EXERCISES Owell Jonas Negrete Botonero

English 3 – Thursday 3:00 to 6:00 PM

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. is the building used (the building/use) anymore?
d. How often is the Olympic Games held (the Olympic Games (hold)?
e. How are your name spelt (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 is not known (not know).
i. His travel expenses is not 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 was not written (not write) by John Lennon.
c. Was the phone answered (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 was not damaged (not damaged) in the accident.
g. The original building was pulled (pull) down in 1965.
h. Where was this pot made (this pot/make)?
i. When was this 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 are 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 was seen by several people
e. Where do they make these video recorders? (Where/these video recorders/make)
Where are these video recorders made?