46212 present and past passive present perfect simple vs past simple

Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple?
1. How many times __________ you ___________ to the cinema this year? (be)
2. How many times __________ you ___________ to the cinema last year? (go)
3. ___________ you ever _________ to France? (travel)
4. ___________ you __________ the Eiffel tower when you were in France? (visit)
5. Bruce Lee _________ an interesting life. (have) Unfortunately he passed away.
6. Jackie Chan ___________ an interesting life. (have) I like his films.
7. I _________ my girlfriend today. (not see). But I _________ her yesterday. (see)
8. ___________ you __________ this worksheet yet? (do)
No, I still ________________ it. (not finish)
9. __________ you ever ___________ football when you were in kindergarten? (play)
10. ____________ you ever _________ golf? (play)

Present or Past PASSIVE?

I'm not afraid of you,
Mr. Grammarmonster!
I can do all these and more!

1. Harry Potter ________________ (write) by J.K.Rowling.
2. Computers ________________ (sell) in many different stores.
3. English ________________ (speak) almost everywhere.
4. These shoes ________________ (make) in Italy.
5. German ________________ (teach) in my school too.
6. Lots of TV series ________________ (watch) today.
7. The windows ________________ (break) yesterday by footballers.
Rewrite the sentences in passive.
1. Teenagers use a lot of technology.
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2. My brother rides a motorbike.
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3. We play Scrabble.
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4. She bought a new tablet.
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5. Tom and Max ate five hamburgers.
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6. Granny baked good pancakes.
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7. She sends text messages every hour.
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8. The burglar stole my silver Ferrari.

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Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple?

1. How many times have you been to the cinema this year? (be)
2. How many times did you go to the cinema last year? (go)
3. Have you ever travelled to France? (travel)
4. Did you visit the Eiffel tower when you were in France? (visit)
5. Bruce Lee had an interesting life. (have) Unfortunately he passed away.
6. Jackie Chan has had an interesting life. (have) I like his films.
7. I haven't seen my girlfriend today. (not see). But I saw her yesterday. (see)
8. Have you done this worksheet yet? (do)
No, I still haven't finished it. (not finish)
9. Did you ever play football when you were in kindergarten? (play)
10. Have you ever played golf? (play)

Present or Past PASSIVE?
1. Harry Potter was written (write) by J.K.Rowling.
2. Computers are sold (sell) in many different stores.
3. English is spoken (speak) almost everywhere.
4. These shoes were made (make) in Italy.
5. German is taught (teach) in my school too.
6. Lots of TV series are watched (watch) today.
7. The windows were broken (break) yesterday by footballers.
Rewrite the sentences in passive.
1. Teenagers use a lot of technology.
A lot of technology is used by teenagers
2. My brother rides a motorbike.
A motorbike is ridden by my brother.
3. We play Scrabble.
Scrabble is played by us.
4. She bought a new tablet.
A new tablet was bought by her.
5. Tom and Max ate five hamburgers.

Five hamburgers were eaten by Tom and Max.
6. Granny baked good pancakes.
Good pancakes were baked by granny.
7. She sends text messages every hour.
Text messages are sent every hour by her.


8. The burglar stole my silver Ferrari.
My silver Ferrari was stolen by the burglar.