Question

Active or passive? Choose the correct verb form. 1. The book (wrote/was written) by Hardy. 2. Four people (have killed/have been killed) in a train crash. 3. A famous architect (was built/built) the bridge. 4. The house (bought/was bought) by a pop-star. 5. Local police (have been arrested/have arrested). 6. I (arrived/was arrived) last Friday. 7. The room (will clean/will be cleaned) leter. 8. `Did you go to the party?` `No, I (didn`t invite/wasn`t invited)` 9. It`s a big company. It (is employed/employs) two hundred people. 10. Tom (has lost/has been lost) his key. 11. Many accidents (caused/are caused) by dangerous driving. 12. A cinema is a place where films (show/are shown). 13. People (aren`t used/don`t use) this road very often. 14. This house (built/was built) in 1930. 15. This situation is serious. Something must (do/be done) before if`s to late. 16. My car(has disappeared/has been disappeared). 17. Have you heard the news? The President (has shot/has been shot). 18. A new supermarket (will be built/will built) here next year. 19. (in a shop) `Can i help you, madam?` `No, thank you. I (am serving/am being served)` 20. When I came to the party, John (had already been gone/had already gone) home.

Answer 1

 1. The book (wrote/was written) by Hardy. 2. Four people (have killed/have been killed) in a train crash. 3. A famous architect (was built/built) the bridge. 4. The house (bought/was bought) by a pop-star. 5. Local police (have been arrested/have arrested). 6. I (arrived/was arrived) last Friday. 7. The room (will clean/will be cleaned) leter. 8. `Did you go to the party?` `No, I (didn`t invite/wasn`t invited)` 9. It`s a big company. It (is employed/employs) two hundred people. 10. Tom (has lost/has been lost) his key. 11. Many accidents (caused/are caused) by dangerous driving. 12. A cinema is a place where films (show/are shown). 13. People (aren`t used/don`t use) this road very often. 14. This house (built/was built) in 1930. 15. This situation is serious. Something must (do/be done) before if`s to late. 16. My car(has disappeared/has been disappeared). 17. Have you heard the news? The President (has shot/has been shot). 18. A new supermarket (will be built/will built) here next year. 19. (in a shop) `Can i help you, madam?` `No, thank you. I (am serving/am being served)` 20. When I came to the party, John (had already been gone/had already gone) home.

Answer 2

1. The book was written by Hardy.

2. Four people have been killed in a train crash.

3. A famous architect built the bridge.

4.The house was bought by a pop-star.

5. Local police have arrested - пропущено слово.

6. I arrived last Friday.

7. The room will be cleaned later. - опечатка 

8. `Did you go to the party?` `No, I wasn`t invited`

9. It`s a big company. It employs two hundred people.

10. Tom has lost his key.

11. Many accidents are caused by dangerous driving.

12. A cinema is a place where films are shown.

13. People don`t use this road very often.

14. This house was built) in 1930.

15. This situation is serious. Something must be done before if`s too late. - опечатка

16. My car has disappeared.

17. Have you heard the news? The President has been shot.

18. A new supermarket will be built here next year.

19. (in a shop) `Can i help you, madam?` `No, thank you. I am being served`

20. When I came to the party, John had already gone home.