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ACTIVITY 1

Fill in the blanks with the passive forms of the words in parentheses.

1. Although Amelia Earhart’s plane crash happened in 1937, the exact reasons for the plane

crash (present perfect: not / uncover).

2. In the past, people often said that children

(simple present: should / see) and not heard, but that is not how most people raise their

children today.

3. More children in the USA (present perfect: diagnose)

with diabetes in this decade than in previous decades.

4. Thirteen hundred pounds of Roman coins in very good condition from the third or fourth

centuries (simple past: find) by Spanish workers in
2016 while they were digging up water lines.

5. In some private and public schools, children with mild or moderate learning disabilities

(simple present: give) tutors who stay with them for

most of the day.

6. Many places (simple past: not / discover) deliberately

but rather (simple past: find) by accident when early

explorers’ ships (simple past: blow) off course by

strong winds.

7. A common cause of stress in many workplaces today is when too many things

(simple present: have to / complete) at the same

time and there is not enough time to complete them.

8. The International Space Station (simple present:

can / observe) crossing the night skies several times a year.

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