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 last night by the waiters..............................................
2. They caught the elephant again. The elephant......was caught again..........................................................
3. She bought the watch at the shop. The watch.......was bought at the shop by her..........................................................
4. They built the house in 1950. The house.......was built in 1950................................................................
5. We did the exercises last week. Exercises....were done by us 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 learned the lesson two week ago. The lesson....was learnt by him 2 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.................................................................
10. Daisy washed the dishes last night. The dishes.....were washed by Daisy last night.........
I. Passive voice: The Past simple tense
Example: To Hoai wrote the story. The story was written by To Hoai
1. The waiters cleaned the rooms last night.
The rooms were cleaned by the waiters last night.
2. They caught the elephant again.
The elephant was caught again.
3. She bought the watch at the shop.
The watch was bought at the shop.
4. They built the house in 1950.
The house was built in 1950.
5. We did the exercises last week.
Exercises were done 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 learned the lesson two week ago.
The lesson was learned 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 last night.
10. Daisy washed the dishes last night.
The dishes were washed by Daisy last night.