passive Put these sentences in the correct order. telephone / down / emails / sent / are / lines 2 Italy / made / are / shoes / in / these / ? 3 interviewed / Robbie Williams /…
Passive Put these sentences in the correct order. telephone / down / emails / sent / are / lines 2 Italy / made / are / shoes / in / these / ? 3 interviewed / Robbie Williams / television / was / yesterday/ on our / newspaper / the / delivered / to / is / house grown / coffee / in /isn't / Europe by / car / is / this / electricity / powered was / in /football / England / played /first / 2 weren't / last / the / announced /lottery winners / night until / zoo / elephants / these / were / in / kept / last / a / year shown / the / TV / was / on / marathon /? Unit 70 8 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple passive or the past simple passive. 1 The footbail championship in England (play) from August to May: 2 The European Union The President of the USA every four years. 4 Martin Luther King Peace Prize in 1964. 5 The Olympic Games different country each time. 6 George Washington (make) the first President of America in 1789. 7 The names of the Oscar winners (keep) in closed envelopes before the awards ceremony. 8 In 1964 Nelson Mandela 9 All round the world, the New Year (celebrate) with firework displays. (discover) in 1770 Active into passive 9 Put these sentences into the passive. Leave out any words you don't need. Example They delivered the new computer yesterday. The new computer was delivered yesterday. 1 We speak French and English here 2 Someone repaired the car last week. 3 They make the best cakes in Germany. 4 They sell computer games in bookshops now. 5 The reporter wrote the article in a hotel in Croatia 6 They build the aeroplane engines in Chicago 7 Someone robbed the bank in our town last night. 8 The authorities planted new trees in the parks after the storm.
Sure! Let's work through the sentences step-by-step.
Part 1: Put these sentences in the correct order.
- Emails are sent down telephone lines.
- Are these shoes made in Italy?
- Robbie Williams was interviewed on television yesterday.
- The newspaper is delivered to our house.
- Coffee isn't grown in Europe.
- This car is powered by electricity.
- Football was first played in England.
- The lottery winners weren't announced last night.
- These elephants were kept in a zoo until last year.
- Was the marathon shown on TV?
Part 2: Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple passive or the past simple passive.
- The football championship in England is played from August to May.
- The European Union is made up of member countries.
- The President of the USA is elected every four years.
- Martin Luther King was awarded the Peace Prize in 1964.
- The Olympic Games are held in a different country each time.
- George Washington was made the first President of America in 1789.
- The names of the Oscar winners are kept in closed envelopes before the awards ceremony.
- In 1964, Nelson Mandela was discovered in 1770.
- All around the world, the New Year is celebrated with firework displays.
Part 3: Put these sentences into the passive.
- French and English are spoken here.
- The car was repaired last week.
- The best cakes are made in Germany.
- Computer games are sold in bookshops now.
- The article was written in a hotel in Croatia by the reporter.
- Aeroplane engines are built in Chicago.
- The bank was robbed in our town last night.
- New trees were planted in the parks by the authorities after the storm.
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