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THEME 17 FOOD AND DRINKS

Structure

PASSIVE VOICE
We use a passive verb to tell something is / was / has been / will be / is being made.
Passive form of a verb is ‘be’ and ‘past participle’ form of the main verb. We use the preposition ‘by’ to introduce the doer or
the agent of the action. We use this structure when the agent is important.

make - be made paint - be painted
take - be taken cook - be cooked
We use passive voice when…
action is more important than the agent.
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agent is unknown.
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agent is unimportant.
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agent is obvious from the context.
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– The plastic bottles are recycled by the local recycling facility.
– The park was cleaned by volunteers after the community event.

ACTIVE SENTENCES PASSIVE SENTENCES

The housekeeping staff clean the rooms. The rooms are cleaned by the housekeeping staff.

A professional is painting the house. The house is being painted by a professional.

An event planner will organise the party. The party will be organised by an event planner.

Our IT department has solved the problem. The problem has been solved by our IT department.

My grandmother baked this cake yesterday. This cake was baked by my grandmother yesterday.

REMEMBER!
We use first conditional (type 1) to talk about real or probable situations in the present or future.

If you practice speaking English every day, your fluency will improve.

(conditional clause) (main clause)
If this condition is met, this is likely to happen.

- If you practice regularly, you will become a better guitarist.

- If you don’t eat properly, you will feel weak.
- If he works hard, he will finish the project on time.
- If she hurries, she will catch the school bus.

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