1 Decide if the sentences are active (A) or passive (P). Underline the past simple passive structure in the sentences where it is used.
1 The picture was used to create an illusion. …P…
2 We created optical illusions in our paintings.
3 Computers weren’t invented by Bill Gates.
4 This wall art was done by Banksy.
5 Who designed her wedding dress?
6 When was the internet first created?
Answer
1 P, was used
2 A
3 P, weren’t invented by
4 P, was done by
5 A
6 P, was, created
2 Write the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences.
1 Justin Bieber’s song Love Yourself ……was written…… by Ed Sheeran.
A was written B was wrote
2 Modern-day graffiti ……………. first ……………. in Philadelphia in the 1960s.
A was, using B was, used
3 Apps ……………. until about a decade ago.
A wasn’t introduced B weren’t introduced
4 The horror film we watched ……………. Howler.
A was called B was call
5 Avicii, the Swedish musician and DJ, ……………. in 1989 and died in 2018.
A was born B were born
6 Guernica ……………. by Dali, but by Picasso.
A was painted B wasn’t painted
Answer
1 was written
2 was, used
3 weren’t introduced
4 was called
5 was born
6 wasn’t painted
3 Underline and correct the mistake in each sentence.
1 After my grandma was checked from the doctor, she was released from hospital. …by…
2 The Lord of the Rings is a film about a ring which found in a river and used to control the world. ………………….
3 Carlos first got interested in football when he took to see Real Madrid play. ………………….
4 I bought a shirt that was made by linen, because it’s nice and cool in summer. ………………….
5 When were optical illusions first discover? ………………….
6 My grandfather is posted to Egypt during the war. ………………….
Answer
1 from, by
2 found, was found
3 took, was taken
4 made by, made of
5 discover, discovered
6 is, was
4 Complete the statements (1–8) with the past simple passive form of the verbs in the box. Then match to the correct answers (A–H).
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Quiz Time!
1 It ……was invented…… by Thomas Edison. …C…
2 It ……………………… by Shakespeare. ……
3 They ……………………… by Charles Babbage. ……
4 It ……………………… by Leonardo da Vinci. ……
5 It ……………………… by Rihanna. ……
6 They ……………………… in 1934. ……
7 It ……………………… in Belfast between 1909 and 1911. ……
8 It ……………………… of wood. ……
A computers
B Titanic
C light bulb
D first saxophone
E Macbeth
F Diamonds
G Bonnie and Clyde
H Mona Lisa
Answer
1 was invented, C
2 was written, E
3 were invented, A
4 was painted, H
5 was sung, F
6 were caught, G
7 was built, B
8 was made, D
5 Rewrite the active sentences in the passive form.
1 An Armenian probably made the first leather shoe.
……The first leather shoe was probably made by an Armenian. ……
2 Gustave Eiffel built the famous tower in Paris.
………………………………………………….
3 People downloaded the song Shape of You by Ed Sheeran the most in 2017.
………………………………………………….
4 Almost 115 million people watched the American Super Bowl last year.
………………………………………………….
5 France gave the Statue of Liberty to the USA as a present in 1886.
………………………………………………….
Answer
1 The first leather shoe was probably made by an Armenian.
2 The famous tower in Paris was built by Gustave Eiffel.
3 The song Shape of You by Ed Sheeran was downloaded the most in 2017.
4 The American Super Bowl was watched by almost 115 million people last year.
5 The Statue of Liberty was given to the USA as a present from France in 1886.
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