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Past Simple Passive Exercise 1

The document contains exercises to practice using the passive voice in English. It provides example sentences and prompts for rewriting sentences in the passive voice or forming questions using the passive voice. The exercises cover a range of topics including life in 19th century Britain, car accidents, storm damage, and art auctions.

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Past Simple Passive Exercise 1

The document contains exercises to practice using the passive voice in English. It provides example sentences and prompts for rewriting sentences in the passive voice or forming questions using the passive voice. The exercises cover a range of topics including life in 19th century Britain, car accidents, storm damage, and art auctions.

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Exercise 1

Complete these sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple passive.

Life in the 19th century in Britain

Lamps and candles ______________________ for light, because there was no electricity. (use)

A coach instead of a car ____________________ to move from place to place. (buy)

By the 1860's bicycles ______________________ along with horses. (ride)

A simple small house __________________________ by a poor family. (build)

Luxurious palaces __________________________ by wealthy aristocratic families. (own)

Top hats and suits with tails _______________________ by men in cities. (wear)

A dress ___________________________ to hide woman's legs. (design)

Girls from well-off families ________________________________ at home. (educate)

Boys from rich families _________________________ to public schools. (sent)

A child from a poor family ____________________________ to work. (force)

Exercise 2
Use the passive voice to rewrite these sentences.

We used this car for our trips.

This car ____________________________________________________

They didn't clean the bird cages.

The bird cages _______________________________________________

You could cut the branch with this knife.

___________________________________________________________

Too many tourists annoyed me.

___________________________________________________________

They didn't tell us what to do.

___________________________________________________________

Cars killed a lot of pedestrians.

___________________________________________________________

IT companies increased profits.


___________________________________________________________

He didn't expect us to help him.

___________________________________________________________

The police did a lot.

___________________________________________________________

They didn't bring this laptop from Japan.

___________________________________________________________

Exercise 3
Use these words to make sentences in the past simple passive.

Example: two | break | glasses - Two glasses were broken.

What happened after a birthday party?

tidy up | the room | not

__________________________________________________________

on | sandwiches | the table | leave | some

__________________________________________________________

empty | not |the waste bin

__________________________________________________________

with | coca cola | stain | the sofa

__________________________________________________________

plates and forks | everywhere | leave

__________________________________________________________

under | empty bottles | the bed | put

__________________________________________________________

damage | flowers | some

__________________________________________________________

fill | the kitchen sink | dirty dishes | with

__________________________________________________________

not | most lights | switch off

__________________________________________________________
close | the front door | not

__________________________________________________________

Exercise 4
Write correct forms or words next to each sentence.

Spanish taught | was taught in this language school. ___________________

Picasso's painting and drawing was sold | were sold in the auction. _________________

The band's best songs were played | played at the concert. ____________________

I was sent an email. | An email was sent to me. __________________

This photo was taken by | with my smartphone. _____________________

The sculptures were stolen | were stealed yesterday. _____________________

The dinner cooked | was cooked too late. ________________________

The chance was given to me | I was given the chance by my friend. _____________________

Some information were translated | was translated into French. _______________________

Pyramids built | were built by Egyptian pharaohs. _____________________

Jeans was invented | were invented in the 19th century. ____________________

This huge machine was transported by | with plane. ___________________________

Exercise 5
Make questions in the past simple passive to complete the interview.

After the storm

A: There was a storm on the coast last night.

B: ______________________________ (anything | damage)

A: Yes. Some trees fell on cars.

B: How many cars _______________________ (crush)

A: More than twenty.

B: _____________________________________ (the cars | completely | destroy)

A: Not all of them. But two or three cars were ruined.

B: And what about buildings? ______________________________ too? (they | devastate)


A: Not really. Just some windows were smashed and roof tiles were torn off. But the harbour

was hit hard by the winds.

B: What happened? __________________________________ (any boats | wreck)

A: Yes, they were. Two of them were drifted on rocks and completely destroyed.

B: What about the other boats? _____________________________ (they | blow away)

A: Some of them were driven miles away from the shore.

B: ____________________________________ during the storm? (anybody | kill)

A: I don't think so.

B: And ________________________________________ (many people | injure)

A: There were some injuries, but nothing serious as far as I know.

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