Краткий ответ:
- The freshman was laughed at.
- The headmistress was spoken to yesterday.
- The babies were looked after with great care.
- That old house was not lived in.
- Jim was sent for and told to prepare a report on that subject.
- Our friend was thought about all the time.
- He will be operated on in a week.
- The pupil’s parents were sent for.
- The newspaper was looked for everywhere.
- The bed was not slept in.
- The telegram was asked for.
- The lecturer was listened to with great attention.
- The weather is often spoken about.
Как это работает
Главное здесь — глаголы с предлогом: laugh at, speak to, look after, live in, send for, think about, operate on, ask for, look for, sleep in, listen to, speak about.
Схема пассива:
подлежащее + be (в нужном времени) + V3 + предлог
Предлог остаётся после глагола, а не отделяется от него:
- The senior students laughed at the freshman.
→ The freshman was laughed at. - They looked for the newspaper everywhere.
→ The newspaper was looked for everywhere.
Время показывает глагол be:
- прошлое: was / were;
- будущее: will be;
- настоящее: is / are.
Если в активном предложении стоит nobody, в пассиве удобнее сделать отрицание:
- Nobody lived in that old house.
→ That old house was not lived in. - Nobody slept in the bed.
→ The bed was not slept in.
Исполнителя действия можно добавить в конце через by, но обычно он опускается, если неважен:
The freshman was laughed at by the senior students.
