Question

Exercise 1 write sentences in the present simple passive, using the words in brackets. a) thousands of cars every year. (steal) b) all the tickets over the internet. (sell) c) a lot of the world’s gold in south africa. (produce) d) the rooms every morning. (clean) e) millions of barrels of oil to europe. (export) exercise 2 complete the sentences in the past simple passive with the words in the box. by were was stolen written a) the three men arrested at about six o’clock this morning. b) the car designed by a korean company. c) the new shopping centre was built an american company. d) the painting was during the night. e) the harry potter books were by j k rowling.

Answer 1

a) Thousands of cars are stolen every year. 
b) All the tickets are sold over the Internet.
c) A lot of the world’s gold is produced in South Africa.
d) The rooms are cleaned every morning.
e) Millions of barrels of oilare exported to Europe.

a) The three men were arrested at about six o’clock this morning.
b) The car was designed by a Korean company.
c) The new shopping centre was built by an American company.
d) The painting was stolen during the night.
e) The Harry Potter books were written by J K Rowling.

Answer 2

1.a.thousands of cars are stolen every year
b.all the tickets are sold over the Internet.
c. a lot of the world's gold is produced in South Africa.
d. the rooms are cleaned every morning.
e. millions of barrels of oil are exported to Europe.

2.a. were
b . was
c. by
d . stolen
e. written