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Name(s)______Date______

Instructions: Fill in the space with the supplied verb in the passive voice. Put a past participle after some form of be, and make sure it is in the right tense and number for the given situation.

  1. The WorldTradeCenter (finish) ____was finished______in 1970.
  2. Forty people (kill) ____have been killed______in the flood so far.
  3. The vacuum cleaner (repair) ______right now.
  4. The autistic child (see) ______by a specialist last year.
  5. The team members (drive) ______to the track meet yesterday.
  6. This kitten (leave) ______on our doorstep last night.
  7. The new highways (not pave) ______yet. We’re still waiting for them to do it.
  8. His teeth (knock out) ______in yesterday's anti-war rally.
  9. Hopefully, a new immigration law (enact) ______soon.
  10. TheDream Act (not pass) ______by Congress yet.
  11. The cat (kill) ______when Fred ran over it with his jeep.
  12. We hope that he (cure) ______of hisleukemia soon.
  13. I (confuse) ______by these instructions. I can't understand them.
  14. Those poor gay teenagers (execute) ______in Teheran at this very moment.
  15. Martin Luther King (assassinate) ______in 1968.
  16. John Lennon (shoot) ______by Mark David Chapman in 1980.
  17. Fourteen houses (destroy) ______in the fire so far.
  18. The cotton (pick) ______right now.
  19. The chickens (not feed) ______right now. The corn hasn’t arrived yet.
  20. The coffee (make) ______earlier this morning. I don't know by whom.
  21. The garage (clean) ______right now. Don't put your car in it.
  22. Many letters (send) ______to the President every day.
  23. Clinton (elect) ______twice-- once in 1992 and again in 1996.
  24. The decision (make) ______last month to hire ten more secretaries.
  25. The car (usually take) ______to the mechanic every year.
  1. The baby (usually give) ______a bath every evening.
  2. Energy drinks (drink) ______by millions of people every day.
  3. Marihuana (sell) ______every day in my neighborhood.
  4. Generally, heroin (use) ______more when the economy is bad.
  5. Every two years, a Representative from every election district (elect) ______.
  6. My car (steal) ______last night. The license plate was taken off, but the police still found it.
  7. Thetemperature (regulate) ______by a thermostat in the basement.
  8. Three water mains (repair) ______so far, and two more will be done tomorrow.
  9. Over 85million iPhones (sell) ______so far.
  10. The computer (repair) ______last week, so it works now.
  11. He (admit) ______to Columbia when he was only 16.
  12. His body (find) ______in a ditch by the side of the highway yesterday.
  13. The victims of the airline crash (bury) ______tomorrow.
  14. ManyCaliforniahouses (destroy) ______by fires every summer.
  15. 12 students (kill) ______by yesterday’shurricane.
  16. The baby (bite) ______by a rat last night.
  17. The company (sue) ______by 270 customers in the 1998 class action lawsuit.
  18. Thatrapist (arrest) ______and taken to jail as soon as the cop knocks down his door.
  19. I (accuse) ______of stealing money from my company last year.
  20. The two men (find) ______not guilty by the jury in their court trial last year.
  21. Many new schools (build) ______next year.
  22. The painting (hang) ______over the fireplace next Tuesday.
  23. The baby (not feed) ______since this morning!
  24. The dog (not take) ______for a walk since last week!
  25. The watches (clean) ______right now, and they’ll be ready before 3 PM.