Exercise 2 Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets in the passive form. Use the present simple, past simple or present perfect
a) The rock star, Sonia Thorne, at Heathrow Airport last night. (arrest) Past Simple
b) She after arriving on a flight from Amsterdam. (stop) Past Simple
c) Almost two kilos of cocaine in her bags. (find) Past Simple
d) This is the third time that Ms Thorn on drugs charges. (arrest) Present Perfect
e) However, she . (never/convict) Present Perfect
f) Ms Thorne in a police station last night. (keep) Past Simple
g) Because of her arrest, her concert at Wembley Arena. (cancel) Present Perfect
h) It that she will appear in court later today. (believe) Present Simple

a) The rock star, Sonia Thorne, was arrested at Heathrow Airport last night. (arrest) Past Simple - The verb "arrest" is in the past simple form (was + past participle).

b) She was stopped after arriving on a flight from Amsterdam. (stop) Past Simple - The verb "stop" is in the past simple form (was + past participle).

c) Almost two kilos of cocaine were found in her bags. (find) Past Simple - The verb "find" is in the past simple form (were + past participle).

d) This is the third time that Ms. Thorne has been arrested on drugs charges. (arrest) Present Perfect - The verb "arrest" is in the present perfect form (has been + past participle).

e) However, she has never been convicted. (never/convict) Present Perfect - The verb "convict" is in the present perfect form (has + past participle).

f) Ms. Thorne was kept in a police station last night. (keep) Past Simple - The verb "keep" is in the past simple form (was + past participle).

g) Because of her arrest, her concert at Wembley Arena has been canceled. (cancel) Present Perfect - The verb "cancel" is in the present perfect form (has been + past participle).

h) It is believed that she will appear in court later today. (believe) Present Simple - The verb "believe" is in the present simple form (is + past participle).

In this exercise, we used different verb tenses to describe actions happening in the past, present, or present perfect. The passive form is used when the focus is on the action being done to the subject rather than the subject performing the action.