Verbs with two objects have two possible passive structures.

Choose the best way A or B of continuing after each sentence 1-5.

1 He lives in a small house.

A Somebody built it about forty years ago.

B It was built about forty years ago.

2 English is worth learning.

A People speak it in a lot of countries.

B It is spoken in a lot of countries.

3 He got a sports car, but he didn’t like it.

ASo he sold it again.

B So it was sold again.

4 My nephew is an artist.

A Another picture has just been painted.

B He has just painted another picture.

5 The new Virginia Meyer film is marvelous.

A they are showing it at our local cinema.

B It is being shown at our local cinema.

49 You are going to read an article “How books are made”. Choose the best sentence A or B from each pair of sentences to build up a continuous text.

1 AHOW BOOKS ARE MADE.

B HOW PEOPLE MAKE BOOKS.

2 A First of all, the printers print big sheets of paper.

B First of all, big sheets of paper are printed.

3 A Each sheet contains the text for a number pages (e.g.32)

B The text of a number of pages (e.g.32) is contained in each sheet.

4 A People fold and cut the sheets to produce sections of the book.

B The sheets are folded and cut to produce sections of the book.

5 A These sections are called signatures.

B We call these sections signatures.

6 A The printers put all the signatures together in the correct order.

B All the signatures are put together in the correct order.

7 A Then they are bound together and their edges are trimmed.

B Then they bind the signatures together and trim the edges.

8 A Finally, the cover – which has been printed separately – is attached.

B Finally, they attach the cover – which they have printed separately.

9 A Now the publishers can publish the book.

B Now the book can be published.

Make simple past passive negatives and questions.

Example: Susan / give / a prize. Susan was not given a prize. Was Susan given a prize?

1 Cathy / promise / a place ………………………………………………

2 We / give / enough time ………………………………………………..

3 Jon / show / the hall …………………………………………………..

4 I / give / an explanation ………………………………………………..

5 Andy / send / a birthday card …………………………………………

51 Ask past questions with Who ……….by?

Example: - Look at this beautiful photo! (take) Who was it taken by?

1 Dune is my favorite science fiction book. (write) …………………………

2 Do you remember that song Over the rainbow? (sing) ……………………

3 That’s a wonderful picture. (paint) …………………………………………..

4 Casablanca is the greatest film of all time. (direct) …………………………

5 Our village school is a beautiful building. (build) ……………………………

6 I really like the name of the new school. (choose) ………………………….