Passive Voice
Simple group
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple Passive.
1. Thousands of calls ____________ (make) from mobile phones every day. 2. Stars __________ (see) in the sky at night. 3. Coffee ___________ (grow) in South America. 4. The news ___________ (report) every day. 5. Animals in the zoo ___________ (feed) 3 times a day. 6. Milk __________ (produce) by cows.

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple Passive.
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty _________ (create) by a French architect Bartholdi. It ____________ (make) in France. The statue _____________ (build) 11 years and when it was ready, it ___________ (take) to the USA by ship. A huge base for the statue ____________ (prepare) by Americans on one of the islands 2 miles from Manhattan. A lift and 390 steps ____________ (make) so that the visitors could reach the crown top of “Lady Liberty” and admire the view of the area. The Statue of Liberty ____________ (recognize) as a symbol of American freedom. Ninety years later the statue _______________ (restore) by a team of French and American experts.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Simple Passive.
1. This experiment ____________ (finish) in a week. 2. The play ____________ (perform) next Sunday. 3. The instructions _______________ (receive) in an hour. 4. The design of the building ______________ (not/complete) next month. 5. The injured man ____________ (operate) on in an hour. 6. All the meetings ____________ (arrange) next week.

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple Passive, the Past Simple Passive or the Future Simple Passive.
1. The room ______________ (clean) yesterday. 2. New houses ____________ (build) in our city every year. 3. The book of this writer ______________ (publish) in a month. 4. The trees ____________ (whitewash) by our pupils every spring. 5. Tea _____________ (grow) in Ceylon and India. 6. America _____________ (not/discover) by James Cook. It _____________ (discover) by Christopher Columbus.

***5. Translate into English
1. Билеты на самолет принесут через час.
2. Эту машину покрасили 3 часа назад.
3. Компьютерами пользуются все ученики нашей школы.
4. Где продают свежее молоко?
5. Когда изобрели паровой двигатель?
6. Это объявление не напечатают.
7. Бумагу делают из дерева.
8. Эту церковь построили в столетии.
9. Кем был основан этот музей?

**6. Fill in by or with
1. The note was written ____ a pencil. 2. Dinner will be cooked _____ my aunt. 3. This story was told _____ famous traveler. 4. Meat is eaten _____ a fork and knife. 5. The report will be prepared _____ our manager. 6. The carpets are cleaned _____ a vacuum cleaner. 7. The rooms in the hotel are cleaned _____ maids. 8. The article was written _____ a young journalist. 9. The politicians were interviewed ____ reporters. 10. This star was discovered _____ our scientists.