Question

Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple, active or passive.1.It\'s a big factory. Five hundred people .................(employ) there.2.Water.................(cover) most of the Earth\'s surface.3.Most of the Earth\'s surface...............(cover) by water.4.The park gates................(lock) at 6.30 p.m. every evening.5.The latter.................(post) a week ago and it................(arrive) yesterday.6.The boat................(sink) quickly but fortunately everybody.................(rescue).7.Ron\'s parents..............(die) when he was very young. He and his sister................(bring) up by their grandparents.8.I was born in London but I...............(grow) up in the north of England. 9.While I was on holiday, my camera................(steal) from my hotel room.10.While I was on holiday, my camera...................(Disappear) from my hotel room. 11. Why................(Sue/resign) from her job? Didn\'t she enjoy it?12.Why................(Bill/sank) from his job? What did he do wrong?13.The company is not independent. It.................(own) by a mush larger company.14.I saw an accident last night. Somebody..................(call) an ambulance but nobody..................(injure) so the ambulance..................(not/need).15.Where..............(these photographs/take)? In London? .................(you/take) them?И нужно объяснить, почему поставили в такой форме.Пожалуйста!!!

Answer 1

1. are employed
2. covers
3. is covered
4. get locked
5. was posted/ arrived
6. sank/ was rescued
7. died/ were brought up
8. grew
9. was stolen
10. disappeared
11.Why did Sue resign from her job?
12. Why was Bill sacked from his job
13. is owned
14. called/ was injured/ was not needed
15. where were these photographs taken? Did you take them?
Когда действие совершено подлежащим (вода покрывает), то active voice.  А когда действие совершается НАД самим подлежащим (земля покрыта водой), то passive voice

Answer 2

1. employs (present simple active) - The sentence is in present tense and refers to a current situation.
2. covers (present simple active) - The sentence is in present tense and refers to a general truth or fact.
3. is covered (present simple passive) - The focus is on the state of the Earth's surface and not who is doing the covering.
4. are locked (present simple passive) - The gates are the subject of the sentence and not the person who locks them.
5. was posted (past simple passive) and arrived (past simple active) - One verb is in the passive voice because the focus is on the action happening to the object (letter). The other verb is in the active voice because the focus is on the action of the subject (letter).
6. sank (past simple active) and were rescued (past simple passive) - One verb is in the active voice because the focus is on the action of the subject (boat). The other verb is in the passive voice because the focus is on the action happening to the object (people).
7. died (past simple active) and were brought up (past simple passive) - One verb is in the active voice because the focus is on the action of the subject (parents). The other verb is in the passive voice because the focus is on the action happening to the object (children).
8. grew (past simple active) - The sentence is in the past tense and refers to a finished action in the past.
9. was stolen (past simple passive) - The focus is on the action happening to the object (camera) and not who did the stealing.
10. disappeared (past simple active) - The focus is on the action of the subject (camera).
11. did Sue resign (past simple active) - The sentence is in the past tense and refers to a specific action done by Sue in the past.
12. did Bill get sacked (past simple active) - The sentence is in the past tense and refers to a specific action done to Bill in the past.
13. is owned (present simple passive) - The focus is on the state of the company and not who is doing the owning.
14. called (past simple active), were injured (past simple passive), didn't need (past simple active) - One verb is in the active voice because the focus is on the action of the subject (person who called). Another verb is in the passive voice because the focus is on the action happening to the object (people). The other verb is in the active voice because the focus is on the negative result of the action (ambulance was not needed).
15. were taken (past simple passive), did you take (past simple active) - One verb is in the passive voice because the focus is on the action happening to the object (photographs). The other verb is in the active voice because the focus is on the action of the subject (you).