1. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple. a. English (speak) in many countries. b. The post (deliver) at about 7 o’clock every morning. c. (the building/use) anymore? d. How often (the Olympic Games(hold)? e. How (your name/spell)? f. My salary (pay) every month. g. These cars (not make) in Japan. h. The name of the people who committed the crime (not know). i. His travel expenses (not pay) by his company. 2. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple. a. My car (repair) last week. b. This song (not write) by John Lennon. c. (the phone/answer) by a young girl? d. The film (make) ten years ago. e. When (tennis/invent)? f. The car (not damaged) in the accident. g. The original building (pull) down in 1965. h. Where (this pot/make)? i. When (this bridge/build)? 3. Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets. FIAT Fiat was started (started/was started) by a group of Italian businessmen in 1899. In 1903, Fiat, 1 (produced/was produced) 132 cars. Some of these cars 2 (exported/were exported) by the company to the United States and Britain. In 1920, Fiat 3 (started/was started) making cars at a new factory at Lingotto, near Turin. There was a track on the roof where the cars 4 (tested/were tested) by technicians. In 1936, Fiat launched the Fiat 500. This car 5 (called/was called) the Topolino – the Italian name for Mickey Mouse. The company grew, and in 1963 Fiat 6 (exported/was exported) more than 300,000 vehicles. Today, Fiat is based in Turin, and its cars 7 (sold/are sold) all over the world. 4. Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice. a. Someone built this house 200 years ago. b. A thief stole my purse. c. The police will arrest the robbers. d. They produce cars in this factory. e. They serve breakfast at eight o’clock every day. f. People throw away tones of rubbish every day. g. They make coffee in Brazil. h. Someone stole Jim’s bike lat night. 5. Read and complete. Use Past Simple. a. The toothbrush / invent / in the 15th century. b. The first public basketball game / play / in 1892. c. The first eyeglasses / wear / in the 1200s. d. The first bicycle / ride in 1791. e. The first hot dog / eat / in the 1860s. f. The first CDs / sell / in the 1980s. g. The first electric guitar / play / in 1923. h. The first computer mouse / use / 1964.