Put the verb into the correct form, Present simple or Past simple, Active or Passive

1. It's a big factory. Five hundred people _ are employed _ (employ) there.

2. Water ________ (cover) most of the Earth's surface.

3. Most of the Earth's surface ________ (cover) by water.

4. The park gates ________ (lock) at 6.30 p.m. every evening.

5. The letter ________ (post) a week ago and it ________ (arrive) yesterday.

6. The boat ________ (sink) quickly but fortunately everybody ________ (rescue).

7. Ron's parents ________ (die) when he was very young. He and his sister ________ (bring) up by their grandparents.

8. I was born in London but I ________ (grow) up in the north of England.

9. While I was on holiday, my camera ________ (steal) from my hotel room.

10. While I was on holiday, my camera ________ (disappear) from my hotel room.

11. Why ________ (Sue/resign) from her job? Didn't she enjoy it?

12. Why ________ (Bill/sack) from his job? What did he do wrong?

13. The company is not independent. It ________ (own) by a much larger company.

14. I saw an accident last night. Somebody ________ (call) an ambulance but nobody ________ (injure) so the ambulance ________ (not/need).

15. Where --- (these photographs/take)? In London? ________ (you/take) them?

4 Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using 'somebody/they/people' etc. write a Passive sentence.

1. Somebody cleans the room every day. _ The room is cleaned every day. _

2. They cancelled all flights because of fog. All __________________________.

3. People don't use this road very often. _______________________________.

4. Somebody accused me of stealing money. I __________________________.

5. How do people learn languages? How _______________________________?

6. People advised us not to go out alone. _______________________________.