Passive voice simple group 1. put the verbs in brackets into the present simple passive. 1. thousands of calls (make) from mobile phones every day. 2. stars (see) in the sky at night. 3. coffee (grow) in south america. 4. the news (report) every day. 5. animals in the zoo (feed) 3 times a day. 6. milk (produce) by cows. 7. computers (use) in different spheres of modern life. 8. the tower of london (visit) by thousands of tourists every year. 9. this town (situate) in the north of the country. 10. famous pieces of art (keep) in museums. 2. put the verbs in brackets into the past simple passive. the statue of liberty the statue of liberty (create) by a french architect bartholdi. it (make) in france. the statue (build) 11 years and when it was ready, it (take) to the usa by ship. a huge base for the statue (prepare) by americans on one of the islands 2 miles from manhattan. a lift and 390 steps (make) so that the visitors could reach the crown top of “lady liberty” and admire the view of the area. the statue of liberty (recognize) as a symbol of american freedom. ninety years later the statue (restore) by a team of french and american experts.
1) are made
2) are seen
3) is grown
4) is reported
5) are fed
6) is produced
7) are used
8) is visited
9) is situated
10) are kept
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was created
was made
was built
was taken
was prepared
were made
was recognized
was restored