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Present and Past Simple Passive - 'Be' + Past Participle - Page 2 of 3 - Test-English

The document discusses the differences between active and passive voice in sentences. It provides 10 examples of sentences and identifies whether they are in the active or passive voice. For sentences written in the passive voice, it also identifies the verb being used and whether the sentence includes the form of "to be" plus the past participle. The document is aimed at explaining how to identify the active and passive voice in English sentences.

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Present and Past Simple Passive - 'Be' + Past Participle - Page 2 of 3 - Test-English

The document discusses the differences between active and passive voice in sentences. It provides 10 examples of sentences and identifies whether they are in the active or passive voice. For sentences written in the passive voice, it also identifies the verb being used and whether the sentence includes the form of "to be" plus the past participle. The document is aimed at explaining how to identify the active and passive voice in English sentences.

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Mayan _____ in many regions in Guatemala and southern Mexico.

a. speaks
b. is spoke

c. is spoken

➪ People speak Mayan (active); Mayan is spoken (passive).


➪ The passive consists of the verb be (is) and the past participle of the verb
(spoken).

2 The match _____ by 4.1 million people.

a. was watched

b. was watch
c. watched

➪ 4.1 million people watched the match (active); the match was watched
(passive).

3 Manchego cheese _____ in La Mancha, Spain.

a. produced

b. is produced

c. produces

➪ Someone produces Manchego cheese (active); Manchego cheese is


produced (passive).

4 The authorities _____ them about the incident.


a. informed

b. were informed
c. were inform

➪ The authorities informed them (active); the authorities were informed


(passive).
➪ We cannot say 'the authorities were informed them' because we cannot have
an object after a passive verb.

5 Who _____ this novel?

a. was written

b. wrote

c. did write

➪ This is a subject question and who is the subject.


➪ Who wrote this novel (active); Who was this novel written by? (passive)

6 A lot of celebrities _____ to the party.

a. invited

b. were invited

c. were invite

➪ Someone invited a lot of celebrities (active); A lot of celebrities were invited


(passive).
➪ The passive consists of the verb be (were) and the past participle of the verb
(invited).
7 It's important that residents _____ the water for three minutes before drinking
it.

a. are boiled
b. were boiled

c. boil

➪ You boil the water (active); the water is boiled (passive).

8 A rare species of insect _____ in the Amazon Rain Forest last year.

a. was discovered

b. discovered
c. was discover

➪ Someone discovered a rare species of insect (active); A rare species of insect


was discovered (passive). 
➪ The passive consists of the verb be (was) and the past participle of the verb
(discovered).

9 More than 1,500 passengers died when the Titanic _____.

a. was sunk

b. sank

c. was sink

➪ The verb is sink - sank - sunk.  


➪ The sentence is active because nobody sank the Titanic; it sank without the
action of anybody.
10 Alcohol _____ to minors or to people who are intoxicated.

a. doesn't sell

b. isn't sold

c. sells

➪ People don't sell alcohol (active); Alcohol isn't sold (passive).


➪ The passive consists of the verb be (isn't) and the past participle of the verb
(sold).

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