Love passive and causative!
PASSIVES WITH MODALS
Begin
Two basic patterns
MODAL + BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
MODAL +HAVE BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE
MODAL + BE+ PAST PARTICIPLE
01
You can prepare this dish the night before.
This dish can be prepared the night before.
They might give him an award.
He might be given an award.
They could feel the earthquake 20 km away.
The earthquake could be felt 20 km away.
You should answer the easy questions first.
The easy questions should be answered first.
You can do it alone.
It can be done alone.
You should finish the work before you leave.
The work should be finished before you leave.
You can serve this wine with chicken or fish.
This wine can be served with chicken or fish.
They'll pay me at the end of the month.
I'll be paid at the end of the month.
We will elect a new government next year.
A new government will be elected next year.
You must give students enough time to finish.
Students must be given enough time to finish.
MODAL + HAVE BEEN+ PAST PARTICIPLE
02
They may have offered him a better job.
He may have been offered a better job./A better job may be offered to him.
- Genially
They should have explained it better.
It should have been explained better.
- Genially
Someone must have stolen it last night.
It must have been stolen last night.
- Genially
They should have replaced the broken window immediately.
The broken window should have been replaced immediately.
- Genially
They might have painted this house last year.
This house might have been painted last year.
- Genially
He must have written it a long time ago.
It must have been written a long time ago.
- Genially
They should have fed the dog this morning.
The dog should have been fed this morning.
- Genially
They could have sold those tickets easily.
Those tickets could have been sold easily.
- Genially
They should have arrested the driver.
The driver should have been arrested.
- Genially
They should have answered my call right away.
My call should have been answered right away.
- Genially
Passives with Modals
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Love passive and causative!
PASSIVES WITH MODALS
Begin
Two basic patterns
MODAL + BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
MODAL +HAVE BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE
MODAL + BE+ PAST PARTICIPLE
01
You can prepare this dish the night before.
This dish can be prepared the night before.
They might give him an award.
He might be given an award.
They could feel the earthquake 20 km away.
The earthquake could be felt 20 km away.
You should answer the easy questions first.
The easy questions should be answered first.
You can do it alone.
It can be done alone.
You should finish the work before you leave.
The work should be finished before you leave.
You can serve this wine with chicken or fish.
This wine can be served with chicken or fish.
They'll pay me at the end of the month.
I'll be paid at the end of the month.
We will elect a new government next year.
A new government will be elected next year.
You must give students enough time to finish.
Students must be given enough time to finish.
MODAL + HAVE BEEN+ PAST PARTICIPLE
02
They may have offered him a better job.
He may have been offered a better job./A better job may be offered to him.
- Genially
They should have explained it better.
It should have been explained better.
- Genially
Someone must have stolen it last night.
It must have been stolen last night.
- Genially
They should have replaced the broken window immediately.
The broken window should have been replaced immediately.
- Genially
They might have painted this house last year.
This house might have been painted last year.
- Genially
He must have written it a long time ago.
It must have been written a long time ago.
- Genially
They should have fed the dog this morning.
The dog should have been fed this morning.
- Genially
They could have sold those tickets easily.
Those tickets could have been sold easily.
- Genially
They should have arrested the driver.
The driver should have been arrested.
- Genially
They should have answered my call right away.
My call should have been answered right away.
- Genially