Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1In our street, the recycling ............... every Friday morning.
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The routine phrase "every Friday morning" needs the present simple passive "is collected".
2At the station, train tickets ............... from the machine after payment.
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A regular process uses the present simple passive "are printed" with the plural subject "train tickets".
3Before the juice is made, the fruit ............... carefully.
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A normal step in a process uses the present simple passive "is washed" with the singular subject "the fruit".
4Every time customers book online, confirmation emails ............... to their addresses automatically.
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A usual result every time customers book uses the present simple passive "are sent"; the plural subject "confirmation emails" needs "are", and "were sent" is past, which does not match "book".
5In our class, homework ............... by the teacher every Monday.
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The routine phrase "every Monday" needs the present simple passive "is checked".
6At the clinic, patient records ............... on a secure computer system.
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A present fact about where records are stored uses the present simple passive "are kept".
7In this café, a small service charge ............... to the bill automatically.
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A regular café process uses the present simple passive "is added" with the singular subject "a small service charge".
8After lunch each day, the tables in the school canteen ............... by the staff.
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The routine phrase "each day" needs the present simple passive "are cleaned".
9Fresh bread ............... to the shop before seven o'clock each morning.
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The routine phrase "each morning" needs the present simple passive "is delivered".
10In our office building, the fire alarms ............... by a technician once a month.
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The routine phrase "once a month" needs the present simple passive "are tested".
11After each lesson ends, the video ............... to the class website.
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A usual action after each lesson uses the present simple passive "is uploaded"; the singular subject "the video" needs "is", not "are", and "was uploaded" is past, which does not match "ends".
12At the delivery center, parcels ............... by postcode before they leave.
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A regular delivery-center process uses the present simple passive "are sorted".
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- In our street, the recycling is collected every Friday morning.
- At the station, train tickets are printed from the machine after payment.
- Before the juice is made, the fruit is washed carefully.
- Every time customers book online, confirmation emails are sent to their addresses automatically.
- In our class, homework is checked by the teacher every Monday.
- At the clinic, patient records are kept on a secure computer system.
- In this café, a small service charge is added to the bill automatically.
- After lunch each day, the tables in the school canteen are cleaned by the staff.
- Fresh bread is delivered to the shop before seven o’clock each morning.
- In our office building, the fire alarms are tested by a technician once a month.
- After each lesson ends, the video is uploaded to the class website.
- At the delivery center, parcels are sorted by postcode before they leave.