[Essential Grammar in Use] Unit 21 - is done, was done (passive 1)

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• [[Essential Grammar in Use] Unit 21 - is done, was done (passive 1)]

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is done, was done (passive 1)

Compare active and passive:

• The office is cleaned every day.
• The office was cleaned yesterday.

The passive is:

• Butter is made from milk.
• Oranges are imported into Britain.
• How often are these rooms cleaned?
• I am never invited to parties.
• These houses were built 100 years ago.
• When was the telephone invented?

was/were born

• I was born in Berlin in 1993. (not I am born)
• 'Where were you born?' 'In Cairo.'

passive + by

• The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell in 1876. (= Alexander Bell invented it)
• Do you like these paintings? They were painted by a friend of mine.

Exercises

21-1 Write sentences from these words. Some of the sentences are questions. - present, past

words	sentences
(the office / clean / every day)	(The office is cleaned everyday.)
(how often / these rooms / clean?)	(How often are these rooms cleaned?)
(glass / make / from sand)	(Glass is made from sand.)
(the windows / clean / every two weeks)	(The windows are cleaned every two weeks.)
(how / this word / pronounce?)	(How is this word pronounced?)
(the office / clean / yesterday)	(The office was cleaned yesterday.)
(the house / paint / last month)	(The house was painted last month.)
(when / this bridge / build?)	( When was this bridge built?)
(how / these windows / break?)	(How were these windows broken?)

21.2 These sentences are not correct. Correct them.

• This house built 100 years ago. -> (This house was built 100 years ago. )
• Football plays in most countries of the world. -> (Football is played in most countries of the world.)
• Why did the letter send to the wrong address? -> (Why was the letter sent to the wrong address?)
• Where are you born? -> (Where were you born?)
• Somebody broke into our house, but nothing stolen. -> (Somebody broke into our house, but nothing was stolen.)
• When was invented the bicycle? -> (When was the bicycle invented?)

21.3 Complete the sentences. Use the passive (present or past) of these verbs:

• The room (is cleaned) (clean) every day.
• I saw an accident yesterday. Two people (were taken) (take) to hospital.
• Paper (is made) (make) from wood.
• There was a fire at the hotel last week. Two of the rooms(were damaged) (damage).
• 'Where did you get this picture?' 'It (was given) (give) to me by a friend of mine.'
• Many American programmes (are shown) (show) on British TV.
• 'Did James and Sue go to the wedding?' 'No. They (were invited) (invite), but they didn't go.'
• My car (was stolen) (steal) last week, but the next day it (was found) (find) by the police.