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IELTSEssential Grammar – Passives

  We use the passive:

✎when the subject is more important than the object and the agent is either obvious not important orun!nown

E"g" – All applications are processed  on the spot. 

✎in #ormal writing to ma!e it less personal

E"g" – You are advised  to return the application form within three days.

✎when we describe a process

E"g" – The Library is run by two executive officers who are elected  for a two-year term office.

Write the passive #orm o# the sentences given in the table below"

Active form Passive form

Present simple Two e$ecutive o##icers run the union"E$ample: The union is run b% twoe$ecutive o##icers"

Present continuousTwo e$ecutive o##icers are running theunion"

Past simple Two e$ecutive o##icers ran the union"

Past continuousTwo e$ecutive o##icers were running the union"

Present per#ectTwo e$ecutive o##icers have run theunion"

Past per#ectTwo e$ecutive o##icers had run theunion"

going toTwo e$ecutive o##icers are going to runthe union"

willTwo e$ecutive o##icers will run theunion"

shouldTwo e$ecutive o##icers should run theunion"

&ill in the gaps in the sample answer with the verbs in the bo$ in the passive"The 'nited (ingdom)s international organisation #or cultural relations and educational opportunities" * registered charit%: +,-./. 0England and Wales1 S2,/33// 0Scotland1"

 *dapted #rom Grammar #or IELTS 2ambridge 'niversit% Press 4 Image 5 2ambridge 'niversit% Press

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The flowchart below shows how banana chips are made. Summarise the information by selecting

and reporting the main features and making comparisons where relevant.

add distribute fry leave make peel

put remove rinse sell slice soak

The flowchart shows how banana chips (1) are made. First, the bananas (2) ________________ by a

special machine and then they (3) ________________ in water. Next the clean bananas

() ________________ into a chippin! machine where they (") ________________ into thin chips.

#fter this they ($) ________________. %nce they are dry, the banana chips (&) ________________ in

hot oil in lar!e deep fat fryers. The coo'ed banana chips () ________________ from the fryers sin! a

special sie*e which allows all of the oil to drain off. The banana chips (+) ________________ (then) to

cool. hen they ha*e reached the ri!ht temperatre, spices (1-) ________________ for extra taste.

Finally the banana chips are pac'a!ed ready to (11) ________________ arond the world and

(12) ________________.

The 'nited (ingdom)s international organisation #or cultural relations and educational opportunities" * registered charit%: +,-./. 0England and Wales1 S2,/33// 0Scotland1" *dapted #rom Grammar #or IELTS 2ambridge 'niversit% Press 4 Image 5 2ambridge 'niversit% Press