Grammar: Present Simple Passive
In Class
Let/be allowed to
Describing person’s age

Exercise 1. Fill in the verb is or are.

  1. Grammar rules are always learnt by heart.
  2. Rare animals are protected in many countries.
  3. This scarf is made by my granny.
  4. Animals in the reserve are fed two times a day.
  5. The same shirts are worn by all the members of our team.
  6. New Belarussian books are shown in our library
  7. Many Belarussian towns are described in this book.
  8. Dinner is always cooked by my mother.
  9. This place is crowded on Sunday.
  10. Our village is surrounded with a forest.

Exercise 2. Write true sentences in Passive Voice. Use the words in table.

A:

  1. BMW cars are made in Germany.
  2. CDs are sold in music shops.
  3. Tea is grown in India.
  4. Modems are used to access to Internet.
  5. Cricket is played in England.
  6. TV pictures are sent via satellite.

B:

  1. The house is built of stone.
  2. We are invited to the concert.
  3. The letter is written in English.
  4. The newspapers are brought in the morning.
  5. Dinner is cooked by my mother.
  6. The picture is painted by my friend.
  7. The classroom are cleaned every day.
  8. I am not allowed to ride a motor-bike.
  9. Potatoes are grown in many countries.

Exercise 3 . Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete the sentences.

  1. I like (like / am liked) this place.
  2. What books by Charles Dickens are translated (translated / are translated) into Belarussian?
  3. Who protects (protects / is protected) animals?
  4. This city is visited (is visited / visited) by many people.
  5. Who gives (gives / is given) bad marks in your class?
  6. Our house is made (made /is made) of wood.
  7. Our holiday begins (is begun / begins) next week.
  8. Pupils are given (are given / give) textbooks by the teacher.
  9. The holiday celebrated (celebrated / is celebrated) every year.

Exercise 4. Put the passive sentences in order.

1. in a lot of schools / are / used / Computers

Computers are used in a lot of schools.

2. of plastic / made / are / CDs

CDs are made of plastic.

3. seen / The information / on a screen/can be

The information can be seen on a screen.

4. are / very quickly / The answers / calculated

The answers are calculated very quickly.

5. played / The game / is / on a computer

The game is played on a computer.

6. with a modem / are / sent / E-mails

E-mails are sent with a modem.

7. is / on a disk / Information / stored

Information is stored on a disk.

8. sent / Text messages / are / using mobile phones

Text messages are sent using mobile phones.

9. to get information / used / is / The Internet

The Internet is used to get information.