Passive 1

PASSIVE

VOICE

PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE:

AM/IS/ARE + PAST PARTICIPLE

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Cheese

(make) from milk.

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A president

(chose) every 4 years.

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Snails

(eat) in many countries.

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"KNEW" and "NEW"

(spell) differently.

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A cinema is a place where films

(show)

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I get frustrated when I

(not understand).

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An election

(hold) every four years.

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Shakespeare

(know) as The Bard.

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Thousands of bikes

(ride) in the Netherlands.

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UFOs

(spot) every day all over the world.

PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE:

WAS / WERE + PAST PARTICIPLE

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The building

(damaged) by an earthquake.

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The mountaineers

(rescue) alive.

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The robbers

(catch) red-handed.

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The documents

(keep) in secret.

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This house

(sell) last year.

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The criminals

(take) to jail.

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"Pride and Prejudice"

(write) by Jane Austen.

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The students

(tell) off by their teacher.

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The cat

(sit) on top of the sofa.

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The workers

(pay) a good salary.

PASSIVE:

BE DONE / BEEN DONE / BEING DONE

INFINITIVE: BE DONE

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Something must

(do) before it's too late.

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This birthday cake must

(cut) into 8 portions.

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A new library is going to

(build) next year.

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The music could

(hear) from a long way away.

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She is angry. She should

(leave) alone.

PERFECT INFINITIVE:

HAVE BEEN DONE

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If you had locked the car, it wouldn't

(steal).

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The letter might

(send) to the wrong address.

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This road should

(repair) a long time ago.

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The fire might

(cause) by an electrical fault.

PRESENT PERFECT (have / has) and PAST PERFECT (had) + BEEN DONE.

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My phone has disappeared! It

(steal).

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The furniture wasn't in the same place. It

(move).

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Two new hotels

(buy) recently.

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That ring

(give) to her years ago.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS (am/is/are) and PAST CONTINUOUS (was/were) + BEING DONE

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That bridge

(repair) at the moment.

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There was somebody walking behind us. I think we

(follow).

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The room

(clean) the moment I arrived.

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Nothing

(do) about the problem at the moment.

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You

(invite) to the party. Why didn't you go?

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A decision will

(make) in the next meeting.

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The meeting is now on 15 April. It

(change).

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These flowers

(call) Wisteria.

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The results of the election will

(know) next Sunday.

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If you hadn't shouted at the policeman, you wouldn't

(arrest).

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My camera

(steal) on my last holiday.

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The earth surface

(cover) mostly by water.

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Bill

(fire) from his job yesterday.

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My dad and my uncle

(bring) up by their grandparents.

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Somebody was recording our conversation. I didn't know it

(record).

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The windows were very dirty. They

(not clean) for ages.

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All flights

(cancel) yesterday because of the strike.

WELL

DONE!