passive exercise & mixed grammar (class 10e)

Task 1: Passive exercise. Fill in the missing forms. 

1. Right now, the songs _________________________ (record) by the band.

2. More than three tracks _________________________ (already / perform) by the band on stage.

3. Some days ago, the office ______________________ (tidy) by the cleaner.

4. One book was written in 1867 but the other books _______________________ (write) before 1867.

5. Right now, a passive exercise_______________________ (do) by you.

6. Next Monday, several boxes _____________________ (deliver) to the company.

7. The pizza ____________________ (eat) by the man during yesterday's conference.

8. Cheese ____________________ (make) from milk.


Task 2: Mixed grammar. Fill in the missing verb forms or find suitable words for the question marks (???).

James Smith was born in the village of Marton, Yorkshire, England, on 27 October 1728. But his family soon moved to another village where Smith ________________________ (spend) most of his childhood. He _________________________ (true / enjoy) travelling from an early age on and he was also very interested __________ (???) all kinds of ships.

In the following years, he found employment on a coal ship. While he ___________________________________ (serve) in the Royal Navy in a war, he was the captain of a ship. After the war _____________________________ (end), Smith went to Canada. There he wanted to live in a settlement together with his family. Several years later, Smith _______________________ (travel) to New Zealand and to Hawaii but one of his boats ___________________________ (steal) by some Hawaiians. When Smith __________________ (try) to get it back, a fight broke out in which he was killed.

Numerous landmarks, ________________________________ (territory), and other places have been named after James Smith, including the “Smith Islands”. The “Smith Islands” is an island complex in the South Pacific Ocean which consists of 15 smaller islands _______________ (???) total land area is 250 square kilometers. They are very popular ___________________ (???) tourists.

Answers:

Task 1:

1. are being recorded
2. have already been performed
3. was tidied
4. had been written
5. is being done
6. will be delivered
7. was eaten
8. is made

Task 2:

spent - truly enjoyed - in - was serving - had ended - travelled - was stolen - was trying - territories - whose - with