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Present and Past Simple Passive

The document discusses the present and past simple passive tense in English. It provides examples of sentences in the active and passive voice in both tenses. For the present simple passive, the subject comes before "am/is/are" and the past participle. For the past simple passive, the subject comes before "was/were" and the past participle. It then provides an exercise for learners to complete sentences in both tenses using the passive voice.

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Present and Past Simple Passive

The document discusses the present and past simple passive tense in English. It provides examples of sentences in the active and passive voice in both tenses. For the present simple passive, the subject comes before "am/is/are" and the past participle. For the past simple passive, the subject comes before "was/were" and the past participle. It then provides an exercise for learners to complete sentences in both tenses using the passive voice.

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PRESENT AND PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE

Tense Active Voice Passive Voice


+ Subject + base
form (+s 3rd person
singular) They
+ Subject + am/is/are + past participle
sell ice-creams
Ice-creams are sold
- Subject + don't/
- Subject + am not/isn't/aren't + past
Present doesn't + base form
participle
Simple They don't sell ice-
Ice-creams aren't sold
creams
?Am/is/are + subject + past participle?
? Do/does + subject
Are icre-creams sold?
+ base form?
Do they sell ice-
creams?
+ Subject + past
simple (regular
+ed/irregular)
They sold ice-creams + Subject + was/were + past participle
- Subject + didn't + Ice-creams were sold
Past base form - Subject + wasn't/weren't + past participle
Simple They didn't sell ice- Ice-creams weren't sold
creams ? Was/were + subject + past participle?
? Did + subject + Were icre-creams sold?
base form?
Did they sell ice-
creams?

Complete the sentences with the present or past simple passive of the verb in
brackets.

1. How many newspapers ______________________ (print) in Britain every day?


2. Who ______________________ (this play / write) by?
3. German ______________________ (speak) in Germany, Austria, and part of
Switzerland.
4. The royal wedding ______________________ (watch) by millions of people in 2011.

5. Nowadays, a lot of computers ______________________ (make) in Korea.

6. The Harry Po er lms ______________________ (not direct) by Steven Spielberg.


7. How much ______________________ (paper / recycle) in Poland each year?
8. In the UK, alcohol ______________________ (not sell)to anyone under 18. It's against
the law.

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Put these sentences into the present or past simple passive.

1. The airline sent our passage to Australia by mistake.


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2. Farmers grow soy in Argen na.
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3. People export Spanish tor lla to the US.
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4. El Greco painted The Burial of the Count of Orgaz.
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5. You don’t nd penguins at the North Pole.
________________________________________________
6. Columbus didn’t discover America in 1491.
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7. They draw some pain ngs.
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8. My uncle sold the bicycle.
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ANSWER KEY

Complete the sentences with the present or past simple passive of the verb in
brackets.

1. How many newspapers are printed (print) in Britain every day?


2. Who was this play wri en (this play / write) by?
3. German is spoken (speak) in Germany, Austria, and part of Switzerland.
4. The royal wedding was watched (watch) by millions of people in 2011.

5. Nowadays, a lot of computers are made (make) in Korea.

6. The Harry Po er lms weren’t directed (not direct) by Steven Spielberg.


7. How much paper was recycled (paper / recycle) in Poland each year?
8. In the UK, alcohol isn’t sold (not sell)to anyone under 18. It's against the law.

Put these sentences into the present or past simple passive.

1. The airline sent our passage to Australia by mistake.


Our passage was sent to Australia by mistake by the airline.
2. Farmers grow soy in Argen na.
Soy is grown in Argen na.
3. People export Spanish tor lla to the US.
Spanish tor lla is exported to the US.
4. El Greco painted The Burial of the Count of Orgaz.
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz was painted by El Greco.
5. You don’t nd penguins at the North Pole.
Penguins aren’t found at the North Pole.
6. Columbus didn’t discover America in 1491.
America wasn’t discovered by Columbus in 1491.
7. They draw some pain ngs.
Some pain ngs are drawn.
8. My uncle sold the bicycle.
The bicycle is sold.

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