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Passive voice

See the passive form of the verb tenses and modals below.

Tenses/other forms Active voice Passive voice
Present simple They hold a festival here every A festival is held here every
September. September.
Present continuous They are holding a festival here this A festival is being held here this
week. week.

Past simple They held a festival here last week. A festival was held here last
week.

Past continuous They were holding a festival here at this A festival was being held here at
time last year. this time last year.
Present perfect They’ve held a festival here before. A festival has been held here
simple before.
Past perfect They had held a festival here before you A festival had been held here
arrived. before you arrived.
Future simple They will hold a festival here next month. A festival will be held here next
month.

Be going to (future) They’re going to hold a festival here next A festival is going to be held
month. here next month.

Used to They used to hold a festival here every A festival used to be held here
September when I was a kid. every September when I was a
kid.

Can (other modals They can hold a festival here every A festival can be held here every
work similarly) September. September.

A. Rewrite the sentences below in the passive form.
1. They grow hazelnuts in Turkey.

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2. The mechanic is repairing my motorbike now.
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3. Who invented the light bulb?
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4. What did they do about the situation?
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5. I will send a letter to the administration.
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6. Steven Spielberg directed the movie E.T. The Extraterrestrial in 1982.

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