Das Passiv: Simple Present & Simple Past

Task 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in the
passive voice.
1. The cows _______________________ (milk) every day and then it _______________________ (bring)
to the chocolate factory.
2. Last year, a lot of chocolate _______________________ (not, eat), however a lot of hot chocolate
_______________________ (drink) by the Germans.
3. The news _______________________ (watch) by Mr. Smith every day, but the newspaper
_______________________ (not, read) very often.
4. Sara’s birthday _______________________ (celebrate) every year, but only a few friends
_______________________ (invite) last year.
5. Luckily, many people _______________________ (not, injure) in the storm last year and nobody
_______________________ (kill).

Task 2: From active to passive. Make passive sentences and leave out the
by-agent where possible.

1. Tessa plays many games with her friends.

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2. We don’t buy a lot of meat in the supermarket.
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3. He helped her last week.
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4. You didn’t win the tennis match last Saturday.
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5. Someone stole my bike last Friday.
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6. Sara and Tessa don’t run many miles to school every day.
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7. Mr. Smith didn’t ask them about the accident.
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Task 3: Express the following sentences in English.

1. Viele Bücher werden jedes Jahr gelesen.

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2. Die Kinder wurden letztes Jahr in die Schule gebracht.
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3. Letztes Jahr wurden nicht viele Feste gefeiert.
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4. Es werden nicht mehr viele CDs und DVDs gekauft.
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5. Viele bunte Kostüme werden von den Menschen an Karneval getragen.
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6. Ihr wurde letztes Jahr nicht von ihren Kindern im Garten geholfen.
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Task 4: Active or Passive? Complete the text.

Mary ________________________ (not, go) on holiday last year because her boyfriend
________________________ (injure) in a bike accident. His right leg ________________________ (break)
and he ________________________ (cannot; walk) for six weeks. At first, Mary
________________________ (be) sad because she ________________________ (want) to go with him to
London. Now, Tom ________________________ (be) again. They ________________________ (think) a lot
about going on holiday in the summer holidays. Many plans ________________________ (make) every day.
A cheap flight ________________________ (need) but it ________________________ (not; be) easy to find
one. Tom ________________________ (not; like) to stay in a hotel in the city centre because they
________________________ (be) often very expensive. Yesterday, a good hotel
________________________ (find) and ten underground stations from Buckingham Palace. The room
________________________ (book) immediately.