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Passive and active voice

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    Complete the passive sentences with the Present Simple, Past Simple or Present Perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
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  • My house __________ (build) more than fifty years ago.
    My house was built more than fifty years ago.
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  • My name ________ (not pronounce) the same in English.
    My name isn't not pronounced the same in English.
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  • My shoes ______ (make) in Italy.
    My shoes are made in Italy.
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  • This school _________ (open) in the 1990s.
    This school was opened in the 1990s.
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  • I _________ (never/stop) by the police.
    I have never been stopped by the police.
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  • Fairtrade products _________ (not sell) in my country.
    Fairtrade products are not sold in my country.
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  • Last year, more than one billion kilos of chocolate _______ (eat) around the world.
    Last year, more than one billion kilos of chocolate were eaten around the world.
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  • Chocolate ______ (make) from the cacao plant.
    Chocolate is made from the cacao plant.
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  • However, many cacao farmers _________ (earn) enough money and can't afford food, medicine or clean water.
    However, many cacao farmers don't earn enough money and can't afford food, medicine or clean water.
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  • In Africa, a typical cacao grower ___________ (pay) less than a dollar a day.
    In Africa, a typical cacao grower is paid less than a dollar a day.
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  • Farming organisations have been set up in African countries and the extra money __________ (invest) in projects such as drinking water.
    Farming organisations have been set up in African countries and the extra money is invested in projects such as drinking water.
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