Write the past participle of each verb:
Now, fill in the blanks using the passive voice:
1. Romeo and Juliet was written by Shakespeare.
2. San Francisco _____________________ by an earthquake in 1906.
was destroyed
3. More traffic accidents ___________________ by drunk drivers than anything else.
are caused
4. The Cathedral of Granada ___________________ by Diego de Siloé.
was designed
write
cause design
destroy
5. The Mona Lisa ___________________ by Leonardo da Vinci.
was painted
6. Rice ___________________ by Koreans, Chinese, and Japanese.
is eaten
7. The light bulb ___________________ by Edison.
was invented
8. The Law of Gravity ___________________ by Newton.
was discovered
9. The moons of Jupiter ___________________ by Galileo.
were first seen
10. Everest ___________________ by Sir Edmund Hillary.
was climbed
discover invent climb
paint eat
first see
11. Lung cancer ___________________ by smoking.
is caused
12. JFK ___________________ by Lee Harvey Oswald.
was assassinated
13. The pyramids ___________________ for the pharaohs.
were made
14. The Eiffel Tower ___________________ in the 19th century.
was built
15. Jonh ___________________ a present.
was given
16. Cars ______________________ in America, Japan, and Korea.
are manufactured
manufacture build
make cause
give assassinate

Exercise passives

  • 1.
    Write the pastparticiple of each verb: Now, fill in the blanks using the passive voice: 1. Romeo and Juliet was written by Shakespeare. 2. San Francisco _____________________ by an earthquake in 1906. was destroyed 3. More traffic accidents ___________________ by drunk drivers than anything else. are caused 4. The Cathedral of Granada ___________________ by Diego de Siloé. was designed write cause design destroy
  • 2.
    5. The MonaLisa ___________________ by Leonardo da Vinci. was painted 6. Rice ___________________ by Koreans, Chinese, and Japanese. is eaten 7. The light bulb ___________________ by Edison. was invented 8. The Law of Gravity ___________________ by Newton. was discovered 9. The moons of Jupiter ___________________ by Galileo. were first seen 10. Everest ___________________ by Sir Edmund Hillary. was climbed discover invent climb paint eat first see
  • 3.
    11. Lung cancer___________________ by smoking. is caused 12. JFK ___________________ by Lee Harvey Oswald. was assassinated 13. The pyramids ___________________ for the pharaohs. were made 14. The Eiffel Tower ___________________ in the 19th century. was built 15. Jonh ___________________ a present. was given 16. Cars ______________________ in America, Japan, and Korea. are manufactured manufacture build make cause give assassinate