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    The document provides a fill-in-the-blank exercise with 20 sentences testing the use of active and passive voice. The key provides the correct verbs in the appropriate tense and voice to complete each sentence. Some examples include "A lot of old songs were played on the radio last week" and "India was granted independence in 1947."

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    The document provides a fill-in-the-blank exercise with 20 sentences testing the use of active and passive voice. The key provides the correct verbs in the appropriate tense and voice to complete each sentence. Some examples include "A lot of old songs were played on the radio last week" and "India was granted independence in 1947."

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    The document provides a fill-in-the-blank exercise with 20 sentences testing the use of active and passive voice. The key provides the correct verbs in the appropriate tense and voice to complete each sentence. Some examples include "A lot of old songs were played on the radio last week" and "India was granted independence in 1947."

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    Active or Passive

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    ACADEMIA POSÍO / GEMA
    The document provides a fill-in-the-blank exercise with 20 sentences testing the use of active and passive voice. The key provides the correct verbs in the appropriate tense and voice to complete each sentence. Some examples include "A lot of old songs were played on the radio last week" and "India was granted independence in 1947."

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    B1 Active or Passive Voice PA015

    Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb. Use active or passive voice.

    1. A lot of old songs ____________________ on the radio last week. (PLAY)


    2. The President ____________________________ about the coup in Central America. (JUST
    INFORM)
    3. If I ____________________ you I wouldn't go to the meeting. (BE)
    4. The bank manager told me that the house ________________________ for. (NOT PAY)
    5. I _________________________ the guitar since I was in nursery school. (PLAY)
    6. Margie is very happy because she __________________________ an engagement ring
    from her boyfriend. (JUST RECEIVE)
    7. I _______________________ after the children while the garage ________________________ .
    (LOOK , REPAIR)
    8. When Jane came to the office, she found out that her boss ________________________ .
    (ALREADY LEAVE)
    9. Please don't interrupt us. We ____________________ an important conversation. (HAVE)
    10. I reported to the police that my stamp collection _______________________ the week
    before. (STEAL)
    11. A short time after the pedestrian _______________________ by the car the ambulance
    ____________________ . (HIT, ARRIVE)
    12. When Mr Kennel entered the room, emails ________________________ by his assistants.
    (TYPE)
    13. Dad ________________________ for over three weeks. (NOT SMOKE)
    14. He normally ____________________ up on his own but yesterday he ____________________
    by his mom. (WAKE, WAKE)
    15. They usually ____________________ visitors at the hospital. (NOT ALLOW)
    16. All the houses in our street _______________________ every year during the Christmas
    season. (DECORATE)
    17. India _______________________ independence in 1947. (GRANT)
    18. They _______________________ in southern Italy since the end of the war. (LIVE)
    19. I ______________________ a car by the garage so that I could drive home. (GIVE)
    20. Tom's father is an excellent athlete. He ____________________ some sort of sport every
    day. (DO)

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    KEY

    1. A lot of old songs were played on the radio last week. (PLAY)
    2. The President has just been informed about the coup in Central America. (JUST
    INFORM)
    3. If I were/was you I wouldn't go to the meeting. (BE)
    4. The bank manager told me that the house hadn't been paid for. (NOT PAY)
    5. I have been playing the guitar since I was in nursery school. (PLAY)
    6. Margie is very happy because she has just received an engagement ring from her
    boyfriend. (JUST RECEIVE)
    7. I looked/was looking after the children while the garage was being repaired. (LOOK ,
    REPAIR)
    I am looking after the children while the garage is being repaired.
    8. When Jane came to the office, she found out that her boss had already left. (ALREADY
    LEAVE)
    9. Please don't interrupt us. We are having an important conversation. (HAVE)
    10. I reported to the police that my stamp collection had been stolen the week before.
    (STEAL)
    11. A short time after the pedestrian had been hit by the car the ambulance arrived. (HIT,
    ARRIVE)
    12. When Mr Kennel entered the room, emails were being typed by his assistants. (TYPE)
    13. Dad has not smoked for over three weeks. (NOT SMOKE)
    14. He normally wakes up on his own but yesterday he was woken by his mom. (WAKE,
    WAKE)
    15. They usually don't allow visitors at the hospital. (NOT ALLOW)
    16. All the houses in our street are decorated every year during the Christmas season.
    (DECORATE)
    17. India was granted independence in 1947. (GRANT)
    18. They have been living in southern Italy since the end of the war. (LIVE)
    19. I was given a car by the garage so that I could drive home. (GIVE)
    20. Tom's father is an excellent athlete. He does some sort of sport every day. (DO)

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