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Present and Past Passive

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    Adapted from Grammar Summary on p. 175 of Life Pre-Int.
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  • Active or Passive: Most people recognize the Coca-Cola logo.
    Active
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  • Active or Passive: The book was written over fifty years ago.
    Passive
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  • The clothes are made in that factory.
    Passive
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  • Active or Passive: My question wasn't answered.
    Passive.
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  • Active or Passive: Apple products are popular all around the world.
    Active
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  • The logo ___ (design) fifty years ago.
    was designed
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  • Public transport ___ (use) a lot in my country.
    is used
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  • About 400 million cups of coffee ___ (drink) every day in the USA.
    are drunk
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  • The first Levi jeans ___ (produce) in the 19th century.
    were produced
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  • New articles ___ (write) for the website every month.
    are written
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  • Professional sports stars ___ (recognized) all over the world.
    are recognized
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  • Make it passive: Jeff Bezos created Amazon in 2005.
    Amazon was created by Jeff Bezos in 2005.
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  • Make it passive: Over one billion viewers watched the final of the World Cup in 2014.
    The final of the World Cup in 2014 was watched by over one billion viewers.
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  • Make it passive: Readers in the USA buy more books online than in shops.
    More books are bought online by readers in the USA than in shops.
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  • Make it passive: Up to four million people visit the Taj Mahal in India ever year.
    The Taj Mahal in India is visited by up to four million people every year.
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  • Make it passive: Workers in large car factories make one thousand cars every day.
    One thousand cars are made by workers in a large car factory every day.
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