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English 23 Public

Complete the sentences with the active or passive form of the verbs in brackets.

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Hundreds of people ______________ (employ) in this factory.

are employed

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Many of the workers ______________ (lose) their job at the end of the year.

will lose/ might lose/ are going to lose

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Three men _____________ (arrest) after the incident last night.

were arrested

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The package _____________ (order) more than a week ago, but it _____________ (not arrive) until yesterday.

was ordered, didn't arrive

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The building _____________ (burn) down by the fire, but everybody _____________ (escape) before that.

was burnt, had escaped

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My camera _____________ (steal) last night.

was stolen

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"Romeo and Juliet" _____________ (write) by Shakespeare.

was written

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The books _____________ (not publish) yet.

haven't been published

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The restaurant _____________ (serve) dinner between 5 and 10 p.m. every day

serves

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5 of the 7 terrorists _____________ (catch) since last week.

have been caught

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The church _____________ (design) by a famous architect in the 18th century.

was designed

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The new government _____________ (increase) taxes next month.

is going to increase / will increase

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The tunnel _____________ (repair) at the moment, so it's closed for all traffic.

is being repaired

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Post officers _____________ (not deliver) letters since the start of the strike.

haven't delivered

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The classroom _____________ (redecorate) next month.

will be redecorated / is going to be redecorated

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The Beatles _____________ (write) "A hard days night".

wrote

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