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9 GRAMMAR EXTENSION
1 Complete the sentences using present simple
passive or past simple passive.
0. I wasn’t invited to the party yesterday. (not invite)
1. California _______________________ for its
beaches. (know)
2. German _______________________ in many
countries. (not speak)
3. My house _________________________ last
summer. (paint)
4. My brother’s phone _________________ last night.
(steal)
5. Buildings __________________ by architects.
(design)
2 Use the words to make sentences in the past or
present passive.
0. Thousands of books / write / every year
Thousands of books are written every year.
1. The national anthem / play / before matches
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2. The trees / destroy / last night by the wind
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3. These computers / make / in China
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4. Where / these cars / build ?
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5. Many languages / speak / in India
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of a
verb from the list.
use | make | do | be | find | move
0. Drones are used for all kinds of purposes.
1. Many jobs ___________ by robots nowadays.
2. Many products _______________ in different
countries.
3. Many people say young people ___________ lazy.
4. Nowadays, can _____________________abroad if
you’re lucky.
5. I ___________ to London two years ago to get a job.
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4 Complete the sentences with have, has, is or are.
0. We have been brought here before.
1. Currently, it _____________ being destroyed to
make room for more houses.
2. The kids ______ being treated well at camp.
3. New tombs ______ been discovered in Egypt.
4. These cars ____ being sold with broken parts.
5. The youth centre _____ been built to improve the
community.
5 Complete the sentences using present perfect
passive or present continuous passive.
do | sell | destroy | spend | watch | buy
0. It has never been done before.
1. We _____________________ all the time by the
government.
2. The environment ______________________.
3. A lot of money _________________ on this new
stadium.
4. The painting ______________________ by an
anonymous art collector.
5. The company ________________________ to bigger
one.
6 Rewrite the sentences to make the passive ones
active and the active ones passive.
0. The factory produces a hundred cars a day. A
hundred cars are produced a day in the factory.
1. They cancelled the concert because of rain.
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2. My room is being tidied by my mum.
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3. Someone took my sunglasses off the table.
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4. Everyone has been told to go home by the police.
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5. I’ve been sent thousands of junk emails by hackers.
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