1. Circle the past participles of these irregular verbs. What sound do they all end with? Listen and check.
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verb |
past participle |
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1 do |
did / done |
|
2 write |
written / wrote |
|
3 draw |
drawn / drew |
|
4 wear |
wore / worn |
|
5 take |
taken / took |
|
6 steal |
stole / stolen |
|
7 break |
broke / broken |
|
8 throw |
threw / thrown |
Answer
1 do -> done
2 write -> written
3 draw -> drawn
4 wear -> worn
5 take -> taken
6 steal -> stolen
7 break -> broken
8 throw -> thrown
All of these irregular past participles end with the sound /n/.
2. Complete the sentences. Use the present simple passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the affirmative or negative to make the sentences true.
1 Coffee …isn’t grown… (grow) in Iceland.
2 The Olympic Games …………………. (hold) every year.
3 Spanish …………………. (speak) in Argentina.
4 English …………………. (teach) in Polish schools.
5 Tricks …………………. (play) on April Fool’s Day.
6 Uniforms …………………. (wear) by most police officers.
7 Meat …………………. (sell) in a greengrocer’s.
8 Easter …………………. (celebrate) in every country of the world.
Answer
2 aren’t held 3 is spoken 4 is taught 5 are played
6 are worn 7 isn’t sold 8 isn’t celebrated
3. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple passive form of the verbs in the box.
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bring build drop kill paint write |
1 The Hobbit …was written…… by J.R.R Tolkien.
2 The Empire State Building ………………… in 1931.
3 Potatoes ………………… to Europe from America.
4 More than 1,500 people ………………… when the Titanic sank.
5 In 1985, a bottle of wine worth $250,000 ………………… by a waiter.
6 The Mona Lisa ………………… by Leonardo da Vinci.
Answer
2 was built 3 were brought 4 were killed 5 was dropped
6 was painted
4. Complete the text. Use the present or past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets.
The Rosetta Stone is an ancient Egyptian stone tablet with words on it from 196 BC. The words 1…are written…… (write) in three different languages, including Egyptian picture-writing. The stone 2…………………. (find) in 1799 by French soldiers who were fighting in Egypt. After the war, it 3…………………. (take) to England. Over the next few years, most of the words on the stone 4…………………. (translate), but nobody could understand the picture-writing. That mystery 5…………………. (not solve) until 1822, when a French academic called Champollion translated them. The fact that ancient Egyptian picture-writing 6…………………. (understand) today is mostly thanks to Champollion’s work. Today, the Rosetta Stone 7…………………. (keep) in the British Museum, where many ancient Egyptian treasures 8…………………. (see) by millions of visitors each year.
Answer
2 was found 3 was taken 4 were translated 5 wasn’t solved
6 is understood 7 is kept 8 are seen
5. Rewrite the sentences in the passive, present or past simple. Include by … if necessary.
1 They don’t make cars in Wales.
…………………………………….
2 They wear uniforms at most British schools.
…………………………………….
3 John Pemberton invented Coca-Cola.
…………………………………….
4 They do a lot of shopping online.
…………………………………….
5 British people send 2 billion text messages a week.
…………………………………….
6 They produced wine in France in Roman times.
…………………………………….
Answer
1 Cars aren’t made in Wales.
2 Uniforms are worn at most British schools.
3 Coca-Cola was invented by John Pemberton.
4 A lot of shopping is done online.
5 2 billion text messages are sent a week by British people.
6 Wine was produced in France in Roman times.
Challenge!
Think of two examples for each of these things.
1 Books that weren’t written by a man.
…………………………………….
2 Things that are made in your country.
…………………………………….
3 Things that are eaten at Christmas.
…………………………………….
4 Fruits that aren’t grown your country.
…………………………………….
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