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Passive Voice - Past and present simple

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  • A gardener is watering the flowers.
    The flowers are being watered by a gardener.
  • I buy apples every day.
    Apples are bought (by me).
  • They didn't translate this book into English last year.
    This book wasn't translated into English last year.
  • Where did they invent gun powder?
    Where was gun powder invented?
  • Not much ____________(know) about this complicated subject.
    is known
  • Smoking _______________ (not allow) on planes. isn't allowed
    isn't allowed
  • The world’s first motorways _______________ (build) in Germany in the 1930s.
    were built
  • The secretary opens the mail every morning.
    The mail is opened by the secretary every morning.
  • This photo __________________(take) by my grandfather when I was five.
    was taken
  • This tree is very old. It ___________________(plant) in the 19th century.
    was planted
  • He ate three fish sandwiches yesterday.
    Three sandwiches were eaten (by him).
  • They clean the windows every week.
    The windows are cleaned every week.
  • People eat 40 million hamburgers every day.
    40 million hamburgers are eaten every day.
  • Tourists don't visit this museum very often.
    This museum isn't visited very often.
  • When did they translate this book into English?
    When was this book translated into English?
  • Oscar Wilde wrote "The Picture of Dorian Gray" in 1890.
    "The Picture of Dorian Gray" was written in 1890 by Oscar Wilde.
  • She didn't tell him about the accident.
    He wasn't told about the accident.
  • A spokesman gave an interview to the reporters.
    The reporters were given an interview by a spokesman.
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