1 Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of these verbs. There are two extra verbs. give make read show spend win write
1 I read a really interesting book. It in the 1990s, but it was still interesting.
2 At school we a film about how the Internet works.
3 we any homework in history today? I wasn’t there. I was at the dentist.
4 Do you know how chocolate ?
5 David says the football World Cup by Brazil in 2014. Is that right?
Explanation: In this sentence, the verb "read" is in the past simple tense, so we need to change the verb "write" into its past participle form to create the passive voice. The correct sentence should be "It was written in the 1990s, but it was still interesting."
2 At school we watched a film about how the Internet works.
Explanation: In this sentence, the verb "watched" is in the past simple tense, so there is no need to change the verb "show" into its passive form. The correct sentence remains as "We watched a film about how the Internet works."
3 Did we have any homework in history today? I wasn't there. I was at the dentist.
Explanation: In this sentence, the verb "had" is in the past simple tense, so there is no need to change the verb "make" into its passive form. The correct sentence remains as "Did we have any homework in history today? I wasn't there. I was at the dentist."
4 Do you know how chocolate is made?
Explanation: In this sentence, the verb "is made" is in the present simple passive tense. The verb "make" should be changed into its base form to create the passive voice. The correct sentence is "Do you know how chocolate is made?"
5 David says the football World Cup was won by Brazil in 2014. Is that right?
Explanation: In this sentence, the verb "was won" is in the past simple passive tense. The verb "win" should be changed into its base form to create the passive voice. The correct sentence is "David says the football World Cup was won by Brazil in 2014."