Passive (Present and Past) (1)

Let's practise the passive in the present and past!

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We use the passive when the person doing the action is not important in the sentence. So an active sentence: Jo feeds the cat turns into a passive sentence: The cat is fed (by Jo).
The passive is also used in formal or factual writing or simply for style!

Passive Present: Use the verb "to be" with the past participle or 3rd form of the verb. For example: The ball is lost.
Passive Past Simple: Use the past of the verb "to be" with the past participle or 3rd form of the verb. For example: The ball was lost.
Passive Present Perfect: The ball has been lost.

The house ______ built in 2005.

Solution:
was

I can't enter. The door is ______.

Solution:
closed

Has the dog ______ walked?

Solution:
been

The cake was ______ by Mary.

Solution:
bought

Finally, the task ______ done now!

Solution:
is

The keys ______ lost recently.

Solution:
were

The cats have already been ______.

Solution:
fed

The book was __________ by J K Rowling.

Solution:
written

The bike ______ repaired yesterday.

Solution:
was

The project is __________ now.

Solution:
finished

My mobile phone has been __________!

Solution:
stolen

Now the chemical ______ put in the container to react.

Solution:
is

About five babies ______ born every second in the world.

Solution:
are

The museum is ______ on Belmont Road.

Solution:
situated

The horses ______ well trained last year.

Solution:
were