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    Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple, active or passive.  
       
1.   It's a big factory. Five hundred people ______ ( employ ) there.  
2.   Water ______ ( cover ) most of the Earth's surface.  
3.   Most of the Earth's surface ______ ( cover ) by water.  
4.   The park gates ______ ( lock ) at 6.30 p.m. every evening.  
5.   The letter ______ ( post ) a week ago and it ______ ( arrive ) yesterday.  
6.   The boat ______ ( sink ) quickly but fortunately everybody ______ ( rescue ).  
7.   Ron's parents ______ ( die ) when he was very young. He and his sister ______ ( bring ) up by their grandparents.  
8.   I was born in London but I ______ ( grow ) up in the north of England.  
9.   While I was on holiday, my camera ______ ( steal ) from my hotel room.  
10.   While I was on holiday, my camera ______ ( disappear ) from my hotel room.  
11.   Why ______ ( Sue/resign ) from her job ? Didn't she enjoy it ?  
12.   Why ______ ( Bill/sack ) from his job ? What did he do wrong ?  
13.   The company is not independent. It ______ ( own ) by a much larger company.  
14.   I saw an accident last night. Somebody ______ ( call ) an ambulance but nobody ______ ( injure ) so the ambulance ______ ( not/need ).  
15.   Where ______ ( these photographs/take ) ? In London ? ______ ( you/take ) them ?  
       

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1.   It's a big factory. Five hundred people are employed there.  
2.   Water covers most of the Earth's surface.  
3.   Most of the Earth's surface is covered by water.  
4.   The park gates are locked at 6.30 p.m. every evening.  
5.   The letter was posted a week ago and it arrived yesterday.  
6.   The boat sank quickly but fortunately everybody was rescued.  
7.   Ron's parents died when he was very young. He and his sister were brought up by their grandparents.  
8.   I was born in London but I grew up in the north of England.  
9.   While I was on holiday, my camera was stolen from my hotel room.  
10.   While I was on holiday, my camera disappeared from my hotel room.  
11.   Why did Sue resign from her job ? Didn't she enjoy it ?  
12.   Why was Bill sacked from his job ? What did he do wrong ?  
13.   The company is not independent. It is owned by a much larger company.  
14.   I saw an accident last night. Somebody called an ambulance but nobody was injured so the ambulance wasn't needed.  
15.   Where were these photographs taken ? In London ? Did you take them ?  
       
 
 
 

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