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The passive is a way of structuring An active verb or sentence is one in

a sentence so that the grammatical which the subject is the person or


subject is the person or thing which thing which performs the stated
experiences the effect of an action, action:
rather than the person or thing
which causes the effect: The dog chased the cat.
The builders will build the house
The cat was chased by the dog. shortly.
The house will be built shortly. Jane Austen wrote this book.
This book was written by Jane They have eaten the cake.
Austen.
The cake has been eaten. (no agent)

Where ___________________________ (bread/bake) ?


I’ve just heard that Bob _________________ (sell) his car, did you know?
The police __________________ (stop) him because he was driving too fast.
____________________________ (that jacket/wear) recently?
Mary and David _______________ (buy) their house in 2006.
The company _________________ (create) by two brothers in the early 80s.
Can I have details of your laptop which _______________ (advertise) in your latest
catalogue, please?
My mother ____________________ (clean) the windows when I arrived.
I ______________________ (repair) the car, you can use it now.
He __________________ (delay) because of the traffic at arrived too late for the
meeting.
The invoices ____________________ (check), so you can send them now.
People ___________________ (not/smoke) so much these days.
Who ___________________ (invent) the telephone?
She __________________ (go) to Brussels last week for a meeting.
A lot of damage ____________________ (cause) by the storm last month.
Two men ___________________ (arrest) last night. They are in prison now.
Our products ___________________ (sell) all over the world.
They _______________________ (bake) the bread every morning.
She ______________________ (wear) a beautiful green dress when I saw her.
Normally the streets ____________________ (clean) every day.
Smoking ________________________ (prohibited) in all bars in France.
The car ____________(repair) at the moment, but it should be ready tomorrow.

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