EXERCISES

1. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the
Present Simple.
a. English ________is spoken____________ (speak) in many countries.
b. The post _______is delivered_______________ (deliver) at about 7 o’clock every morning.
c. ____________are the building used _________________ (the building/use) any more?
d. How often ___________is the Olympic games held _____(the Olympic Games(hold)?
e. How ______are spelled your name _________________ (your name/spell)?
f. My salary __________is paid___________ (pay) every month.
g. These cars ___________aren´t made______________ (not make) in Japan.
h. The name of the people who committed the crime _____ aren´t known_______ (not know).
i. His travel expenses ___________isn´t paid_____________ (not pay) by his company.

2. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the
Past Simple.
a. My car _________was repaired_____________ (repair) last week.
b. This song ________wasn´t written________________ (not write) by John Lennon.
c. ___was answered the phone________ (the phone/answer) by a young girl?
d. The film _________was made_______________ (make) ten years ago.
e. When _________was tennis invented ____________ (tennis/invent)?
f. The car ___________wasn´t damaged_____________ (not damaged) in the accident.
g. The original building __________was pulled_______________ (pull) down in 1965.
h. Where ___________was this post made___________________ (this pot/make)?
i. When _________was the bridge built_______________ (this bridge/build)?

3. Change the following sentences into passive sentences using the words in brackets.
a. We sell tickets for all shows at the Box Office. (Tickets for all shows/sell/at the Box Office)
____ Tickets for all shows were sold at the box office_______________
b. Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb. (The electric light bulb/invent/by Thomas
Edison)

____The electric light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison _____________

c. Someone painted the office last week. (The office/paint/last week)

_______The office was painted last week_________

d. Several people saw the accident. (The accident/see/by several people)

______The accident is seen by several people_______________

e. Where do they make these video recorders? (Where/these video recorders/make)

______Where are these video made?__________________