My mother made this chocolate cake. → This chocolate cake by my mother.
The thief broke into the house. → The house into by the thief.
They gave John a book. → John a book.
They gave John a book. → A book to John.
Picasso painted Guernica. → Guernica by Picasso.
They will build a new museum. → A new museum .
The famous director is shooting a new film. → A new film by the famous director.
Someone has broken the machine. → The machine .
The journalist will interview the athlete. → The athlete by the journalist.
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. → The telephone by Alexander Graham Bell.
The snake was eating the rabbit. → The rabbit by the snake.
Only one translation is right. Which one?Une seule traduction est juste. Laquelle ?
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- La tarte a été mangée. has been + participe passé.
- Le film a été tourné en 1960. Date précise : prétérit (was shot).
- L'Amérique a été découverte par Christophe Colomb. was discovered by.
- La tour Eiffel a été construite par Gustave Eiffel. build, built, built.
- Le film sera tourné dans le désert. Futur : will be + participe passé.
- Son portefeuille a été volé. steal, stole, stolen.
- Ici, on parle anglais. « on » se traduit souvent par un passif.
- Le pont est en train d'être réparé. be + -ing au passif : is being repaired.
Turn the active sentences into passive sentences: write be + past participle.Mets les phrases au passif : écris be + participe passé.
Final test: one try only!Test final : un seul essai !
- The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci.has paintedwas paintwas painted
- Thousands of cars in this factory every year.are makingmakeare made
- My bike !has stolenhas been stealhas been stolen
- The results tomorrow.will be announcedwill announcedwill be announce
- The house at the moment.is paintingis been paintedis being painted
- Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling.was wrotewrotewas written
- English all over the world.is spokenspeaksis speaking
- The thief last night.arrestedwas arrestwas arrested
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