Question

Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in the box. invite send direct publish sell ask give 1 The winning film at the festival last year ____________________ by Martin Scorsese. 2 The results ____________________ to the students’ homes yet. 3 The actors ____________________ to read the book before the filming started. 4 We ____________________ to Mark and Gina’s wedding in March. I hope we can go. 5 Thousands of copies of this magazine ____________________ in shops every month. 6 They ____________________ the correct time for the meeting so they arrived late. 7 The book ____________________ by Oxford University Press in 1999. 8 The house _______________ in 1850.

Answer 1

Was directed
has not been sent
are asked
are invited
are sold
had not been given
was published
was founded

Answer 2

I can help you with completing the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in the box. Here are the answers:

1. The winning film at the festival last year was directed by Martin Scorsese. 2. The results have not been sent to the students' homes yet. 3. The actors were asked to read the book before the filming started. 4. We were invited to Mark and Gina's wedding in March. I hope we can go. 5. Thousands of copies of this magazine are sold in shops every month. 6. They were not given the correct time for the meeting so they arrived late. 7. The book was published by Oxford University Press in 1999. 8. The house was built in 1850.

To form the passive voice, we use the verb be and the past participle of the main verb. The tense of the verb be depends on the tense of the active sentence. For example, if the active sentence is in the past simple, we use was or were for the passive sentence. If the active sentence is in the present perfect, we use have been for the passive sentence. You can learn more about the passive voice from [this tutorial](https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_user_input.asp).

I hope this helps. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask me.