A) Change the sentences from the active to the passive.

1- They grow coffee in Kenya. 4- The shark ate the man.

2- A snake bit him. 5- The police took him away.
3- They transport oranges from 6- Henry and his cousin built that house in
Valencia to 1974.
Germany in special 7- The firefighters saved Lily’s life.
crates.

ANSWERS
1. Coffee is grown in Kenia
2. He was bitten by a snake.
3. Oranges are transported from Valencia to Germany in special creates
4. The man was eaten by the shark.
5. He was taken away by the pólice
6. That house was built by them in 1974
7. Lily´s life was saved by the firefighters

B) Choose the correct verb active or passive.

1- These cars produce / are 6- Somebody cleans / is cleaned

produced in
the office every day.
Japan .
7- Somebody is sent/ sends these
2- Ted teaches / is taught English. emails.
8- The grass cuts / is cut every day.
3- German is spoken / speaks in
9- Paul found / was found the key.
Austria.
10- The computer fixed / was fixed
4- Lots of houses destroyed / were
yesterday.
destroyed by the earthquake .
11- My backpack store / was stolen.
5- Graham Bell was invented /
invented the telephone.

C) Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form active or passive.

1- He opens (open) the door.

2- The letter was written by me.
3- The airline sent (send) our passage to Australia by mistake.
4- Soy is grown ( grow) by farmers in Argentina.
5- People export (export) Spanish tortilla to the US.
6- Mona Lisa was painted (paint) by Leonardo da Vinci.
7- You don´t find ( not find) penguins at the North Pole.
8- America wasn´t discovered (not discover) by Columbus in 1491.
9- My uncle was sold (sell) the bicycle when he was young.
10- All the plates in the cupboard were broken (break) by the child.
11- Robin didn´t find (not find) the book.