MIXED PASSIVE SENTENCES

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HOW TO FORM THE PASSIVE IN DIFFERENT TENSES

THE PRESENT SIMPLE
AM / IS / ARE + VERB-ED / III

THE PAST SIMPLE
WAS / WERE + VERB-ED / III

THE PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
HAVE / HAS + BEEN + VERB-ED / III

WILL FUTURE
WILL + BE + VERB-ED / III
1. Millions of newspapers (read) every day.
2. BMW cars (produce) in Germany since 1924.
3. Coffee (not drink) in all the countries of the world.
4. Some wood just (put) on fire.
5. Cartoons (draw) by next May.
6. this music (write) by Hugo?
7. Boxing (practise) all over the world in the future too.
8. This food (not taste) yet.
9. That murder case (not solve) by Sweet Sue next week.
10. your room (clean) this week?
11. English (speak) all over the world.
12. Paper just (make) from wood.
13. A lot of presents (give) at last Christmas.
14. Dinner (not serve) at 7 p.m. last night.
15. When I was little, the cooking (not do) by my father.
16. the mail (fly) to Egypt by Hasan this morning?
17. The car (drive) by my brother when I last saw it.
18. Trains (use) more in the past.
19. a happy tune (sing) by a lark tomorrow morning?
20. Some newspapers (send) to Mongolia every week.
21. A rat just (chase) by our cat into the hole.
22. Speeches (hold) by politicians every Monday.
23. The spaceship (not send) to Mars in 2999.
24. Those presents (give) at the next Christmas.
25. A hole just (dig) in the garden by Henry.
26. Our house (break) into last night.
27. He (not hit) by a lunatic tomorrow.
28. The news already (tell) to everybody.
29. A new bridge (build) by 2010.
30. Wild horses easily (not ride).