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5 Circle the correct form of the verbs to complete the article.

Egypt is full of incredible ancient sites, but the most

famous is the tomb of King Tutankhamun (King Tut). He
(1) ruled / was ruled Egypt from around 1332 b.c.–1323 b.c.
Until his tomb (2) discovered / was discovered in 1922, many
details about his life (3) didn’t know / weren’t known. King

Tut’s tomb (4) found / was found in the Valley of the Kings by
archaeologist Howard Carter. Carter (5) believed / was believed
that Tut’s tomb had to be in the area because of other nearby
discoveries. When he (6) found / was found a door, he

(7) knew / was known something important was behind it.
Photos (8) took / were taken of the door before it
(9) removed / was removed. Behind the door, Carter and his
Burial mask of King Tut
team (10) found / were found hundreds of gold objects, as well

as King Tut’s preserved body, or mummy.

15.2 Passive Voice: Present, Past, and Future Forms

Passive Voice
Subject Be (Not) Past Participle
Present That TV show is watched by millions.
These cars aren’t made in Germany.
Past The meeting was canceled.
The discoveries weren’t made by Dr. Jones.
Future Our special guests will be treated well.
The plans won’t be changed.

1. To form the passive voice, use a form of be Gravity was discovered by Newton.
with the past participle of the verb. Your bags will be checked by security.

2. Remember: The past participle of regular Many homes were ruined. (ruin/ruined/ruined)
verbs is the same form as the simple past The secret was kept. (keep/kept/kept)
(verb + –ed). However, many verbs have Russian is spoken here. (speak/spoke/spoken)
irregular past participles.*

3. To form questions in the simple present Was this car made in Korea?
and past, place the appropriate form of Where were the cars made?
be before the subject.
4. To form questions with the future, put will Will the food be eaten?
before the subject. Where will the food be kept?

*See page A4 for a list of irregular past participles.

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