Active or Passive 1
Verbs used in active or passive voice
Choose the appropriate form of the verb for each sentence.
Scientists now believe that Stonehenge _____ by the Druids.
- wasn't built
- didn't build
Scientists now believe that the Druids _____ Stonehenge.
- wasn't built
- didn't build
The mathematical constant pi _____ by Archimedes.
- was discovered
- discovered
Archimedes _____ the mathematical constant pi.
- was discovered
- discovered
Alexander Graham Bell _____ the telephone in 1876.
- was invented
- invented
The telephone _____ by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.
- was invented
- invented
The "Missa Brevis in F" _____ by Mozart when he was 18.
- was composed
- composed
Mozart _____ the "Missa Brevis in F" when he was 18.
- was composed
- composed
The novel Oliver Twist _____ by Charles Dickens in 1838.
- was written
- wrote
Charles Dickens _____ the novel Oliver Twist in 1838.
- was written
- wrote
The fresco of "The Last Judgment" _____ by Michelangelo between 1536 and 1541.
- was painted
- painted
Michelangelo _____ the fresco of "The Last Judgment" between 1536 and 1541.
- was painted
- painted
The Eiffel Tower _____ by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel for the Paris Exposition of 1889.
- was designed
- designed
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel _____ the Eiffel Tower for the Paris Exposition of 1889.
- was designed
- designed
The first volume of the Lord of the Rings _____ in 1954.
- was published
- published
Allen and Unwin _____ the first volume of the Lord of the Rings in 1954.
- was published
- published