UNIT 4: FUTURE FORMS 

UNIT 6: THE PASSIVE VOICE 

UNIT 6: THE PASSIVE VOICE 

Want to practice using the passive? Try out these websites! 

http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/football/passive%20voice/passive%20voice.html

​https://tefltastic.wordpress.com/worksheets/grammar/passive/

UNIT 6: ADVANCED PASSIVE STRUCTURES AND ARTICLES

THE PASSIVE VOICE

Are you being tricked by the passive voice? Don't worry! You've got plenty of exercises and activities to help you. First, do the exercises below. Second, do the exercises about the causative. After, go to the link and video below to do the exercises about These Boots Are Made for Walkin'.
Exercise 1: Active or Passive
Exercise 2: Passive questions
Exercise 3: Passive sentences
Exercise 4: Passive - various tenses

Here you can find a lot more exercises - from easy to more complicated ones.

THE CAUSATIVE

These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Random Idea English has put together a lesson about Nancy Sinatra's These Boots Are Made for Walkin'. Click here to start. Pay close attention to the use of gerunds in the song.

Verbs that Change Meaning

As you already know, some verbs change meaning when they are followed by either a gerund or an infinitive. Below is a review of six of these verbs.

FORGET, REMEMBER, REGRET, GO ON, STOP, TRY
  • Don’t forget to meet her at 10 this morning. (= You should meet her at 10…)
  • I’ll never forget meeting her for the first time. (= I’ll never forget when I met her the first time.)

  • When you were in London did you remember to visit the British Museum? (= …did you remember that you should visit the British Museum?)
  • I don’t remember ever visiting this museum.  (= I don’t remember if I have ever visited this museum.)

  • We regret to tell you that your application has been rejected.
    (= We are sorry that we have to tell you…)
  • I regret telling her about the party. (= I am sorry that I have told her about the party.)

  • Wherever you are, go on to read the next chapter. (= Continue with the next chapter.)
  • Go on reading the article. (= Continue reading the article.)

  • We stopped to drink a cup of coffee. (= We stopped in order to drink a cup of coffee.)
  • Why don’t you stop drinking coffee? (= Why don’t you give up drinking coffee?)

  • I tried to give up smoking but I couldn’t. (= I made an attempt to give up smoking but I failed.)
  • I tried giving up smoking but it didn’t help. (= I gave up smoking but it didn’t help.)

  (from this website)

EXERCISES

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4

GAMES

PHRASAL VERB PRACTICE

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That's right! A bunch of exercises and games dedicated to your favorite topic: phrasal verbs. Merry Christmas!
Phrasal verbs 1
Phrasal verbs 2