Rosa Paula Mendoza

Passive: verb to be + past participle

1- The first National Geographic magazine was published in October 1888. Passive
Someone published the first NG magazine in Oct. 1888. Active

2- Today, millions of people read the magazine. Active

The magazine is read by millions of people today. Passive

3- The magazine is translated from English into forty other languages. Passive
Someone translates the magazine from English into forty other languages. Active

4- My cousin reads the Russian edition. Active

The Russian edition is read by my cousin. Passive

5- Some of the articles are written by famous writers. Passive

Famous writers write some of the articles. Active

6- Young explorer, another publication, is written for kids. Passive

someone writes Young Explorer, another publication, for kids. Active

7- The publication is known for its wonderful photography. Passive

People know the publication for its wonderful photography. Active

8- A National Geographic photographer took the first underwater color photos. Active
The first underwater color photos were taken by a National Geographic photographer.
Passive

9- Photographers are sent all over the world. Passive

People send photographers all over the world. Active

10- The articles show a lot of respect for nature. Active

A lot of respect for nature is shown by the articles. Passive

11- That picture was taken by Reza Deghati. Passive

Reza Deghati took that picture. Active

12- National Geographic is sold at newsstands. Passive

People sell National Geographic at newsstands . Active

 4. This book doesn't belong to me.

Rosa Paula Mendoza

 9:25 AM
5. We went to the store ..
 9:26 AM
We were going to the store ..
 9:27 AM
"to be gone" = to be absent / to be away from a place.
 9:28 AM
6. automobiles didn't exist.
 9:28 AM
7. He died ....
 9:28 AM
He was killed ...
 9:29 AM
8. The accident happened ...
 9:30 AM
9. occured
 9:30 AM
10. It rained / was raining ....
 9:31 AM
11. I slept