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Passives
I Tenses and infinitives

I Complete the newspaper articles using the passive verb forms in the boxes.

were developed has been developed witl be used be produced are used

Scientists ileuelo[ mo[ile [honG [attGry mat Gan [G Ghalged in iust ten $Gconds
A revolutionary mobile phone battery that The new batteries '- by engineers
recharges in ten seconds instead of several hours at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
by scientists. This is 100 times The MIT team say their invention uses
faster than existing batteries. materials that are freely available, and it could
The invention is based on the sort of lithium n large qJtantities very easily.
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batteries thatz most laptops, In the next few years, it in all
digital cameras, iPods, and phones. These kinds ofportable gadgets. The same technology
batteries store a large amount of energy in a could also be used for producing batteries for
small space. electric cars.
-in
-in -
was hit wi[[ be closed was killed were injured were taken

Twenty-five people
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in an accident on the M40 motorway
2
yesterday afternoon. Five ol the injured to hospital by
3
helicopter. Fortunately, no one
Th e a ccident happened between iunctions 1 I and 1 2 at five o'cloc k as

motorists were driving home. A car braked sharply and a

by the car behind. This caused a multiple pile-up involving lilteen cars,
three lorries, and a van.
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The motorway is still blocked, and until this alternoon.

2 Complete the questiorrr. @)tfre correct answer, a or b.

'What sort of batteries _ in laptops and cameras?' 'How many people in the motorway accident?'
a use b are used a injured b were
- injured
'Lithium batteriesl '25:

'Who _ the new battery?' 'What the accident?'

a developed b was developed a - caused b caused
was
'Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of A car braked sharply and was hit by the car behindl
Technology.'
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 2 Forming the passive Questions
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive tense. Put the words in the correct order to
make questions. Then choose the correct
Present Simple answer from the box.

I 70o/o of the earth's surface is oovored (cover) by water. ln China. More than 100 million!
2 My car (insure) against accidents lnlndia. F@er,
and theft. Between 60 and 80 miltion people.

3We (watch) by CCTV cameras

bread/made I is I fr om I Whatl ?
everywhere we go.
' What is broad nade fron? '
4 What time the post (deliver)?
5 You (cover) in paintl What have you 'F lo ur, y easl and w at er.'

been doing? Hindi/spoken/Where/is/ ?

6 A lot of information about our lives (keep)

on computer.
7 Every year about 2,000 people (kin) in
road accidents in the UK. people/killed/How many/in the Second
World Warlwerel?

Past Simple
1 We weren'I affocled (not affect) by the flood, but our
neighbours were. held/\tVhere/the Olympic games/were/in 2008/?
2 car (damage) in the accident?

3 The painting (sell) for ten million dollars.

-your
4I (introduce) to a very interesting man 5 iPhones/made/How many/been/have/?
at the party yesterday.

5 The door (lock) so I couldnt open it.

6 Where were you when these photos (takeX
Short answers
Present Perfect Correct the information in these sentences.
1 All these problems haveboendiscussed (discuss) many 1 Paper is made from plastic.
times before. No it isn't! lt's made frorm wood.
2 you ever (question) by the police? 2 Champagne is made in Scotland.
J (sack) from my job! 'vVhat did I
do wrong? 3 iPhones are made by Nokia.
4 Our plane (delay) because of bad weather.

5 Brian's doins well at work. iust (promote) 4 The Mona Lisawas painted by Van Gogh.
to area manager.
5 The Pyramids were built in Greece.

will
1 You 'llbelold (tell) what to do when you arrive.
2 Your exam results (send) in the post.

3 Where the next Olympic Games (holdX

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