Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form – active or passive.
1. The factory ..................... around 500 people.
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Wrong!
An active verb is required here. Use the simple present to talk about facts.
2. Dinner ................... at 7.30.
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Wrong!
A passive verb is required here. They serve dinner at 7.30 or Dinner is served at 7.30.
3. Someone .................... my car stereo yesterday.
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Wrong!
An active verb is required here. We cannot use the present perfect with past time expressions.
4. I still .................... that day.
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Wrong!
5. A cinema is a place where movies ........................
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Wrong!
6. One-third of earth ..................... by water.
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Wrong!
7. It .................... to us.
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Wrong!
8. He ................... by his grandparents.
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Wrong!
9. America ..................... by Columbus.
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Wrong!
10. The novel ..................... into 30 languages.
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Wrong!
11. He ..................... on Monday.
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Wrong!
12. I ...................... by the noise.
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Wrong!
Answers
- The factory employs around 500 people.
- Dinner was served at 7.30.
- Someone stole my car stereo yesterday.
- I still remember that day.
- A cinema is a place where movies are shown.
- One-third of earth is covered by water.
- It is known to us.
- He was raised by his grandparents.
- America was discovered by Columbus.
- The novel has been translated into 30 languages.
- He was last seen on Monday.
- I was distracted by the noise.
