PASSIVE VOICE

A. Turn the following sentences into passive voice

1. Somebody built this house in 1930.

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2. Siemens employed 3000 people in Cyprus in 2010.

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3. People played the Maya ballgame before the conquest.

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4. A Japanese company made these television sets.

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5. Our company sold more than a thousand cars last month.

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6. Alexander Flemming discovered penicillin in 1928.

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7. Two million people used the London Underground system every day last year.
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8. They didn’t teach Chinese in our school.

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9. They didn’t offer us anything to drink.

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10. Someone turned the lights off.

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11. This country doesn’t produce halloumi.
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12. They didn’t give me the results of my test.

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13. Sandra didn’t write the invitations.

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14. I sent her present to London by train.

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15. My mother doesn’t usually wash the dishes in the afternoon.

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B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the passive
voice.

1. Romeo and Juliette __________________ (write) by Shakespeare.

2. Paper money _______________________ (use) in China in the 13 th century.
3. The British Museum ____________________ (visit) by thousands of people every day.
4. A lot of trees ____________________ (destroy) by fire every year.
5. America ________________________(discover) by Columbus.
6. A lot of people ___________________ (kill) by AIDS.
7. English ________________ (speak) in Canada.
8. Nine symphonies _______________________ (compose) by Beethoven.
9. Information about old civilizations _________________ (collect) by archaeologists.
10. Coffee ________________ (produce) in Brazil.
11. Pizza _________________ (sell) to the poor people of Naples in the 18 th century.
12. Flour, water and eggs _________________ (mix) together to make a make.
13. The 2004 Olympic Games _________________ (hold) in Athens.
14. King Khufu’s pyramid ______________________ (build) by the ancient Egyptians in the
25th century BC.
15. Aspirin _________________ (invent) by Dr. Felix Hoffman in 1897.