Put the verbs in brackets in the correct passive tense.
1 A: When will my parcel reach its destination?
B: It
(deliver) in three
working days, madam.
2 A: Why is the jeweller's around the corner
closed?
B: Because it
(rob) last night.
3 A: Is the film out on DVD?
B: No, it
(not/release) yet.
4 A: Did you get the bread rolls from the baker's?
B: No, they
fall/sell)
by the time I got there.
5 A: Where can I get tickets for tonight's
performance?
B: They can
(buy) online,
through the theatre's website.
6 A: Did you go to the gallery opening?
(not/invite).
7 A: Where did you get these tasty sweets?
(sell) in most
confectioners' around the city.
B: It will be delivered in three working days, madam.
2. A: Why is the jeweller's around the corner closed?
B: Because it was robbed last night.
3. A: Is the film out on DVD?
B: No, it has not been released yet.
4. A: Did you get the bread rolls from the baker's?
B: No, they had been sold by the time I got there.
5. A: Where can I get tickets for tonight's performance?
B: They can be bought online, through the theatre's website.
6. A: Did you go to the gallery opening?
B: I was not invited.
7. A: Where did you get these tasty sweets?
B: They are sold in most confectioners' around the city.
Explanation:
1. The verb "deliver" is in the future passive tense and it is formed by adding "will be" before the past participle "delivered". This conveys that the parcel will be delivered in the future.
2. The verb "rob" is in the past passive tense and it is formed by changing the verb to its past participle form "robbed". This conveys that the jeweller's was robbed in the past.
3. The verb "release" is in the present passive tense and it is formed by adding "is" before the past participle "released". This conveys that the film has not been released yet.
4. The verb "fall/sell" is in the past passive tense and it is formed by changing the verb to its past participle form "fallen/sold". This conveys that the bread rolls had been sold in the past.
5. The verb "buy" is in the future passive tense and it is formed by adding "can be" before the past participle "bought". This conveys that the tickets can be bought in the future.
6. The verb "invite" is in the past passive tense and it is formed by adding "not" before the past participle "invited". This conveys that the person was not invited in the past.
7. The verb "sell" is in the present passive tense and it is formed by adding "are" before the past participle "sold". This conveys that the sweets are sold in the present.