Passive voice

Worksheet by Katarina Tomicic
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Subjects
English
Grades
8
Language
ENG
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THE PASSIVE VOICE LET'S REMEMBER! How do we make passive sentences? Watch the video and the table about the passive voice from the previous lesson. Copy the most important things. A Present Simple Passive or Past Simple Passive? Choose the correct verb. Steam locomotives_ in the 19th century. are used were used Many interesting exhibits _ at the Science Museum. were displayed are displayed East and West Berlin _ by the Berlin Wall for 28 years. are separated were separated The Euro _ in all EU countries. isn't used wasn't used Martin Luther King _ in Memphis. is killed was killed B Present Simple Passive or Past Simple Passive? Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Remember, you need to have two verbs on the line (the verb TO BE in the present simple or the past simple (am and the past participleof the verbs in brackets. 1. Many aeroplanes are flown (fly) every day. The first aeroplane was invented (invent) in 1903.2. The Tower of Pisa was made (make) of white marble. It is visited (visit) by many tourists every year.3. Jeans are worn (wear) all over the world. They were created (create) by Levi Strauss in 1873.4. Tea was discovered (discover) in China in 2737 BC. It is drunk (drink) in many countries around the world. C Change these sentence from active into passive voice. Look at the examples! ACTIVE SENTENCE PASSIVE SENTENCE People build houses. Houses are built by people. People built houses in the past. Houses were built by people in the past. People will build houses in the future. Houses will be built by people in the future. John will clean the bathroom. Turn this active sentence into passive. You have to put the OBJECT of the active sentence at the first place in the passive sentence and make the necessary changes to the verb. Levi Strauss invented the blue jeans. The snow covered the mountains. The policeman will help the children. They make these carsin Japan. They grow coffee in Kenia.

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