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.
is delivered
b. The post ______________________ (deliver) at about 7 o’clock every morning.
Is the building used
c. ______________________________ (the building/use) any more?
are the Olympic Games held ?
d. How often ______________________________ (the Olympic Games(hold)?
e. How _______________________
is your name spelled? (your name/spell)?
f. My salary _____________________ (pay) every month.
is paid
are not made
g. These cars _________________________ (not make) in Japan.
is not known
h. The name of the people who committed the crime _____________________ (not know).
i. His travel expenses ________________________ (not pay) by his company.
are not paid

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. ________________________________ (the phone/answer) by a young girl?
Was the phone answered

d. The film ________________________

was made (make) ten years ago.
e. When ______________________________
was tennis invented? (tennis/invent)?
f. The car ________________________ (not damaged) in the accident.
was not damaged

g. The original building _________________________

was pulled
h. Where ______________________________
was made this pot?
i. When _______________________________
was built this bridge?
(pull) down in 1965.
(this pot/make)?
(this bridge/build)?

3. Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Fiat 0 was started (started/was started) by a group of Italian businessmen in 1899. In 1903, Fiat,
1
_________________
produced (produced/was produced) 132 cars. Some of these cars
2 were exported
_____________________ (exported/were exported) by the company to the United States and Britain.
In 1920, Fiat 3_________________
started (started/was started) making cars at a new factory at Lingotto, near
Turin. There was a track on the roof where the cars 4____________________
were tested (tested/were tested) by
5
technicians. In 1936, Fiat launched the Fiat 500. This car ____________________ (called/was called)
was called
the Topolino – the Italian name for Mickey Mouse. The company grew, and in 1963 Fiat
6 exported
_____________________ (exported/was exported) more than 300,000 vehicles. Today, Fiat is based in
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Turin, and its cars _________________
are sold (sold/are sold) all over the world.

4. 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 are sold at the Box Office.
b. Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb.
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The electric light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison.
c. Someone painted the office last week.
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Last week was painted the office by someone.
d. Several people saw the accident.
The accident was seen by several people.
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e. Where do they make these video recorders?
Where are they made these video recorders?
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