Iv. put the verbs into passive: 1.bread (eat) every day. 2.the letter ( receive) yesterday. 3.i(ask) at the lesson yesterday. 4.nick( send) to moscow next week. 5.this work (do) tomorrow. 6.flowers (sell) in shops and in the streets. 7.my question (ask) yesterday. 8.hockey ( play) in winter. 9.st.petersburg ( build) in 1703. 10.the trees (plant) last year.

Петрова Анна Александровна

Старший преподаватель ВШЭ, CELTA

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Below are the sentences rewritten in the passive voice. The passive voice is formed using the appropriate tense of the verb to be followed by the past participle (third form) of the main verb.

  1. Bread is eaten every day.
  2. The letter was received yesterday.
  3. I was asked at the lesson yesterday.
  4. Nick will be sent to Moscow next week.
  5. This work will be done tomorrow.
  6. Flowers are sold in shops and in the streets.
  7. My question was asked yesterday.
  8. Hockey is played in winter.
  9. St. Petersburg was built in 1703.
  10. The trees were planted last year.

Summary of grammar used:

  • Present Simple Passive (is/are + V3): Used for regular actions (sentences 1, 6, 8).
  • Past Simple Passive (was/were + V3): Used for completed actions in the past (sentences 2, 3, 7, 9, 10).
  • Future Simple Passive (will be + V3): Used for actions that will happen in the future (sentences 4, 5).

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