The Passive Voice
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive tense. (ответы писать с маленькой буквы

1. Two men(see) breaking into a house last night
2. A short story competition(organise) by our school every year
3. The letters(deliver) next week
4. The police(catch) one man yesterday.
5. The Harry Potter books(write) by J. K. Rowling.
6. Breakfast(serve) from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. daily.
7. Many films(produce) in Hollywood every year.
8. The car(repair) next week.
9. The injured man(take) to hospital half an hour ago.
10. Coffee(grow) in Brasil
11. This theatre (build) over 100 years ago.
12. Sometimes mistakes (make).
13. Professor ___ ( give) another lecture next week
14.The hall (decorate) with pink balloons
15.The roof of the church (repair) by local people
16.When the the accident happened, the car ___ (bring) by police.
17. This material (publish) every year.
18. The roads (cover) with the snow.
19. The Pyramids(build) in Egypt
20. The castle can (see) from a long distance.

1. Two men were seen breaking into a house last night.
- The past simple form of the verb "see" is "saw." To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the past tense (were) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (seen).

2. A short story competition is organized by our school every year.
- The present simple form of the verb "organize" is used. To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the present tense (is) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (organized).

3. The letters will be delivered next week.
- The future simple form of the verb "deliver" is used. To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the future tense (will be) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (delivered).

4. One man was caught by the police yesterday.
- The past simple form of the verb "catch" is used. To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the past tense (was) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (caught).

5. The Harry Potter books were written by J. K. Rowling.
- The past simple form of the verb "write" is used. To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the past tense (were) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (written).

6. Breakfast is served from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. daily.
- The present simple form of the verb "serve" is used. To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the present tense (is) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (served).

7. Many films are produced in Hollywood every year.
- The present simple form of the verb "produce" is used. To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the present tense (are) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (produced).

8. The car will be repaired next week.
- The future simple form of the verb "repair" is used. To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the future tense (will be) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (repaired).

9. The injured man was taken to the hospital half an hour ago.
- The past simple form of the verb "take" is used. To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the past tense (was) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (taken).

10. Coffee is grown in Brazil.
- The present simple form of the verb "grow" is used. To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the present tense (is) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (grown).

11. This theater was built over 100 years ago.
- The past simple form of the verb "build" is used. To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the past tense (was) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (built).

12. Sometimes mistakes are made.
- The present simple form of the verb "make" is used. To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the present tense (are) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (made).

13. Professor will give another lecture next week.
- The future simple form of the verb "give" is used. To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the future tense (will be) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (given).

14. The hall will be decorated with pink balloons.
- The future simple form of the verb "decorate" is used. To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the future tense (will be) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (decorated).

15. The roof of the church is being repaired by local people.
- The present continuous form of the verb "repair" is used. To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the present continuous tense (is being) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (repaired).

16. When the accident happened, the car was being brought by the police.
- The past continuous form of the verb "bring" is used. To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the past continuous tense (was being) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (brought).

17. This material is published every year.
- The present simple form of the verb "publish" is used. To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the present tense (is) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (published).

18. The roads are covered with snow.
- The present simple form of the verb "cover" is used. To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the present tense (are) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (covered).

19. The Pyramids were built in Egypt.
- The past simple form of the verb "build" is used. To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the past tense (were) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (built).

20. The castle can be seen from a long distance.
- The modal verb "can" is used to indicate possibility. To change it into the passive voice, we use "be" in the base form (can be) followed by the past participle form of the main verb (seen).