B1+ - U9 - Grammar

PASSIVE VOICE

By Rocío Oviedo

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The Water Cube in Beijing __________ (build) for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

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It ______ (design) by a group of architects in China and Australia.

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It ______ (make) of steel and very strong blue plastic.

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It ______ (use) for the swimming and diving competitions.

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It ______ (use) for the swimming and diving competitions.

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Twenty-five world records _____ (break) there in the 2008 Games.

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Since the Olympics, the building _________ (use) as a water park and art _______ (display) there.

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Complete the sentences in each pair. Use these verb USE.

The colour blue __________ in logos by hundreds of tech companies including Samsung, Nokia and Twitter.

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Complete the sentences in each pair. Use these verb USE.

Hundreds of tech companies including Samsung, Nokia and Twitter _________ the colour blue in their logos

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Complete the sentences in each pair. Use these verb PRODUCE.

The first blue paint _______ more than 3,000 years ago by the Ancient Egyptians.

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Complete the sentences in each pair. Use these verb PRODUCE.

More than 3,000 years ago, the Ancient Egyptians _______ the first blue paint.

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Complete the sentences in each pair. Use these verb CHOOSE.

Blue is the colour that _______ the most often by both women and men as their favourite

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Complete the sentences in each pair. Use these verb CHOOSE.

Both women and men most often _______ blue as their favourite colour

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Complete the sentences in each pair. Use these verb SEE.

When Earth ______ from space by astronauts, it looks like a bright blue ball.

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Complete the sentences in each pair. Use these verb SEE.

When astronauts ______ Earth from space, it looks like a bright blue ball

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Complete the sentences in each pair. Use these verb PAINT.

A picture called The Blue Room ________ by the famous artist Pablo Picasso in 1901

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Complete the sentences in each pair. Use these verb PAINT.

The famous artist Pablo Picasso _______ a picture called The Blue Room in 1901.

Which passive sentences in need the by phrase to make sense? Which ones can you delete the by phrase from?

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentences in the correct tenses in the passive. Use by where necessary.

Somebody fixed the screen on my phone.

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentences in the correct tenses in the passive. Use by where necessary.

Fifty people have read my blog post. (by)

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentences in the correct tenses in the passive. Use by where necessary.

The cleaner is cleaning the house at the moment.

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentences in the correct tenses in the passive. Use by where necessary.

Erdem had already made reservations for dinner. (by)

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentences in the correct tenses in the passive. Use by where necessary.

Regina was playing the piano. (by)

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentences in the correct tenses in the passive. Use by where necessary.

I will send the email this afternoon.