1. Complete the sentences about the Statue of Liberty. Use the present or past simple passive forms of the verbs in brackets.
The Statue of Liberty (1) …is known…… (know) around the world as a symbol of America, but it (2) ………………… (not make) in America. It (3) ………………… (design) in France by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. It (4) ………………… (give) to the United States by the people of France. The statue’s head and arm (5) ………………… (finish) first. In fact, these parts (6) ………………… (make) before the rest of the statue (7) ………………… (design). At first, there wasn’t enough money to finish the rest of the statue. Finally, enough money (8) ………………… (find). Over 120,000 people helped to pay for the statue – most of them gave less than $1. The rest of the statue (9) ………………… (create) in small pieces in France and the pieces (10) ………………… (take) to America by ship. Finally, the statue (11) ………………… (put) together in New York. It (12) ………………… (finish) in 1886.These days, it (13) ………………… (visit) by over 3.2 million tourists every year.
Answer
2 wasn’t make / was not make 3 was designed 4 was give
5 were finished 6 were made 7 was designed 8 was found
9 was created 10 were taken 11 was put 12 was finished
13 is visited
2. Rewrite the sentences. Use the passive. Say who does/did the action only if this information is important.
1 They make Porsche cars in Germany.
Porsche cars are made in Germany.
2 They built the Eiffel Tower in 1889.
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3 George Orwell wrote the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four in 1949.
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4 They held the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
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5 Steven Spielberg directed the film Schindler’s List in 1993.
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6 They grow the best coffee in Colombia.
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7 They sold two million new cars in the UK last year.
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8 This factory produces 5,000 bicycles every year.
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Answer
2 The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889.
3 The novel Nineteen Eighty-Four was written in 1949 by George Orwell. / The novel Nineteen Eighty-Four was written by George Orwell in 1949.
4 The 2012 Olympic Games were held in London.
5 The film Schindler’s List was directed by Steven Spielberg in 1993. / The film Schindler’s List was directed in 1993 by Steven Spielberg.
6 The best coffee is grown in Colombia.
7 Two million new cars were sold in the UK last year. / Two million new cars were sold last year in the UK.
8 5,000 bicycles are produced by this factory every year. / 5,000 bicycles are produced every year by this factory.
3. Rewrite these sentences in the passive, using the underlined words as the subject of the sentence. Don’t include the doer.
1 Somebody wrote the story 200 years ago.
The story was written 200 years ago.
2 A company made my car in Germany.
…………………………………………………………
3 Bookshops don’t sell that book in your country.
…………………………………………………………
4 People eat sushi all over the world.
…………………………………………………………
5 In the UK, DJs play the number 1 song on the radio every hour.
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6 Somebody broke a window in the night.
…………………………………………………………
7 The journalist didn’t describe India very well in the article.
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Answer
1 The story was written two hundred years ago.
2 My car was made in Germany.
3 That book isn’t sold in your country.
4 Sushi is eaten all over the world.
5 In the UK, the number 1 song is played on the radio every hour.
6 A window was broken in the night.
7 India wasn’t described very well in the article.
4. Rewrite these sentences in the passive. Include the doer in the new sentence.
1 Frank Gehry designed The Guggenheim, Bilbao.
The Guggenheim, Bilbao was designed by Frank Gehry.
2 Marilyn Monroe wore Channel No. 5 perfume.
…………………………………………………………
3 Every year, 3 million people visit the Taj Mahal.
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4 A fire destroyed many parts of London in 1666.
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5 Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930.
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Answer
1 The Guggenheim in Bilbao was designed by Frank Gehry.
2 Chanel No. 5 perfume was worn by Marilyn Monroe.
3 The Taj Mahal is visited by 3 million people every year.
4 Many parts of London were destroyed by a fire in 1666.
5 Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930.
5. Put the words in the correct order to make questions in the passive.
1 made / was / the / where / film
Where was the film made?
2 was / the book / written / when
…………………………………………………………
3 made / cheese / is / how
…………………………………………………………
4 your bike / was / when / stolen
…………………………………………………………
5 the statue / was / in France / made
…………………………………………………………
6 who / her wedding dress / was / designed by
…………………………………………………………
Answer
1 Where was the film made?
2 When was the book written?
3 How is cheese made?
4 When was your bike stolen?
5 Was the statue made in France?
6 Who was her wedding dress designed by?
6. Complete the text with present and past simple passive forms of the verbs in the box.
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not perform show write love sell direct film |
The two most popular DVDs ever are very different. The best-selling DVD is Finding Nemo – eight million copies (1) …………… on the first day it was available. Most of the voices for the main characters (2) …………… by famous actors, but they (3) …………… by children all over the world. Pulp Fiction – the second best-selling DVD ever – is a much more adult film. It (4) …………… by Quentin Tarantino and it (5) …………… in Los Angeles. It’s an unusual film, because the action (6) …………… in a strange order – you see the end of the story at the beginning. Audiences loved the acting; most of the characters (7) …………… for the actors who played them.
Answer
1 were sold 2 weren’t performed 3 were/are loved
4 was directed 5 was filmed 6 is shown 7 were written
7. Complete the sentences with the active or passive forms of the verbs.
1 This sculpture ……………… in 1870. (create)
2 He ……………… some very famous photographs. (take)
3 The film ……………… on a true story. (base)
4 Spike Johansen ……………… the film while he was still a student. (direct)
5 The author ……………… the story in a single day while he was on holiday. (write)
6 The car ……………… by a company in Milan. (design)
Answer
1 was created 2 took / has taken 3 is/was based
4 directed 5 wrote 6 is/was designed
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