Question

1.Active or passive?
Alice Hancock _______________ (give) her first piano by her parents when she was 6. They thought it _______________ (be) a big gift for a young girl but they _______________ (convince) by her piano teacher, who _______________ (tell) them that their daughter was a genius. Unfortunately, the piano _______________ (not touch) by Alice after the first week of having it. However, Alice’s brother Mike _______________ (turn out) to be a prodigy, and he _______________ (play) the piano every day until he _______________ (enter) for a musical competition by Alice’s teacher. He _______________ (win), and from then on the piano belonged to him.
or each sentence, choose either the active or the passive form of the verb...and the correct tense!
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2.For each sentence, choose either the active or the passive form of the verb...and the correct tense!
1. That door (paint) yesterday.
2. Michelangelo (paint) the Sistine Chapel.
3. Michael Schumacher (drive) for Ferrari in 2003.
4. In the UK, everyone (drive) on the left.
5. Inter-city trains (usually/drive) by men.
6. The 'La Stampa' newspaper (read) by two million people in Italy.
7. My car (steal)! Call the police!!!!
8. The thieves (steal) the gold last week.
9. The Queen (open) the bridge tomorrow.
10. The bridge (destroy) by the storm last night.
11. I (learn) Japanese when I was in Tokyo.
12. I (teach) by an old Japanese man.
13. This letter (should/type), not handwritten!
14. The new secretary (type) at 100 wpm.

Answer 1

1.was given,whould be,were convinced,told,hasn't been,turned out,played,entered,won.

2.was painted,has painted,drove,drives,are usually driven,was red,has been stolen,stole,will be opening,was destryed,learned,was tought,should have been typed,is typeing