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USTM PASSIVE VOICE Resolvido

The document contains exercises focused on the passive voice in English, including completing sentences in both Present Simple and Past Simple forms. It also includes tasks for choosing the correct verb forms and rewriting sentences in the passive voice. The exercises aim to enhance understanding and application of passive constructions.

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USTM PASSIVE VOICE Resolvido

The document contains exercises focused on the passive voice in English, including completing sentences in both Present Simple and Past Simple forms. It also includes tasks for choosing the correct verb forms and rewriting sentences in the passive voice. The exercises aim to enhance understanding and application of passive constructions.

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UNIVERSIDADE SÃO TOMAS DE MOÇAMBIQUE

Supplementary Activity

THE PASSIVE VOICE


EXERCISES:
1. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
Use the Present Simple.
a. English (speak) in many countries.
b. The post (deliver) at about 7 o’clock every morning.
c. (the building/use) any more?
d. How often (the Olympic Games(hold)?
e. How (your name/spell)?
f. My salary (pay) every month.
g. These cars (not make) in Japan.
h. The name of the people who committed the crime (not know).
i. His travel expenses (not pay) by his company.

2. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the
Past Simple.
a. My car (Was repaired) last week.
b. This song (wasn’t written) by John Lennon.
c. (the phone/answer) by a young girl?
d. The film (was made) ten years ago.
e. When (was the film invented)?
f. The car (was not damaged) in the accident.
g. The original building (was pulled) down in 1965.
h. Where (was this pot made)?
i. When (was this bridge made)?

3. Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Fiat 0 was started (started/was started) by a group of Italian businessmen in 1899. In 1903, Fiat, 1
PRODUCED (produced/was produced) 132 cars. Some of these cars 2 WERE EXPORTED
(exported/were exported) by the company to the United States and Britain. In 1920, Fiat STARTED
(started/was started) making cars at a new factory at Lingotto, near Turin. There was a track on the
roof where the cars 4 WERE TESTED (tested/were tested) by technicians. In 1936, Fiat launched the
Fiat 500. This car 5 WAS CALLED(called/was called) the Topolino – the Italian name for Mickey
Mouse. The company grew, and in 1963 Fiat 6 EXPORTED (exported/was exported) more than
300,000 vehicles. Today, Fiat is based in Turin, and its cars 7 ARE SOLD (sold/are sold) all over the
world.

4. Change the following sentences into passive sentences using the words in brackets.
a. We sell tickets for all shows at the Box Office. (Tickets for all shows/sell/at the Box Office)
R:tickets for all shows are sold at the Box office
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b. Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb. (The electric light bulb/invent/by Thomas Edison)
R: The electric light bulb was invented by Thomas edison
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c. Someone painted the office last week. (The office/paint/last week)
R:the office was painted last week
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d. Several people saw the accident. (The accident/see/by several people)
R: the accident was seen by several people
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e. Where do they make these video recorders? (Where/these video recorders/make)
R:where are these video recorders made?

5. Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice.


a. Someone built this house 200 years ago.
R: 200 years ago, this house was built
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b. A thief stole my purse.
My purse was stolen by a thief
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c. The police will arrest the robbers.
The robbers will be arrested by the police
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d. They produce cars in this factory.
In this factory they produce cars
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e. They serve breakfast at eight o’clock every day.
At eight o’clock everyday they serve breakfast
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f. People throw away tones of rubbish every day.
Every day, tones of rubbish are thrown away
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g. They make coffee in Brazil.
In Brazil they make coffee
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h. Someone stole Jim’s bike lat night.
Last night Jim’s bike was stolen
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