PASSIVE VOICE

V. TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
am/is/are Regular verbs + ED
PASSIVE VOICE
was were Irregular (p.148)

I. Complete the sentences using Simple Present or Simple Past of the passive voice
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
The Statue of Liberty _was given (give) to the United States by France. It was a present on the 100th anniversary of the United
States. The Statue of Liberty ____was designed (design) by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. It_was completed_ (complete) in France
in July 1884. In 350 pieces, the statue then it __was_shipped (ship) to New York, where it arrived on June 17th 1885. The pieces
__were put (put) together and the opening ceremony took place on October 28th 1886. The Statue of Liberty is 46 m high (93 m
including the base). The statue represents the goddess of liberty. She holds a torch in her right hand and a tablet in her left hand.
On the tablet you can see the date of the Declaration of Independence (July 4th, 1776). Every year, the Statue of Liberty is visited
(visit) by many people from all over the world.

II. Choose a verb from the list to complete the following sentences using passive voice

make publish forget visit sentence speak use take

1. English
____is spoken_____________ all over the world.
2. His scandal ___was taken______________ 2 weeks ago.
3. The new museum ___was visited______________ for thousands of people last weekend.
4. This car ____was made_____________ in Japan.
5. Her last book ___was published______________ in 2019.
6. Milk ____are used_____________ to make butter and cheese.
7. The kids got hurt when they __are gotten_______________ to school.
8. When the police arrested her, she ____is sentenced_____________ by a judge.

III. Convert the active sentences to passive voice

1) My grandfather built this house in 1943. 
2) Picasso painted Guernica in 1937. 
3) The cleaner cleans the office every day . 
4) He wrote three books. 
5) John always calls his mom. 
6) Somebody should do the work. 
7) Some people speak French in Canada. 
8) They built a new stadium near the station. 
9) The wolf ate the princess. 
10) Somebody stole my dog. 
____in 1943 the house was built by my grandfather.
____in 1937 Guernica was painted by Picasso.
___The office is cleaned by the cleaner every day
____The three books were written by him.
____His mom is called by John always.
____The work should was did by somebody.
_____In Canada French are spoken by some people.
____Near the station they were built a new stadium.
___The princess was ate by the wolf.
___My dog was stolen by somebody.