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Active or Passive?

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    Are the sentences in the active or the passive voice?
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  • In this street, letters are delivered at 8 every day.
    Passive - Present Simple
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  • The bridge is being prepared so we can’t go that way.
    Passive - Present Continuous
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  • The weather will not improve in the next few days.
    Active - Future Simple
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  • The Times has never published such a shocking article before.
    Active - Present Perfect
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  • When we arrived at school, the central heating was being fixed.
    Passive - Past Continuous
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  • More bike lanes should be built in this area.
    Passive - Modal verb
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  • Sally told me that her wedding dress was designed by Vera Wang.
    Passive - Past Simple
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  • Don’t take long, they are serving lunch in a few minutes.
    Active - Present Continuous
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  • A lot of successful films have been directed by Steven Spielberg.
    Passive - Present Perfect
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  • My school organises a short story competition every year.
    Active - Present Simple
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  • The survivors were recued by a cruise ship that happened to be near them.
    Passive - Past Simple
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  • A little dog was following her and she stopped to see if it had a name tag on.
    Active - Past Continuous
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  • That door hasn't been opened for ages; that’s why it’s stuck.
    Passive - Present Perfect
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  • They were playing nice music when we arrived at the reception.
    Active - Past Continuous
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  • I’m afraid this shirt cannot be washed in cold water.
    Passive - Modal verb
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  • Your salads are being prepared at the moment.
    Passive - Present Continuous
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