Passive-Worksheet

Put the verb into the correct form, Present simple or Past simple, Active or
Passive.
1. It’s a big factory. Five hundred people are employed (employ) there.
2. Water ______________________ (cover) most of the Earth’s surface.
3. Most of the Earth’s surface _______________________ (cover) by water.
4. The park gates _______________________ (lock) at 6.30 pm every evening.
5. Ron’s parents _______________________(die) when he was young. He and
his sister ________________________(bring) up by their grandparents.
6. While I was on holiday, my camera ______________(steal) from my hotel
room.
7. The company is not independent. It ___________(own) by a larger company.
8. Where ___________________________(these photograph/take)? In
London? ________________________________ (you/take) them?
9. In the United States, elections for President _________________ (hold) every
four years.
10. Originally the book ____________________(write) in Spanish and a few
years ago it ____________________________ (translate) into English.
Rewrite the sentences.
1. Somebody cleans the room every day. The room is cleaned every day.
2. They cancelled all the flights because of fog.
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3. People don’t use this road very often.
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4. Somebody accused me of stealing money.
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5. How do people learn languages?
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6. They have postponed the concert.
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7. Somebody is using the computer at the moment.
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8. I didn’t realise that somebody was recording our conversation.
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9. When we got to the stadium, we found that they had cancelled the game.
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10. They are building a new ring road round the city.
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Write the questions using the passive.
1. Ask about the telephone. (when/invent?) When was the telephone invented?
2. Ask about glass (how/make?) ______________________________________
3. Ask about Australia (when/discover)_________________________________
4. Ask about silver (what/use for?) ____________________________________
5. Ask about TV (when/invent?) ______________________________________