1.Complete the sentences with the present or past simple passive of the verb in brackets. Use contractions where possible.
1. How many newspapers____________________ (print) in Britain every day?
2. Who___________________________________ (this play / write) by?
3. German________________(speak) in Germany, Austria, and part of Switzerland
4. The royal wedding____________________ (watch) by millions of people in 2001
5. Nowadays, a lot of computers_____________(make) in Korea.
6. The Harry Potter films___________________(not direct) by Steven Spielberg.
7. How much________________________ (paper / recycle) in Poland each year?
2.- Put the sentences into the past simple passive.
a) Etienne Lenoir made the first motor car in Belgiun_____________
b) How many paintings did the police found?___________________
c) I didn’t paint Las Meninas_______________________________
d) Lennon and McCartney wrote the song Yesterday._____________
e) The government ordered them to build a new bridge.___________
f) When did Cook discover Australia?_________________________
3.- Put these sentences into the passive (present or past)
e) You don’t find penguins at the North Pole. _________________________________
f) Columbus didn’t discover America in 1491. ________________________________
g) They draw some paintings. _____________________________________________
h) My uncle sold the bicycle. _____________________________________________
i) The child broke all the plates in the cupboard. ______________________________
j) She didn’t find the book. _______________________________________________
4. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.
1.He opens the door. -________________________________________________
2.I draw a picture. -__________________________________________________
3.They wear blue shoes. -_____________________________________________
4.They don't help you. -_______________________________________________
5.He doesn't open the book. - __________________________________________
6.You do not write the letter. ___________________________________________
My Passive ugly truth ( unknown author )
My heart was broken,
By the sound of your eyes
No words will be spoken,
I will be wise.
Your expressions destroyed my hopes,
My trust is vanished,
You have put me against the ropes
by the end of the day, I will be
banished.
Give me one moment to believe
Now my thoughts are awaken
I know you have to leave,
I will be forsaken.
