Fill in the sentences with the present passive or the past passive

1. This safe __________________________ (not open) for twenty years.

2. English ________________________________ (speak) all over the world.
3. Many accidents _________________________ (cause) by dangerous driving.
4. In the United States, elections for President ____________________ (hold)
every four years.
5. Originally the book _______________________ (write) in Spanish a few years ago.
6. The roof of the building __________________________ (damage) in a storm a few
days ago.
7. A cinema is a place where films __________________________ (show).
8. The battle of Hastings _____________________________ (fight) in 1066.
9. The park gates _____________________________ (lock) at 6.30 p.m. every evening.
10. The film ________________________________ (shoot) under the supervision of the
director.
11. Colour films _____________________________ (introduce) in the late 1920s.
12. A black belt ______________________________ (wear) by judo masters.
13. The accused __________________________ (take) to court yesterday.
14. Children _________________________ (teach) by parents and teachers.
15. Olives ____________________________ (grow) in Dalmatia.
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Turn these active sentences into the passive sentences
1. Fishermen catch fish.
_____________________________________________________________________
2. Levi Strauss invented the blue jeans.
_____________________________________________________________________
3. They built that skyscraper in 2001.
_____________________________________________________________________
4. Children drink a lot of milk.
_____________________________________________________________________
5. Poachers kill pandas for their coats.
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6. People help the stranded whales.
_____________________________________________________________________

7. The bad news shocked everyone.

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8. The dog didnt bite the girl.
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9. They speak English at the meeting.
_____________________________________________________________________
10. The electricians test the fire alarm.
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Put the verbs in the present passive or the past simple passive.
Chess
Chess is a kind of board game. The board ________________________(divide) into 64
squares. Each player has an army of 16 pieces to fight the battle. These ________
always ________________(call) black and white. They _____________________ (move)
about the board in a particular way. Games similar to chess __________ first
_______________(play) in India and China a long time ago. The game, as we know it,
________________________ (invent) in the 15th century and it __________ still
_________________ (play) today.
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Fill in the sentences with the present passive or the past passive
1. Whisky ___________________________ (make) in Scotland.
2. The Internet ________________________ (use) by millions of people.
3. The robbers ________________________ (find) in the park last night.
4. In some countries paper __________________________ (not recycle) yet.
5. The first train station ________________________ (open) 200 years ago.
6. Chess ____________________________ (play) in ancient Persia.
7. Coffee _____________________________ (drink) all over the world.
8. Grapes _________________________ (need) to make wine.
9. Hundreds of people __________________________ (employ) by the government.
10. Many buildings ___________________________ (damage) in the storm last week.
11. My bag ________________________________ (steal) yesterday.
12. I saw an accident yesterday. Two people ________________________ (take) to
hospital.
13. Many American programmes ___________________________ (show) on Croatian
television.
14. Stamps ____________________________ (sell) in a post office.
15. The telephone _________________________ (invent) by Alexander Bell in 1876.
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Turn these active sentences into the passive sentences
1. People drink a lot of tea in Britain.
_____________________________________________________________________
2. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
_____________________________________________________________________
3. Tourists take a lot of photographs.
_____________________________________________________________________
4. Children send millions of text messages every day.
_____________________________________________________________________
5. Ancient Greeks invented the Olympic Games.
_____________________________________________________________________
6. Scientists make a lot of experiments.
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7. Football players wear football boots.

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8. A waiter brings the food.
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9. The cat didnt eat the mouse.
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10. Leonardo da Vinci painted Mona Lisa.
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Put the verbs in the present passive or the past simple passive.
A jigsaw puzzle
A jigsaw puzzle ____________ first _____________(make) to help children learn
geography. It ___________________(invent) in 1763 by the Englishman John Spilsbury.
The game_______________________(name) after a jigsaw which
______________________(use) for cutting out the pieces. The pieces __________
originally ________________(make) of wood. Jigsaw puzzles __________________(play)
all over the world today.
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TOTAL: ______ / 51