ACTIVE / PASSIVE

Fill in the blanks with the correct active-passive form of the verbs in parentheses:

Ice cream, one of the most favourite desserts in the world, _______________ (introduce) to Europe from the East. In 1670 , Francisco Procopia _______________ (open ) a cafe in Paris , serving ices and sherbets . The ices and sherbets ______________ (become ) so popular that by 1976, there ___________ (be ) 250 ice-makers in Paris . However , in the late 18 th century , Tortony , another cafe owner in Paris , ______________ (say ) to be the first person to make cream ices . Milk , cream, sugar and eggs _______________ (use ) to make ice cream . These main ingredients _______________ (combine ) to make a mixture . It ______________ (put ) in a large container and _____________ (refrigerate ) for several hours . Then , chopped nuts or chocolate pieces ___________ (add ) to make diffirent flavours. After that , the ice cream _____________ (package ) individually and finally it ______________ (freeze ).

People of all ages _______________ (love ) eating ice cream . It is a wonderful treat, especially when it ________________ (top ) whith delicious syrups and whipped cream !

 

Fill in the blanks with the suitable active-passive form of the verbs in brackets:

  • A : Did you have a nice time in Bali?

B : Oh , yes. We _______________ (take ) to some of the most amazing places that I ‘ve ever seen and we ____________ (eat ) delicious seafood.

  • A : Did they paint their house themselves ?

B : No , It ______________ (paint ) before they moved in .

3 A : That’s a lovely watch.

B : It ________________ (give ) to me on my retirement .

  • A : How aften do you clean your house ?

B : I don’t do it myself. It _______________ (clean ) every Monday by a cleaning lady.

5 A : What a delicious cake it is ! Who made it ?

B : It _______________ ( do ) by my mother for this party.

 

Fill in the blanks with approprate form of active-passive :

Reporter : Can you give us any information about the incident ?

Inspector: Well, not a lot at the moment. A woman ______________ (murder) at about
6 o’clock last night. She _____________ (find) by a cleaner at seven this morning.
A neighbour _____________ (call) us to the scene. The woman ___________________
(identify) as Mrs.Sarah Parker by the cleaner.

Reporter: What have you done so far ?

Inspector: Some fingerprints _______________ (discover) on a door-handle, in the room. The

body ________________ (take) to the mortuary. They _________________ (can / find)

a murder weapon, yet.

Reporter: What will happen now?

Inspector: A pathologist __________________ ( examine ) the bodyin a few
hours.Then apolice officer ___________________ ( feed) the fingerprints into a
computer and _________________ (interview ) with witnesses. We will give more
information to the newspaper as soon as we have it. Thank you, that’s all for now.
( * mortuary : A building or room whee dead bodies are kept before they are buried
or burned.
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