Passiva: tempi semplici e principali
Hint: Present simple passive, da “Sarah writes the letter.” (lettera scritta ogni giorno).
2. The book *was read* by millions of people.
Hint: Past simple passive, da “Millions of people read the book.”
3. The food *is eaten* quickly.
Hint: Present simple passive (“La comida viene mangiata velocemente”).
4. The homework *will be done* tomorrow.
Hint: Future simple passive, da “I will do the homework.”
5. The song *is sung* by the choir every Sunday.
Hint: Present simple passive (“il coro canta la canzone ogni domenica”).
6. The house *was built* in 1995.
Hint: Past simple passive (“La casa è stata costruita nel 1995”).
7. The apples *are picked* in autumn.
Hint: Present simple passive (“le mele vengono raccolte in autunno”).
8. The decision *will be made* by Monday.
Hint: Future passive (“La decisione sarà presa entro lunedì”).
9. The window *was broken* last night.
Hint: Past simple passive (“la finestra è stata rotta ieri sera”).
10. The cinema *is cleaned* every morning.
Hint: Present simple passive (“il cinema viene pulito ogni mattina”).
Costruzioni passive con agenti e tempi composti
Hint: Present perfect passive (“i bambini hanno mangiato la torta”).
2. The picture *was painted* by Picasso.
Hint: Past simple passive (“Picasso ha dipinto il quadro”).
3. The homework *hasn’t been finished* yet.
Hint: Present perfect passive negativo (“i compiti non sono ancora stati finiti”).
4. The flowers *are being watered* by the gardener now.
Hint: Present continuous passive (“il giardiniere sta annaffiando i fiori”).
5. The result *will be announced* next week.
Hint: Future passive (“il risultato sarà annunciato la prossima settimana”).
6. English *is spoken* in many countries.
Hint: Present simple passive (“si parla inglese in molti paesi”).
7. The story *was told* by my grandmother.
Hint: Past simple passive (“la storia è stata raccontata da mia nonna”).
8. The final decision *has been made* by the CEO.
Hint: Present perfect passive (“la decisione finale è stata presa dal CEO”).
9. The film *is being shown* at the cinema.
Hint: Present continuous passive (“il film viene proiettato al cinema”).
10. The keys *were lost* by John.
Hint: Past simple passive (“le chiavi sono state perse da John”).