ACTIVE ENGLISH: BOOK 3 / PAGE 99 PAST TENSE / PASSIVE

1. My uncle played the song on the piano.
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2. The workers built a bridge across the river.
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3. I found your watch under the bed
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4. The gardener cut down the tree behind my house.
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5. Mr. Sam rang the school bell for recess.
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6. Jason read the story from the book aloud.
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7. My mother threw the stale bread into the dustbin.
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8. The villagers caught several large snakes in the forest.
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9. The thugs kidnapped the rich man a few nights ago.
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10. The maid cleaned the windows yesterday.
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1. My car __________________________ (repair) yesterday.
2. The famous paintings ______________________ (exhibit) in the gallery.
3. The river _______________________ (flood) after the heavy rain.
4. The soldiers ____________________ (reward) after the five day training in the jungle.
5. The running competition which won the first prize _____________ (write) by Daniel Lawson.
6. The patient _____________________ (examine) by two different doctors.
7. The thief __________________________ (catch) by the police.
8. A lot of money _____________________ (spend) on the building of the new school.
9. One of the pages ______________________ (tore) from the book.
10. Some of the eggs I bought __________________ (break).
11. The television set I bought _______________________ (import) from Germany.
12. Mr. Gerard ________________________ (injure) in an accident last week.
13. The dress I wore. ______________________ (sew) by my mother.
14. This programme _____________________ (show) on television a few months ago.
15. The bangles she lost _____________________ (make) of gold.
16. The naughty pupils _______________________ (scold) by the principal this morning.
17. The drowning boy ______________________ (save) by the lifeguard on duty.
18. The students ______________________ (remind) to do their homework.
19. The food __________________________ (serve) by the police waitress.
20. A strange noise __________________ (hear) coming from the kitchen.
21. The boy _____________________ (tell) to return his library books.

1. The song was played on the piano.
2. A bridge was built across the river.
3. Your watch was found under the bed.
4. The tree behind my house was cut down.
5. The school bell was rung for the recess.
6. The story from the book was read aloud.
7. The stale bread was thrown into the dustbin.
8. Several large snakes were caught in the forest.
9. The rich man was kidnapped a few nights ago.
10. The windows were cleaned yesterday.

1. Was repaired
2. Were injured
3. Were sewn
4. Were rewarded
5. Was written
6. Was examined
7. Was caught
8. Was spent
9. Was torn
10. Were broken
11. Was imported
12. Was injured
13. Was sewn
14. Was shown
15. Were made
16. Were scolded
17. Was saved
18. Were reminded
19. Was served
20. Was heard
21. Was told