 Passive in the present continuous and present perfect; prepositions of cause; infinitive cause; infinitive clauses and phrases.  Describing problems, Offering solutions, talking about what will happen, identifying something, getting someone’s attention, expressing approval/disapproval, expressing a regret

1. Use of passive with prepositions and use of infinitive clauses and phrases Lic. Selene Rodríguez Lic. Norma Dzib Tello 2008/2009 Unit 7 The world we live in

3. Present continuous passive The air is being polluted by fumes from cars and trucks City streets are being damaged as a result of heavy traffic Present perfect passive The roadways have been jammed because of people’s dependence on cars Many parks have been lost through overbuilding The homeless have been displaced due to overcrowding in city shelters Passive with prepositions

4. Forms of passive Radio London sacked Mark Walsh is an active sentence Mark Walsh was sacked by Radio London is a passive sentence The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. We form the passive with the verb be (is, was, has been, etc) + a past participle (heard, stopped, etc) The tense of the verb be changes to form the different tenses in the passive. Present simple: The show is listened to by 1 million people Present continuous: A letter is being sent to Mrs. Hind Past simple: The argument was heard by the director Present perfect: Mr. Walsh has not been offered his job back Past continuous: I was being insulted by a silly woman Past perfect: He had been given the job a month ago Future: A new DJ will be chosen soon

10. Bibliography Richards, Jack C. Interchange Third Edition Cambridge University Press Images: www.zazzle.com www.tendringdc.gov.uk www.ipodtotal.com www.postershop - espana.com www.allposters.es juliardilla.wordpress.com wallpapers.bpix.org www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/clauses/bare.htm