EXERCISES

1 Complete the sentences. Use the present passive affirmative.

1 The lettuce __________ . (wash)
2 The tomatoes __________ (cut) into slices.
3 The tuna __________ . (add)
4 The eggs __________ . (boil)
5 Salt, oil and vinegar __________ . (add)

2 Complete the sentences. Use the present passive negative form of the verbs in the
box.
add /eat/ grow/ make/ serve
1 Bananas __________ in Britain.
2 Alcohol __________ to people under eighteen.
3 Pesticides __________ to organic food.
4 Pork __________ by Muslims.
5 Lasagne __________ with rice.

3 Rewrite the sentences in the present passive form.

1 People eat raw fish in Japan.
______________________________
2 They don’t grow lemons in Britain.
______________________________
3 People eat a lot of hamburgers in the USA.
______________________________
4 They don’t chew gum in Singapore.
______________________________
5 They make wine from grapes.
______________________________

4 Complete the present passive questions. Then write short answers.

1 _________ melons _________ (grow) in Spain?
Yes, _________
2 _________ this room _________ (clean) every day?
No, _________
3 _________ El País _________ (read) by millions of people?
Yes, _________
4 _________ these books _________ (make) in Spain?
No, _________
5 _________ volleyball _________ (play) at the Olympics?
Yes, _________
6 _________ torrijas _________ (eat) in England?
No, _________

5 Complete the text.Use the correct present passive form of the verbs in brackets.

Ensaimadas… made in Mallorca!

Have you ever eaten the delicious cakes called ensaimadas? They (1) _________
(produce) in Mallorca, but most of them (2) _________ (not eat) on the island – they (3)
_________ (buy) by tourists. They (4) _________ (send) to countries like Germany and
Holland Mallorcan bread (5) _________ (make) at the same factory, but it (6) _________
(not export). It (7) _________ (eat) by the local people. The ensaimadas, however, (8)
_________ (enjoy) around the world!

6 Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1 English are spoken in many countries.

___________________________
2 Our books are wrote in England.
___________________________
3 Cricket isn’t play at our school.
___________________________
4 Newspapers made from recycled paper.
___________________________
5 Is tomatoes grown in Spain?
___________________________

7 Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). You must either use Simple
Present or Simple Past.

1) The Statue of Liberty (give)……………………….. to the United States by France.

2) It (be)………………a present on the 100th anniversary of the United States.
3) The Statue of Liberty (design)………………………….by Frederic Auguste
Bartholdi.
4) It (complete)………………………………………in France in July 1884.
5) In 350 pieces, the statue then (ship)………………………..to New York, where it
(arrive)……………………………………….on 17 June 1885.
6) The pieces (put)…………………………together and the opening ceremony (take)
……………………………………….place on 28 October 1886.
7) The Statue of Liberty (be)…………... 46 m high (93 m including the base).
8) The statue (represent)………………………………the goddess of liberty.
9) She (hold)…………………………..a torch in her right hand and a tablet in her left
hand.
10) On the tablet you (see / can)…………………….the date of the Declaration of
Independence (July 4, 1776).
11) Every year, the Statue of Liberty (visit)………………………….by many people from
all over the world