 10 million dolphins are
estimated to have been killed in the
past 15 years.
In ancient Greece it was thought
that dolphins were men who had
abandoned life on earth

It is reported that at least 130,000 In ancient Rome dolphins were

dolphins are caught in the nets of believed to carry souls to heaven.
tuna fishers every year.
SERVICES
 Have something done
SIMPLE
PRESENT

Subject Causative verb Object Action verb

We have our door fixed.

Rose has her hair cut.
Dario has the windows cleaned
 PRESENT
CONTINUOUS

She is having/ getting her teeth checked by the dentist.

I’m having/ getting my car repaired by the mechanic.

 I’ve got my car washed
I have gotten my
hair dyed for
several years

I usually have my
house painted on
Christmas time
He’s getting/
having his hair cut

get / have something done

CAUSATIVE VERBS