PASSIVE VOICE WITH MODALS

For today:

• Forms of the Infinitive

• Passive Voice with Modals

Name: SunflowersArtist: Van GoghDate: 1889Materials: Oil Paints

Name: The ThinkerArtist: RodinDate: 1882Materials: Bronze

Form passive sentences from the hints below

Name: Mona LisaArtist: Da VinciDate: 1503-1506Materials: Oil

Name: GuernicaArtist: PicassoDate: 1937Materials: Oil Paints

Topics:

Who directed Pulp Fiction? (Quentin Tarantino)

Where was Life is Beautiful produced? (Italy)

Where was The Lord of the Rings filmed? (New Zealand)

Who directed 2001: A Space Odyssey? (Stanley Kubrik)

Writers

Who wrote Hamlet? (Shakespeare)

Who wrote Moby Dick? (Melville);

Who wrote Crime and Punishment? (Dostoyevsky)Who wrote Frankenstein? (Shelly)

Modal + be + past participle

Modal verbs in the passive voice follow the same pattern.

Modal Verbs – Passive Voice

Passive Voice

They can be given money.

Money can be given to them.

Active Voice

You can give money to them.

You can design your clothes.

by you.

Subject Object

AgentSubject

Your clothes can be designed

modal verb

can design can be designed

auxiliary

past participle

main verb

ACTIVE PASSIVE

modal verb

be

ACTIVE PASSIVE

CAN can adopt

COULD could be taught

MAY may dress

MIGHTmight understand

MUST must be read

SHOULD should tell

can be adopted

could teach

may be dressed

might be understood

must read

should be told

Statements

subject Have (got) toBe going to

be pastparticiple

complement

The Mona Lisa Has (got) to Doesn’t have toIs (not) going to

be exhibited next month

Unlike modals, have in have (got) to and be in be going tochange according to the subjects. Questions and negatives

with have (got) to need a form of do.

Modal Subject Be Past Particíple

Will

It Be Replaced?Should

Must

Can

Afirmative Negative

Yes, itwill.

No, itwon’t.

should. shouldn’t.

must.doesn’t haveto be.

can. can’t.

Yes/No Questions

Short Answers

AuxiliaryVerb

Subject Have to/Going to

Be Past Participle

Does it have to be Replaced?

Is it going to be Replaced?

Yes/No Questions

Short Answers

Affirmative

Yes it does._is

Negative

No it __doesn’t._isn’t.

Now Practise!

Complete with the correct verb form.

1. Guidelines on dressing codes ____________ at school.2. You __________ in fashionable clothes but your character is what truly matters.3. Parents ___________________ (not) their children’s lifestyle.4. The new teen collection ______________ before the next season.5. Teens _____________ that they aren’t allowed to wear outrageous clothes in school.

must be read

may dress

might not understand

can be adopted

should be told

PASSIVE

ACTIVE

ACTIVE

PASSIVE

PASSIVE

Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice.

1. People might judge you by the clothes you wear.

2. Your clothes can show your originality and creativity.

3. This shop should sell more trendy clothing.

You might be judged by the clothes you wear.

Your originality and creativity can be shown by your clothes.

More trendy clothing should be sold by this shop.

4. Some teens must wear uniforms in school.

5. You could choose your T-shirt from that catalogue.

6. People may not laugh at you because of your style.

Uniforms must be worn by some teens in school.

Your T-shirt could be chosen from that catalogue.

You may not be laughed at because of your style.

Further Practice!

Passive Voice with Modals

Form passive sentences with the most suitable modal verb

1. The injured man couldn’t walk and had to

2. ____________________________________ . (carry)

3. I told the hotel receptionist that I wanted to

4. ____________________________________ at 6.30 the next morning. (wake up)

5. The situation is serious. Something must

6. ____________________________________ before it’s too late. (do)

7. Do you think that less money should ____________________________________ on

8. armaments? (spend)

9. People complain about the noise in the street.

10. The noise in the street ____________________________________ by the people.

11. Children often don’t pay attention to their parents words.

12. The parents ____________________________________ to their words.

13. Sometimes the teacher takes advantage of the pupils’ good ideas.

14. The pupils’ good ideas ____________________________________ by the teacher.

15. You must not touch this button while the experiment is in progress.

This button ____________________________________ while the experiment is in progress.