Grade 10 - Unit 7 Interactive Kit

Passive Sentences (Present Tense)

• We use the Passive:
* when the action is more important than the agent (the person who does the action.)
* when the performer of the action is not important or not known.
* when the performer is people in general.

Passive Form am/is/are + V3 + (by) - We form a Passive sentence with the

verb be and the past participle (V3) of the main verb of the active
sentence. If we want to say who does the action, we use by.
I am
• People celebrate Tomorrowland Festival every June.
He Tomorrowland Festival is celebrated every June.
She is V3 • They show new movies at the festival.
It
New movies are shown at the festival.
You
We are • Millions of tourists visit The Taj Mahal every year.
They The Taj Mahal is visited by millions of tourist every year.

• Children perform folk dances at the festival.

Folk dances are performed at the festival.

1 Fill in the table.

Past Past
The Present The Simple The Present The Simple
Participle Participle
Simple (V1) Past (V2) Simple (V1) Past (V2)
(V3) (V3)
1 see 13 grow
2 meet 14 sell
3 go 15 make
4 give 16 drive
5 eat 17 swim
6 visit 18 know
7 take 19 tell
8 speak 20 buy
9 find 21 lose
10 do 22 hear

11 have 23 drink

12 read 24 sleep

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Grade 10 - Unit 7 Interactive Kit

2 Read the sentences and decide if the sentences are active or passive.

1. We celebrate festivals to remember 2. Helen cleans her room every

important historical events. Saturday.
a. active b. passive a. active b. passive

3. Special meals are cooked at the 4. We celebrate national and religious

festival. festivals in Turkiye.
a. active b. passive a. active b. passive

5. Turkish Republic Day is celebrated 6. Schools and houses are decorated

on 29th October every year. with flags.
a. active b. passive a. active b. passive

7. Turkish people cook every single 8. Football is played in almost

vegetable in the world. everywhere in the World.
a. active b. passive a. active b. passive

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets in simple present
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passive.

1. English ____________________ (speak) in many countries.

2. The post ______________________ (deliver) at about 7 o’clock every morning.

3. My salary _____________________ (pay) every month

4. These smartphones _________________________ (not make) in Japan.

5. The animals _____________________ (feed) three times a day.

6. Our travel expenses ________________________ (not pay) by his company.

7. This programme _______________________ (watch) by millions of people.

8. Istanbul __________________________ (visit) by thousands of tourists every year.

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Grade 10 - Unit 7 Interactive Kit

4 Rewrite each sentence using passive voice for simple present tense.

1 2 3

1. The farmer grows apples in 2. Policemen catch and arrest 3. Many people know Tarkan in
his field. thieves and robbers. the world.
........................................................ ......................................................... .......................................................
........................................................ ......................................................... .......................................................

4 5 6

4. Mrs. Forest milks her cow 5. Everyone in this class loves 6. They make shoes in that
twice a day. and respects Martin. factory.
....................................................... ....................................................... ........................................................
....................................................... ....................................................... ........................................................

7 8 9

7. Thousands of people 8. The gardener waters the 9. Turkish people usually drink
celebrate the festival every year. flowers two times a week. tea at breakfast.
........................................................ ....................................................... .......................................................
........................................................ ....................................................... .......................................................

10 11 12

10. Postmen deliver the letters 11. People cut down trees every 12. Mr. Carter cleans our street
every day. day. every morning.
........................................................ ........................................................ ........................................................
........................................................ ........................................................ ........................................................

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Grade 10 - Unit 7 Interactive Kit

5 Make passive forms from the given phrases.

1. English - to speak English is spoken.

__________________________
2. Films - to watch __________________________
3. Stories - to tell __________________________
4. Computers games - to buy __________________________
5. Football - to play __________________________
6. Photos - to take __________________________
7. Meals - to cook __________________________
8. Animals - to feed __________________________

6 Match the questions with the correct answers.

1. Where is the PizzaFest celebrated? a. On Biletix application.

2. What are the participants given before the festival? b. At the end of June.

3. Which language is spoken in The USA? c. More than 500,000.

4. When is Children’s Day celebrated in Turkey? d. On April 23.

5. Where is the Youth and Sports day celebrated? e. They are given information
about the fees.
6. Where are the tickets for the concert sold?
f. English is spoken.
7. How many smartphones are sold in a year in Turkey?
g. In Italy.
8. When is Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Fest held?
h. In Turkey.

7 Circle the correct option.

1. We are very lucky. Our meals - - - - by my 2. Topkapı Palace - - - - by more than 2

father every day. million people every year.
a) prepare b) are preparing c) are prepared a) is visited b) visits c) visited

3. Coffee - - - - in Colombia by farmers. 4. The tickets of the concert - - - - online.

a) grew b) is grown a) bought b) is buying
c) growing c) are bought

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