Corrigé voix passive : passif et causatif, seconde

1. The classrooms are cleaned every evening.
2. A new bridge is being built.
3. Hamlet was written by Shakespeare around 1600. L’agent est utile ici.
4. The suspect was being questioned (by the police) when I arrived.
5. My bike has been stolen.
6. All the tickets had already been sold.
7. The library will be closed (by the council).
8. A helmet must be worn.

1. futur avec will
2. présent en be + -ing (is being)
3. present perfect (have been)
4. prétérit (was)
5. prétérit en be + -ing (was being)
6. past perfect (had been)

1. Tom was given a prize.
2. We were shown the way.
3. The house is said to be haunted.
4. The thief is believed to have left the country. Infinitif passé, car le départ est antérieur.
5. She was offered a scholarship.

1. made : effet involontaire.
2. let : permission.
3. got : persuasion, suivi de to.
4. made : contrainte.
5. have : demande d’un supérieur.
6. let : let me know, « tiens-moi au courant ».

1. I had my hair cut yesterday.
2. We are having our car repaired.
3. She will have the parcel delivered.
4. We had our wedding photos taken.
5. He had his wallet stolen on the bus. Sens de mésaventure subie.
6. I have my teeth checked twice a year.

1. 1-c : She slammed the door shut.
2. 2-f : He wiped the table clean.
3. 3-d : They painted the fence green.
4. 4-b : The wind blew the window open.
5. 5-e : The noise kept me awake.
6. 6-a : He crushed the can flat.

1. She slammed the door shut.
2. He kicked the door open.
3. This film made me laugh.
4. I’m going to have (get) my phone repaired.
5. The students were asked to be quiet. Passif personnel pour traduire « on ».
6. He pushed his way through the crowd. (ou elbowed his way)

1. The museum was built in 1900.
2. The film made me cry.
3. We were made to stay after school : to réapparaît au passif.
4. My parents let me go to the concert.
5. I had my hair cut at the hairdresser’s yesterday.
6. The new hospital is being built right now.
7. She painted the wall red.

1. It was erected in 1895.
2. Because the man had made children work twelve hours a day in his mills.
3. The council had it removed by a specialist company : la mairie l’a fait enlever par une entreprise spécialisée.
4. The man had made children work twelve hours a day : il avait fait travailler des enfants douze heures par jour.
5. Par exemple : was taken down (prétérit), had been erected (past perfect), was being erased (prétérit be + -ing), will be cleaned (futur), is expected (présent simple).
6. It will be cleaned and displayed in the town museum.

1. The children broke the window.
2. The orchestra is playing the song.
3. The president has signed the letter.
4. Two witnesses saw the suspect.
5. The mayor will award the prize.

Exemples de réponses modèles :

1. My little brother’s jokes made me laugh last night.
2. My parents don’t let me use my phone at the dinner table.
3. I have my eyes tested every year.
4. A new skatepark has been built near my school.
5. Furious, he stormed out and slammed the door shut.