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i,.. The passive (present and past simpte) Complete the past simpte passive sentences with uzos or
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were and the names below.
Underline the past participtes in this sentence. Then
complete the rule about regular past participtes.
When the final Harry Potter book was pubtished in the USA.
12 mittion copies were printed in one gol 1 Radium discovered by
2 The Lord ofthe Rings directed by
The past participle of regular verbs is the same as the 3 Jeans invented by .
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i simpte form. 4 The Harry Potter books --" written by .
5 The song Single Ladies , recorded by
Complete the table with the irregular past participles 5 The part of Jack Sparrow ptayed by - .
-
below. Write the two missing base forms too. -,-
6 Rewrite the text in the passive. Use the present and past
- simple.
They launched the website Amazon.com in 1995. They
chose the name 'Amazon' because it's the biggest river
in the world. At first, they onty sold books. Soon, they
send
added CDs and DVDs. Today, they offer alt kinds of products
l<eep
on their website. People download thousands of ebooks
write every day from the Kindle store. Last year they sold goods
teach worth $25 billion!
Tho wab*itr. A.narcn.rom vral launahac
buy
sell I I The passive (present perfect and
-"''"'"'
future)
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same
Choose the correct words to complete the present simpte as the first sentence. Use the correct form of be.
passive sentences. 1 a Somebody has stolen my bikel
1 Portuguese is / are spoken in Brazil. b My bike stolen!
2 Shoes isn't / aren't worn in .lapanese homes. 2 a Brazil has won the football World Cup five times.
3 Pork isn't / aren't eaten in Mustim countries. b The footbatl Wortd Cup won by Brazil five times.
4 Ferraris is / are made in ltaly. 3 a They've buitt that house too near the cliffl
5 Most lnternet pages is / are written in Engtish. b That house built too near the ctiff!
6 Champagne is / are drunk on special occasions. 4 a Peopte have grown olives for thousands of years.
b Otives grown for thousands of years.
Complete the text. Use the present simple passive form of 5 a Scientists have discovered a new planet.
the verbs in bracl<ets. b A new planet discovered by scientists.
Rewrite the sentences in the passive. Use by if necessary to
ffiffi,fu,ffi'ffire,K,WW say who has done the action.
w&ffi;&KKm,&ffi 1 They've broken a window.
2 They've burgted our house.
IruTEffiWIEWS 3 They've stolen four paintings.
4 The police have questioned three people.
5 They've arrested a man and a woman.
6 The local newspaper has contacted us.