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Active or passive voice.




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Active or passive.

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����� �Task 3. Active or Passive voice?

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�Task 4. Active or passive. Choose the correct tense.

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������ 1. They often _________music.��(��listen to ) �������

������ 2. She ___________an e-mail at the moment.��( read )

������ 3. These cars __________ in Japan.���( produce )� ��

������ 4. Alan _________Geography.��( teach )���

������ 5. German ____________in Austria.���( speak )��

������ 6. Lots of houses ________________ by the earthquake last month.���( destroy )��

������ 7. Henry Ford _____________the assembly line in 1976.����( invent )��

������ 8. The bus driver ______________before week.��( hurt )���

������ 9. You ____________your workbooks now.��( open )����

������ 10. Houses ________ few months ago.���( build )

������ 11. Boys __________� soccer every weekend.����( play )��

������ 12. This room _______________blue now.��( paint )����

�������13. Cricket ___________in Australia every summer.����( play )��

�������14. I __________a prize by president right now.���( give )���

������ 15. We ______ our homework last Sunday.���( do )���

������ 16. You _______ dolphins here before two weeks.���( see )���

������ 17. The report ____________ last Friday at 5 o�clock.����( complete )��

������ 18. They ___________ a song yesterday at 5.00.��( sing )����

������ 19. A letter ___________ to her a month ago.���( write )���

������ 20. The bike ________________ at the moment.����( repair )


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