PREPARE SECOND EDITION LEVEL 4 UNIT 20 GRAMMAR: PLUS
1 Decide if the sentences are active (A) or passive (P).
Underline the past simple passive structure in the
4 Complete the statements (1–8) with the past simple
passive form of the verbs in the box. Then match to
sentences where it is used. the correct answers (A–H).
1 The picture was used to create an illusion. P
build catch invent (x2)
2 We created optical illusions in our paintings.
make paint sing write
3 Computers weren’t invented by Bill Gates.
4 This wall art was done by Banksy. Quiz Time!
5 Who designed her wedding dress? 1 It was invented by Thomas Edison. C
6 When was the internet first created? 2 It by Shakespeare.
2 Write the correct form of the verbs to complete the
sentences.
3 They
4 It
by Charles Babbage.
by Leonardo da Vinci.
5 It by Rihanna.
1 Justin Bieber’s song Love Yourself was written by
Ed Sheeran. 6 They in 1934.
A was written B was wrote 7 It in Belfast
between 1909 and 1911.
2 Modern-day graffiti first
in Philadelphia in the 1960s. 8 It of wood.
A was, using B was, used A computers E Macbeth
3 Apps until about a decade ago. B Titanic F Diamonds
A wasn’t introduced B weren’t introduced C light bulb G Bonnie and Clyde
4 The horror film we watched Howler. D first saxophone H Mona Lisa
A was called B was call
5 Avicii, the Swedish musician and DJ, in 5 Rewrite the active sentences in the passive form.
1989 and died in 2018. 1 An Armenian probably made the first leather shoe.
A was born B were born The first leather shoe was probably made by an
6 Guernica by Dali, but by Picasso. Armenian.
A was painted B wasn’t painted 2 Gustave Eiffel built the famous tower in Paris.
3 Underline and correct the mistake in each sentence.
3 People downloaded the song Shape of You by Ed
1 After my grandma was checked from the doctor, she Sheeran the most in 2017.
was released from hospital. by
2 The Lord of the Rings is a film about a ring which 4 Almost 115 million people watched the American
found in a river and used to control the world. Super Bowl last year.
3 Carlos first got interested in football when he took to
5 France gave the Statue of Liberty to the USA as a
see Real Madrid play.
present in 1886.
4 I bought a shirt that was made by linen, because it’s
nice and cool in summer.
5 When were optical illusions first discover?
6 My grandfather is posted to Egypt during the war.
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PREPARE SECOND EDITION LEVEL 4 UNIT 20 GRAMMAR: PLUS ANSWER KEY
1
1 P, was used
2 A
3 P, weren’t invented by
4 P, was done by
5 A
6 P, was, created
2
1 was written
2 was, used
3 weren’t introduced
4 was called
5 was born
6 wasn’t painted
3
1 from, by
2 found, was found
3 took, was taken
4 made by, made of
5 discover, discovered
6 is, was
4
1 was invented, C
2 was written, E
3 were invented, A
4 was painted, H
5 was sung, F
6 were caught, G
7 was built, B
8 was made, D
5
1 The first leather shoe was probably made by
an Armenian.
2 The famous tower in Paris was built by
Gustave Eiffel.
3 The song Shape of You by Ed Sheeran was
downloaded the most in 2017.
4 The American Super Bowl was watched by almost
115 million people last year.
5 The Statue of Liberty was given to the USA
as a present from France in 1886.
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