III. Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). You must either use Simple Present or Simple Past:

The Statue of Liberty

1. The Statue of Liberty _____ (to give) to the United States by France.

2. It _____ (to be) a present on the 100th anniversary of the United States.

3. The Statue of Liberty _____ (to design) by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi.

4. It _____ (to complete) in France in July 1884.

5. In 350 pieces, the statue then _____ (to ship) to New York, where it _____ (to arrive) on 17 June 1885.

6. The pieces _____ (to put) together and the opening ceremony _____ (to take) place on 28 October 1886.

7. The Statue of Liberty _____ (to be) 46 m high (93 m including the base).

8. The statue _____ (to represent) the goddess of liberty.

9. She _____ (to hold) a torch in her right hand and a tablet in her left hand.

10. On the tablet you _____ (to see / can) the date of the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776).

11. Every year, the Statue of Liberty _____ (to visit) by many people from all over the world.

IV. Rewrite the sentences. Use the passive voice and keep the same tense:

Example: They closed the shop at 5 o'clock. - The shop was closed at 5 o'clock.

1. They make these cars in Japan.

2. You must not drop litter in the street.

3. Someone smashed our window last night.

4. They have already mended the TV set.

5. People will need public transport.

6. They are decorating the wall.

7. You should not replace the roof.

8. People are spending less money this year.

V. Rewrite the sentences in the more natural form of passive voice:

Example: A parcel was delivered to me. – I was delivered a parcel.

1. A postcard has been sent to Jill.

2. A new chance will be given to me.

3. Bad news was told her.

4. Millions of books are bought for students each year.

5. His place will be offered to Alan.

6. This information must be sent to Ann.

7. Such a present had been given to my mum.

8. The garden was sold to the Simpsons.

9. A letter has been shown to his parents.

10. Higher wages will be promised to workers.

11. This book is lent to readers very often.

VI. Make questions in passive voice to complete the dialogue:

A: There was a storm on the coast last night.

B: ___ (anything/damage) ?

A: Yes. Some trees fell on cars. Fortunately, nobody was killed.

B: How many cars during the storm ___ (crush) ?

A: Three or four.

B: ___ (the trees/remove/yet) ?

A: Yes, they have. But the cars are still there.

B: When ___ (the cars/remove) ?

A: Tomorrow, I hope.

B: ___ (the cars/badly/damage) ?

A: Yes, they are. One of them is completely destroyed.

VII. Introduce correct passive forms of the verb in Continuous Tenses:

1. A lot of new supermarkets _____ (to build) in Warsaw now.

2. The door _____ (to lock) when I arrived.

3. I'm sure my house _____ (to watch) at the moment.

4. The kids _____ (to undress) to sleep when Helen phoned.

5. My trousers _____ (to mend) at the moment.

6. The cause of the accident _____ (to investigate) for five months last year.

7. Spanish _____ (to study) by more and more people now.

8. My letter _____ (to copy) when I entered the office.

9. The ship _____ (to unload) at the moment.

10. Her books _____ (to sell) in many bookshops now.

11. Our beds _____ (to make) when we came back to our room.

12. People _____ (to tell) to beware of thieves on buses and trains these days.

13. Her novel _____ (to read) by George now.

14. Mary's hair _____ (to do) by my sister when I entered the room.

15. The amount of fat _____ (to reduce) in our diets now.

16. We _____ (to teach) English when the bell rang.

17. The car _____ (to repair) so we have to wait for a while.

18. The contestants of the quiz _____ (to inform) about the rules when I switched on TV.

19. The story _____ (to already/repeat) when John returned from the kitchen.

20. Mike and Bill _____ (to keep) by their boss at the moment.