Question

TEST 9-th form (Passive Voice)
be + V-ed/V-3
am/is/are + V-ed/V-3 - present simple
was/were + V-ed/V-3 - past simple
will be + V-ed/V-3 - future simple
have been/has been + V-ed/V-3 - present perfect
I Complete the sentences. Use the present / past simple, present perfect or future passive form of the verbs in brackets.
1 The winning film at the festival last year ________________ (direct) by James Cameron.
2 The results ____________________ (not send) to the students’ homes yet.
3 The book __________________ (publish) by Oxford University Press next month.
4 We ________________ (invite) to Tom and Gina’s wedding next April. I’m very excited!
5 The students ______________________ (tell) to read the book last week.
6 Thousands of copies of his biography _______________ (sell) when it comes out next month.
7 They _______________ (not give) the correct time for the meeting, so they arrived late.
8. Paper _______________ (make) from wood.
II Rewrite the sentences in the passive. Use by only where necessary.

1 Teachers usually ask us to arrive ten minutes before an exam.
________________________________________________________________
2 Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield.
________________________________________________________________
3 They have seen the stolen car in the area. ________________________________________________________________
4 An accident has delayed the bus.
________________________________________________________________
5 They built the motorway to make journeys to London shorter. ________________________________________________________________
6 They will film the TV series in Liverpool.
________________________________________________________________
7 They perform Shakespeare’s plays all over the world.
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Answer 1

Ответ:

1)

1. was directed

2. haven't been sent

3. will be published

4. are invited

5. were told

6. will be sold

7. weren't given

8. is made

2)

1. We are usually asked to arrive ten minutes before an exam

2. David Copperfield was written by Charles Dickens

3. The stolen car has been seen in the area

4. The bus has been delayed by an accident

5. The motorway was built in order to make journeys to London shorter

6. The TV series will be filmed in Liverpool

7. Shakespeare's plays are performed all over the world