1. Coloque o verbo na forma correta, simple presente ou past simple, voz ativa ou passiva:
a) lt's a big factory. Five hundred people are employed (employ) there.
b) Did somebody clean (somebody I clean) this room yesterday?
c) Water _______________ (cover) most of the earth's surface.
d) How much of the earth's surface _______________ (cover) by water?
e) The park gates _______________ (lock) at 6.30 p.m. every evening.
f) The letter _______________ (send) a week ago and it (arrive) _______________ yesterday.
g) The boat hit a rock and _______________ (sink) quickly. Fortunately everybody _______________ (rescue).
h) Robert's parents _______________ (die) when he was very young. He and his sister _______________ (bring up) by their grandparents.
i) I was born in London, but I _______________ (grow up) in Canada.
j) While I was on holiday, my camera _______________ (steal) from my hotel room.
l) While I was on holiday, my camera _______________ (disappear) from my hotel room.
m) Why _______________ (Sue I resign) from her job? Didn't she enjoy it?
n) Why _______________ (Ben I fire) from his job? Did he do something wrong?
o) The company is not independent. lt _______________ (own) by a much larger company.
p) I saw an accident last night. Somebody _______________ (call) an ambulance but nobody
_______________ (injure), so the ambulance _______________ (not I need).
q) Where _______________ (these pictures I take)? In London? _______________ (you I take) them, or somebody else?
r) Sometimes it's quite noisy living here, but it's not a problem for me - I _______________ (not I bother) by it.
Respostas
a) lt's a big factory. Five hundred people are employed there.
b) Did somebody clean this room yesterday?
c) Water covers most of the earth's surface.
d) How much of the earth's surface is covered by water?
e) The park gates are locked at 6.30 p.m. every evening.
f) The letter was sent a week ago and it arrived yesterday.
g) The boat hit a rock and sinks quickly. Fortunately, everyone was rescued.
h) Robert's parents died when he was very young. He and his sister are raised by their grandparents.
i) I was born in London, but I grew up in Canada.
j) While I was on holiday, my camera was stolen from my hotel room.
l) While I was on holiday, my camera disappeared from my hotel room.
m) Why Sue I was resigned from her job? Didn't she enjoy it?
n) Why Ben I fired from his job? Did he do something wrong?
o) The company is not independent. lt was owned by a much larger company.
p) I saw an accident last night. Somebody called an ambulance, but nobody
injured, so the ambulance need not come.
q) Where was these pictures I took? In London? I take them, or somebody else?
r) Sometimes it's very noisy living here, but it's not a problem for me - I don't bother by it.
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