REVISION WORKSHEET 4:

Name: ………………………………………....... PRESENT SIMPLE & PAST SIMPLE

Class: …………………………………………… SCORE
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I. Change into passive voice.

1.Our exercises are corrected by the teacher at home

2. A wonderful present was given to me by Alice

3. Several new schools are being built in our town

4. Great progress in industry, science and medicine has been made by us

5. A lion was killed by Sam last week

6. Your project must be handed in before the end of this month

7. After I had finished the job, the factory closed

8. That box hasn't been opened for the past hundered years

9. These letters are going to be mailed soon by her

10. The report should be finished yesterday by him

11 - Their friend has been met at the station.

12 - Tom wasn't allowed to take these books home.
13 - Exercises will not be corrected tomorrow.
14 - How many trees were cut down?
15 - Many people are attracted by this well-known library.
16 - The meeting was attended.
17 - It is said that he is intelligent
18 - My bike can't be repaired.
19 - Tom has been operated since 10 o'clock.
20 - We have been taught French for 2 years.
II. Choose the correct answer
1. Many U.S automobiles .................. in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
2. When I came, an experiment .................. in the lab.
A. was being holding B. has been held C. was being held D. has held
3. Last night a tornado swept through Rockvill. It ............. everything in its path.
A. destroyed B. was destroyed C. was being destroyed D. had been destroyed
4. This exercise may .................. with a pencil.
A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write
5. This picture .................... by Johnny when I came.
A. painted B. was painted C. was being painted D. had been painted
6. They speak much about this book.
A. This book is much spoken about. B. This book is much spoken.
C. This book is much about spoken. D. This book are much spoken about.
7. My shirt .................. by my sister on my last birthday.
A. gave B. was given C. had been given D. was being given
8. Hamlet was wrote by William Shakespeare.
A. was wrote B. was written C. is written D. had been written
9. Daisy's ring is make of gold.
A. is make B. Is making C. Is made D. is maked
10. This exercise may .................. with a pencil.
A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write
11. The university .................. by private funds as well as by tuition income.
A. is supported B. supports C. is supporting D. has supported
12. He broke my watch.
A. My watch were broken. B. My watch be broken.
C. My watch is broken. D. My watch was broken.
13. You have to do your homework every day.
A. Your homework has been done every day. B. Your homework has to do by you every day.
C. Your homework has to be done every day. D. Your homework have to be done every day.
14. Lots of houses………………. by the earthquake.
A. are destroying B. destroyed C. were destroying D. were destroyed
15. The telephone ……………. by Alexander Graham Bell.
A. invented B. is inventing C. be invented D. was invented
16. We can’t go along here because the road........................
A. is repairing B. is repaired C. is being repaired D. repairs
17. The story which I’ve just read...................Agatha Christie
A. was written B. was written by C. was written from D. wrote by
18. I’m going to go out and.................................................
A. have cut my hair B. have my hair cut C. cut my hair D. my hair be cut
19. Something funny ...........................in class yesterday
A. happened B. was happened C. happens D. is happened
20. Many US automobiles........................in Detroit, Michigan
A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
21. A lot of pesticide residue can.........................................on unwashed produce
A. find B. found C. be finding D. be found
22. We..................by a loud noise during the night
A. woke up B. are woken up C. were woken up D. were waking up
23. Some film stars...................difficult to work with
A. are said be B. are said to be C. say to be D. said to be
23. Some films................... until now
A. haven’t made B. haven’t been made C. has been made D. were made
24. Why did Tom keep making jokes about me? – I don’t enjoy........................at
A. be laughed B. to be laughed C. laughing D. being laughed
25. Today, many serious childhood diseases...........................by early immunization
A. are preventing B. can prevent C. prevent D. can be prevented
26. Do you get your heating..........................every year?
A. checking B. check C. be checked D. checked
27. Bicycles.......................in the driveway
A. must not leave B. must not be leaving C. must not be left D. must not have left
28. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.......................next weekend
A. is going to be performed B. has been performed
D. will be performing D. will have perform
29. All bottles......................................before transportation
A. frozen B. were froze C. were frozen D. are froze
30. ...............................................yet?
A. Have the letters been typed B. Have been the letters typed
C. Have the letters typed D. Had the letters typed
31. English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or Singapore
where.................for administration, broadcasting and education
A. is used B. it is used C. used D. being used
32. The telephones..............by Alexander Graham Bell
A. is invented B. is inventing C. invented D. was invented
33. Lots of houses...................by the earthquake
A. are destroying B. destroyed C. were destroyed D. is destroyed
34. Gold.........................in California in the 19th century
A. was discovered B. has been discovered C. was discover D. they discover
35. The preparation.......................by the time the guest............................
A. had been finished- arrived B. have finished- arrived
C. had finished-were arriving D. have been finished- were arrived
III. Use the correct PASSIVE tense of these verbs in brackets:
1. An island …………………………………. by water. (cover)
2. I ………………………………… to the party last night but I didn’t come. (invite)
3. Many accidents ……………………………… by reckless driving. (cause)
4. A new dormitory ……………………………… in the university campus now. (build)
5. Thank goodness! My jewelry ……………………………… in the robbery last night. (steal / not)
6. If I didn’t do my job properly, I ……………………………………. (sack)
7. The electric light bulb ………………………………… by Thomas Edison. (invent)
8. Mickey Mouse cartoons …………………………… in sixty languages. (translate)
9. If it is foggy, that sport event …………………………… (cancel)
10. The examinees ……………………………… the result of the examination next week. (tell)
11. This machine ………………………………… for quite a long time. (not use)
12. The clever dog saved Lan and her family from …………………………… in the typhoon. (catch)
1 - is covered;
2 - was invited;
3 - are caused;
4 - is being built;
5 - was not stolen;
6 - would have been sacked;
7 - was invented;
8 - is translated;
9 - would be canceled;
10 - will be told;
11 - hasn't been used;
12 - being caught;