5. The passive voice and the causative

 CONTENTS:

1) Video on the passive voice by English Grammar Lesson

2) Written explanation on the passive voice

3) The causative

4) Advanced uses: Gerunds, infinitives, and the causative

   4.1. Gerunds: gerund and perfect gerund
      4.2. Infinitive: infinitive and perfect infinitive

      4.3. Causative (have / get + object + verb-ing)

5) NOTES

6) Online practice

1) Video on the passive voice by English Grammar Lesson

2) Written explanation on the passive voice by Globalsenior.wordpress.com

3) The causative

4) Advanced uses: Gerunds, infinitives, and the causative

      4.1. Gerunds: gerund and perfect gerund

         

            4.1.1. Gerund

                The singer hates being criticised.

            4.1.2. Perfect gerund

                I recall having been warned several times.

      4.2. Infinitive: infinitive and perfect infinitive

         

           4.2.1. Infinitive

                  Carol wants to be cast in a leading role.

            4.2.2. Perfect infinitive

                    I'm delighted to have been offered the part.

      4.3. Causative (have / get + object + verb-ing)

• Within minutes, the director had us singing along.
• Once we got the heater going, the room     warmed up.
• You'll have people looking at you all night if you were that dress. -> when consequences are implied.
• I won't have you leaving class early. -> when someone won't allow something.

5) NOTES

6) Online practice

5.1.) Change the active sentences to passive sentences (easy)

5.2.) Active or passive sentences (easy)

5.3.) Gap fill exercise (intermediate)

5.4.) Passive advanced structures

5.5.) Mixed tense review

5.6.) Forming passive sentences

5.7.)  Causatives exercise 1

5.8.) Causatives exercise 2