PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE
8 1. Passive voice: The Past simple tense
1. The waiters cleaned the rooms last night.
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2. They didn't catch the elephant again.
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3. Did she buy the watch at the shop?
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4. They built their house in 1950.
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5. Dod you do the exercises last week?
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6. The pupils sent the letters the day before yesterday.
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7. He didn't learn the lesson two week ago
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8. Nguyen Du wrote Kieu story.
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9. She made the cake last night.
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II. Change the following sentences from active into passive.
1. Nam saw her yesterday.
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2. The teacher gives us a lot of exercises everyday.
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3. He taught English here ten years ago.
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4. We eat this food every week.
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5. The police didn't arrest the thief yesterday.
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6. They sold one of her own paintings at $ 1.000.
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7. Nam bought a new bike last week.
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8. They met their old friends at the railway station this morning.
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9. She doesn't know any languages.
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10. Did the teacher give many exercises?
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11. Mary made a big cake yesterday morning.
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12. They wrote to us about this last week.
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13. Mr.Smith didn't teach us French last year.
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14. They didn't look after the children well.
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15. Nobody swept this street last week.
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16. People don't drink a lot of tea in England.
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17. Do people speak English all over the world?
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18. Did they change the window of the laboratory?
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19. She often takes her dog for a walk.
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20. How did the police find the lost man?
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21. Somebody took some of my books away.
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22. They finished their work at ten this morning.
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23. People spend a lot of money on advertising everyday.
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24. They used this room for the classroom last year.
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25. The teacher often tell us a story at the weekend.
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26. She often eats ice cream after meals.
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37. The police didn't find the thief yesterday.
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1. The waiters cleaned the rooms last night.
The rooms were cleaned by the waiters last night.
2. They didn't catch the elephant again.
The elephant wasn't catched again by them.
3. Did she buy the watch at the shop?
Was she bought the watch at the shop?
4. They built their house in 1950.
Their house were built by them in 1950.
5. Do you do the exercises last week?
Were you done the exercises last week?
6. The pupils sent the letters the day before yesterday.
The letters were sent by the pupils the day before yesterday.
7. He didn't learn the lesson two week ago
The lesson wasn't learnt by him two weeks ago.
8. Nguyen Du wrote Kieu story.
Kieu story was written by Nguyen Du.
9. She made the cake last night.
The cake was made by her last night.
1. Passive voice: The Past simple tense
1. The waiters cleaned the rooms last night.
The room was cleanedby the waiters last night
2. They didn't catch the elephant again.
The elephant wasn't caught again
3. Did she buy the watch at the shop?
Was the watch bought at the shop by her?
4. They built their house in 1950.
Their house was built in 1950
5. Dod you do the exercises last week?
Did the exercise done by me last week?
6. The pupils sent the letters the day before yesterday.
The letters were sent by the pupils the day before yesterday
7. He didn't learn the lesson two week ago
The lesson was learned by him two week ago
8. Nguyen Du wrote Kieu story.
Kieu story was written by Nguyen Du
9. She made the cake last night.
The cake was made by her last night
II. Change the following sentences from active into passive.
1. Nam saw her yesterday.
She was seen by Nam yesterday
2. The teacher gives us a lot of exercises everyday.
A lot of exercises were given to us by the teacher every day
3. He taught English here ten years ago.
English was taught here by him ten years ago
4. We eat this food every week.
This food was eaten every week
5. The police didn't arrest the thief yesterday.
The thief wasn't arrested by the police yesterday
6. They sold one of her own paintings at $ 1.000.
One of her own paintingf was sold at $.1000
7. Nam bought a new bike last week.
A new bike was bought by Nam last week
8. They met their old friends at the railway station this morning.
Their old friends were met at the railway station this morning.
9. She doesn't know any languages.
Any languages weren't known by her
10. Did the teacher give many exercises?
Were many exercises given by the teacher?
11. Mary made a big cake yesterday morning.
A big cake was made by Marry yesterday morning.
12. They wrote to us about this last week.
This was written to us last week
13. Mr.Smith didn't teach us French last year.
French wasn't taught to us by Mr.Smith last year
14. They didn't look after the children well.
The children weren't looked after well
15. Nobody swept this street last week.
This street wasn't swept last week
16. People don't drink a lot of tea in England.
A lot of tea weren't drunk in England
17. Do people speak English all over the world?
Was English spoken all over the world?
18. Did they change the window of the laboratory?
Was the window of the laboratory changed?
19. She often takes her dog for a walk.
Her dog was often taken for a walk by her
20. How did the police find the lost man?
How was the lost man found by the police?
21. Somebody took some of my books away.
Some of my book were taken by someone away
22. They finished their work at ten this morning.
Their work was finished at ten this morning
23. People spend a lot of money on advertising everyday.
A lot of money was spent on advertising everyday
24. They used this room for the classroom last year.
This room was used for the classroom last year
25. The teacher often tell us a story at the weekend.
A story was told to us by the teacher at the weekend
26. She often eats ice cream after meals.
Ice cream is often eaten by her after meals
37. The police didn't find the thief yesterday.
The thief wasn't found by the police yesterday
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