April 21st, 2026

HW: Do the exercises on the passive voice.

THE PASSIVE VOICE:

BE + teeman 3. muoto

grow, grew, grown

MUUTA AKTIIVI PASSIIVIIN:
1. yleispreesens
Matti grows tomatoes. Tomatoes are grown by Matti.
2. kestopreesens
Matti is growing tomatoes. Tomatoes are being grown by Matti.
3. yleisimperfekti
Matti grew tomatoes. Tomatoes were grown by Matti.
4. kestoimperfekti
Matti was growing tomatoes. Tomatoes were being grown by Matti.
5.yleisperfekti
Matti has grown tomatoes. Tomatoes have been grown by Matti.
6. kestoperfekti
Matti has been growing tomatoes. -
6. yleispluskvamperfekti
Matti had grown tomatoes. Tomatoes had been grown by Matti.
7. kestopluskvamperfekti
Matti had been growing tomatoes. -
8. I futuuri
Matti will grow tomatoes.  Tomatoes will be grown by Matti.
9. I konditionaali
Matti would grow tomatoes. Tomatoes would be grown by Matti.
10. II konditionaali
Matti would have grown tomatoes. Tomatoes would have been grown by Matti.

NB!
There was a knock on the door.  = Oveen koputettiin.

NB!
I must do my homework. = Minun täytyy tehdä läksyni. Homework must be done. = Läksyt täytyy tehdä.
My neighbour should paint the house. = Naapurini pitäisi maalata talo. The house should be painted. = Talo pitäisi maalata.

NB!
Pride and Prejudice written by Jane Austen is a very good book.
Violin concerto composed by Philip Glass is my favourite composition.

The novel sold at Christmas is a bestseller.
The novel (that / which is) sold at Christmas is a bestseller.

NB! We drink a lot of coffee in Finland.
They drink a lot of tea in England.

The novel (that / which is) intended to be sold at Christmas was written in March.

The whole of Finland was covered with snow.

Passiivilauseen subjektiksi voi ottaa aktiivilauseen suoran tai epäsuoran objektin:
The students didn't pay any attention to the lecturer.
= No attention was paid to the lecturer by the students.
= The lecturer wasn't paid any attention to by the students.