- -> The house was built in 1981
- věta v trpném rodě
 - činný rod: Somebody built this house in 1981.
 
 - činný rod
- sloveso se přímo váže na podmět a vyjadřuje, co podmět dělá
 
 - trpný rod
- sloveso se přímo na podmět neváže a nevyjadřuje co podmět dělá
 - vyjadřuje, co se podmětu děje
 - tvoří se pomocí be + participium minulé
 
 - v momentě použití trpného rodu nás nezajímá původce děje
- -> A lot of money was stolen in the robbery.
 - pokud chceme vyjádřit původce děje za užití trpného rodu, použijeme by
- -> This house was built by my grandfather.
 
 
 
Porovnání slovesných rodů v jednotlivých časech
| Čas | Rod činný | Příklad | Rod trpný | Příklad | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitiv | (to) do, clean, see | Somebody will clean this room later. | (to) be done, cleaned, seen | This room will be cleaned later. | 
| Participium minulé v infinitivu | (to) have done, cleaned, seen | Somebody should have cleaned this room. | (to) have been done, cleaned, seen | The room should have been cleaned | 
| Předpřítomný | have/has done, cleaned, seen | The room looks nice. Somebody has cleaned it. | have/has been done, cleaned, seen | The room looks nice. It has been cleaned. | 
| Předminulý | had done, cleaned, seen | The room looked nice. Somebody had cleaned it. | had been done, cleaned, seen | The room looked nice. It had been cleaned. | 
| Přítomný průběhový | be doing, cleaning, seeing | Somebody is cleaning the room at the moment. | be being done, cleaned, seen | The room is being cleaned at the moment. | 
| Minulý průběhový | was/were doing, cleaning, seeing | Somebody was cleaning the room when I arrived. | was/were being done, cleaned, seen | The room was being cleaned when I arrived. | 
Fráze s trpným rodem
- I was given, we were offered
- některá slovesa se mohou pojit na dva objekty
- ask, give, offer, pay, show, tell
 - -> My grandfather gave me this watch.
 
 - pokud neznáme subjekt, můžeme u nich použít trpný rod
 - -> I’ve been offered the job, but after some thought, I don’t think I want it.
 
 - některá slovesa se mohou pojit na dva objekty
 - I was born
- pokud mluvíme o svém nebo jakémkoli narození, musíme použít trpný rod
 - -> I was born in 2005.
 - -> Many babies are born in March.
 
 - Get
- get se používá v trpném rodě místo be pokud se něco děje
 - používá se spíš v hovorové angličtině
 - -> There was a fight, but nobody got hurt.
 - -> I’m surprised Liz didn’t get offered the job.
 
 - It is said that, he is said to, he is supposed to
- vyjadřuje názor většinové společnosti
 - dají se použít slovesa believed, considered, expected, known, reported, thought, understood a další
 - -> Cathy loves running. She is said to have run a whole marathon.
 - -> Two people are reported to have been killed during the attack on the field hospital.
 - supposed to
- může se použít místo it is said
 - někdy znamená, že je něco očekáváno nebo plánováno
- -> The plan is supposed to be a secret, but everybody knows about it.
 
 - zápor (not supposed to) vyjadřuje zákaz nebo doporučení
- -> You’re not supposed to park here. It’s private parking only.
 
 
 
 - Have something done
- = arrange somebody to do it for me
 - struktura: have + objekt + participium minulé
 - můžeme použít i get it done
 - -> I had the paint redone recently.
 - -> Did you have your haircut done by that new hairdresser downtown?
 - -> Paul and Kate had their bags stolen.