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Passive Voice   Fill these blanks with the right present passive or past passive.    1. The floor is cleanedis being cleanedwas cleanedwill be cleanedhas been cleaned every day by my servant. 2. The assignment is being doneis dois didis donewas done by me. 3. The telephone is inventedhas been inventedis inventwas inventwas invented by Alexander Graham in 1776. 4. That tree was plantis plantwas plantedis plantedplanted this morning by my uncle. 5. My parents are paidwere paidare paywere paypaid $12,77 once a month by the boss   Change these sentences into passive.   1. I saw Fred in the garden a week ago.Fred is seen by me in the garden a week agoFred was seen by me in the garden a week agoFred is seen in the garden a week ago by IFred was seen in the garden by I a week ago 2. Linda always buys some eggs in the market.In the market always is bought some eggs by LindaSome eggs are buy by Linda in the marketSome eggs were buy by Linda in the marketSome eggs are bought by Linda in the marketSome eggs were bought by Linda in the market  3. A man robbed a bank.A bank was robbed by a manA bank is robbed by a manA mas is robbed by a bankA man was robbed by a bank  4. The janitors clean the windows. The windows were cleaned by the janitorsThe windows cleaned by the janitorsThe windows are cleaned by the janitorsAre cleaned the windows by the janitors  5. My mother was baking a cake. A cake is baked by my motherA cake is being baked by my motherA cake has been baked by my motherA cake was being baked by my mother