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� Passive Voice � � �Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous of the passive voice. � 1.� At Beryl's bank, the money..are countedis countedis count..... (count) every day. It���is countedis being countedis being counting (count) at the moment. � 2. It is feeding time at the zoo and the penguins ..are givingare givenare being given... (give) their fish.They....are being givenare givenhave been given... �(give) their fish every day at this time. 3. The lions ...are not being feedingare not being fedare not fed... � (not/feed) the moment. They��feedhave been fedare fed��........�(feed) after the penguins every day. 4. The eggs .....are not always collectedare always collectedare always being collected... ��(always collect) at the farm at 7 o'clock. It is 7 o'clock so they ...are collectingare collectedare being collected.....�� (collect) now. ���������� Present� simple passive � � 1.��� The letters �are being typedare typed�(type). 2.���Medicine . ������are takenis takenis been taking��(take)every day by my grandparents. �3.��� Jane ���is takenis not being takenis not taken�.. (take / not) to school by her father today. 4.����Paper ......��is being producedis producingis produced����......... (produce)� from wood. � � Past Simple passive 1. America........was discoveredwas not discoveredhas not been....................... (not/discover) Magellan. 2.Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space killedhas been killedwas killed(kill) in a plane crash in 1968. 3...............was Guy Fawkes burnWas Guy Fawkes burntWas burnt Guy Fawkes......................... (Guy Fawkes/burn) alive? 4. The Romanovs.........were buriedburriedwere been................... (bury) in 1998. 5���were not Philip and Beth invitedWere Philip and Beth invitedWeren't Philip and Beth invited������.. (Philip and Beth/not/invite) to supper? � Past Continuous� passive�� � 1.� While the bridge ......was been builtingwas being builtwas building...................... ��(build), one of the builders fell in the river. 2. The roof .......was being repairedwas repairingwas repaired............................. �(repair) at 6 o'clock last night. 3.............were the cows being milkedWere the cows being milkedwere the cows milking......................... (the cows/milk) when you arrived at the farm? 4.While the food�.....�was being preparedwas been preparedwas prepared....� (prepare), the oven exploded. Future Simple passive The house��� ......will be paintingwill be paintingwill be painted..... (paint)� next Tuesday. Dinner............will be servedwill been servedwill srve...... (serve) at 7.30. ����will the rooms cleanedWill the rooms be cleanedwill the rooms cleaned����..� (the rooms/clean) tomorrow morning? The new museum will be ready next week. It��.....Will not be openedwill not be openedwill opened.... (not/open) by the Queen. � � Present Perfect Simple or be going to form of the passive voice. � ......Has the money been countedHave the money been countedHave the money counted....... (the money/count) yet? No,it .......is going to be countedis being countedis going to count..................(count) later. ....Have the penguins being givenHave the penquins been givenHave the penguins given............ � (the penguins/give) their fish yet? No, they� but they ..are going to givethey will be givenare going to be given.....��(give) their fish soon. The lions........have fedhave been fedhaven't been fed.............................. (not/feed) yet. They���are going to be fedare going to fedare going to beeb fed���� (feed) at 2 o'�clock. � Perfect Simple passive voice. � After my television .....had fixedhad been fixedhad be fixed...... �(fix), I watched a film. As soon as the sandwiches........Were madehad made had been madehad been made.... (make), we all sat down to eat. .................................Had all the work been finishedHad all the work being finishedHad all the work finished............... �(all the work/finish) when it started to rain? When we got to the hotel, we found that the beds� '.���had not been madeHad not been madeWere not made����� (not/make). � � �