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EXERCISE: PASSIVE 1
Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form:
cause,damage,hold,include,invite,make,overtake,show,translate,write
1. Many accidents __are caused__ by dangerous driving.
2. Cheese __ from milk.
3. The roof of the building __ in a storm a few days ago.
4. There's no need to leave a tip. Service __ in the bill.
5. You __ to the wedding. Why didn't you go?
6. A cinema is a place where films __.
7. In the United States, elections for President __ every four years.
8. Originally the book __ in Spanish and a few years ago it
9. We were driving along quite fast but we __ by lots of other cars.
EXERCISE: PASSIVE 2
Complete these sentences with one of the following verbs (in the correct form):
carry,cause,do,make,repair,send,spend,wake up
Sometimes you need have ('might have', 'could have' etc.).
1. The situation is serious. Something must be done before it's too late.
2. I haven't received the letter. It might have been sent to the wrong address.
3. A decision will not __ until the next meeting.
4. I told the hotel receptionist that I wanted to __ at 6.30 the next morning.
5. Do you think that less money should __ on armaments?
6. This road is in very bad condition. It should __ a long time ago.
7. The injured man couldn't walk and had to __.
8. It's not certain how the fire started but it might __ by an electrical fault
EXERCISE: PASSIVE 3
Write these sentences using the passive.
1.They asked me difficult questions at the interview.
2.Jessica’s friends gave her a present when she retired.
3.Nobody told me that Michael was sick.
4.How much will they pay you?
5.Has anybody shown you what to do?
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