The Passive.
Variant 1
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive form.
The Earth _______________ (hold) by the gravity of the Sun and orbits around it.
The first comedy film ___________________ (create) by Charlie Chaplin
The award for best video ___________________ (present) later this evening.
By the time you read this, I _______________ (arrest) for murder.
I don’t know whether our tests ________________ (mark) yet or not.
The Passive.
Variant 2
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive form.
Radio waves _________________ (discover) by Marconi.
Your application __________________ (consider) and we will let you know as soon as we’ve made a decision.
The roof or the car can ______________(lower) by pressing the button here.
Our tent _________________ (blow) over in the night by the wind.
Two men ___________________ (question) at this moment by police in connection with the burglary.
The Passive.
Variant 1
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive form.
The Earth _______________ (hold) by the gravity of the Sun and orbits around it.
The first comedy film ___________________ (create) by Charlie Chaplin
The award for best video ___________________ (present) later this evening.
By the time you read this, I _______________ (arrest) for murder.
I don’t know whether our tests ________________ (mark) yet or not.
The Passive.
Variant 2
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive form.
Radio waves _________________ (discover) by Marconi.
Your application __________________ (consider) and we will let you know as soon as we’ve made a decision.
The roof or the car can ______________(lower) by pressing the button here.
Our tent _________________ (blow) over in the night by the wind.
Two men ___________________ (question) at this moment by police in connection with the burglary.
The Passive
cause damage find hold injure invite make overtake own send show surround
Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in the correct form,
present or
past.
Many accidents ______________________________________ by careless drivers.
Cheese ______________________________from milk.
The roof of the building __________________________ in a storm a few days ago.
A cinema is a place where films ______________________________.
You _________________________ to the party. Why didn’t you go?
This plant is very rare. It ______________________________in very few places.
Although we were driving fast, we _________________________ by a lot of other cars.
In the US, elections for president ________________________every four years.
There was an accident last night, but fortunately nobody _________________.
You can’t see the house from the road. It ______________________by trees.
I never received the letter. It ____________________ to the wrong address.
The company I work for ____________________ by a much larger company.