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i,..  The passive (present  and past simpte)               Complete  the past  simpte passive sentences  with  uzos or
            !
                                                                   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   -   .
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           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.
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