A. Write sentences.

Use the present or

past passive.
1) They sell films at the video shop.
Films
.
2) She invites a lot of people to her party.
A lot of people
.
3) They make paper from trees.
Paper
.
4) Shakespeare wrote Hamlet around 1600.
Hamlet
.
5) People dont use euros in Great Britain.
Euro
.
6) They didnt invent email until 1971.
Email
.
7) Someone stole my keys on Sunday.
My keys
.

8) They didnt turn the lights off last night.

The lights

9) They dont include breakfast in the price.

Breakfast
.
10) They speak English here.
English
.

B. Circle the correct verb.

1) (Were / Was) the boys asked a difficult question?
2) (Is / Was) the teacher given a present?
3) Are those clothes (made / make) in China?
4) Are France and Great Britain (connect / connected) by a
tunnel?
5) Was your mum (rob / robbed) last night?
6) Are organic foods (sell / sold) in supermarkets?
7) Was the song (recorded / recording) in Madrid?
8) (Was / Were) we looked after well?
9) (Is / Are) rice grown in England?

C. Write sentences. Use the present

passive.
1) My region produces wine
..

2) They organise this concert for charity

..
3) The government doesnt raise money
..
4) They dont show classical music on MTV
..
5) They pay some pop stars well
..

G. Rewrite the sentences in the active

form.
1) The politician is being interviewed.
A journalist
.
2) The cats dish hasnt been washed.
Nobody
.
3) Are the animals kept in these cages ?
Do .
.?
4) This can only be explained by an expert.
Only .
.
5) The bear has been seen on several occasions.

People
.
6) Experiments were carried out to test the hypothesis
Scientists
.
7) Is she going to be met at Nairobi Airport?
Is somebody
.
8) The new building wont be finished until October.
They
.

E. Write sentences with the future

passive.
1) the video /not sell / in the shops
..
2) I / not invite / to Gemmas party
..
3) you / pay / in euros
..
4) CDs / replace / soon
..
5) the film / not show / in America
..

6) more paper / recycle / in the future

..

H. Rewrite the sentences in passive form.

1) Someone is watching us.

2) They will move the animals next week.

3) Why havent you fed the cat?

4) Nobody has ever done that.

5) The neighbours contacted the police.

6) They were preparing the horses for the race.

7) The Queen is going to open the zoo.

8) A shark has attacked the surfer.