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ACTIVE VERSUS PASSIVE II

PAST TENSES

Rewrite the second sentence so that it means the same as the one given.

E* Past Simple            was / were   + Past Participle

1- We baked bread here yesterday.
      Bread …………………………………………………………………………

2- Some people used bicycles for short journeys.
    Bicycles ……………………………………………………………………

3- Mike sent his luggage to Australia last week.
    His luggage …………………………………………………………………………

4- “Martians did not kidnap my neighbours,” they said.
    “My neighbours ……………………………………………………………………

5- Asma won the quiz competition five years ago.
    The quiz competition ……………………………………………………………….

6-  Sir Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
     The telephone ………………………………………………………………………

7- Freedom fighters started the Algerian Revolution in 1954.
    The Algerian Revolution……………………………………………………………

8- Rioters injured a policeman in London last Monday.
    A policeman ………………………………………………………………………

9- The French colonists arrested Larbi Ben M’Hidi, a national hero, on February 23^rd, 1957.
    Larbi Ben M’Hidi, a national hero, ………………………………………………

10- Ibn-Khaldoun, an eminent historian,  wrote the famous book, El-Mouqadima in 1372.
       The famous book, El-Mouqadima, ………………………………………………

F* Past Perfect                   had + been + Past Participle
 

1- We had baked bread here.
    Bread …………………………………………………………………………..

2- We had repaired the computer only once last year.
    The computer………………………………………………………………

3- The Algerian football team had defeated the German one in 1982.
    The German football team ………………………………………………………

4- Hassiba and Morcelli had offered  world champion medals to Algeria.
    World champion medals ……………………………………………………………

5- They had given opportunities to people with initiative.
    Opportunities ………………………………………………………………………..

G* Past Continuous          was / were + being + Past Participle

1- We were baking bread here.
    Bread ………………………………………………………………

2- Fairouz was making a cake when I arrived.
    A cake ……………………………………………………………………………….

3- Donna was not feeding her animals when the phone rang.
    Her animals …………………………………………………………………………

4- I did not realize that someone was recording our conversation.
    I did not realize that our conversation ……………………………………………

5- They were demolishing  the old bus stop when the accident happened.
    The old bus stop ……………………………………………………………………

6- We did not hear that a stranger was following us.
    We did not hear that we ……………………………………………………………

7- The headmaster was awarding prizes to the students when one of them fainted.
    Prizes …………………………………………………………………………………

8- The children were acting the play, Romeo and Juliet,  when it started raining.
    The play, Romeo and Juliet,   ……………………………………………………

9- They were building a ring-road round the city at that time.
    A ring-road …………………………………………………………………………

10- He was spying the military ship  from a small boat.
      The military ship ……………………………………………………………………

H*  Past Tenses

1- Algeria had not abolished the military service. 
    The military service ………………………………………………………….

2- They were taking some pictures while we were having a nice time.
    Some pictures …………………………………………………………………

3- Police arrested some street demonstrators in Paris.
    Some street demonstrators ……………………………………………………...

4- Rachid was inspecting the teacher when the headmaster knocked at the door.
    The teacher ……………………………………………………………………….

5- They did not ask me my name.
    I ……………………………………………………………………………………..
6- The people next door had lost their daughter  since last August.
    Their daughter ………………………………………………………………………

7- The rioters had looted many shops before the Police arrival.
    Many shops ………………………………………………………………………

8- She called the ambulance to the scene of the accident.
    The ambulance …………………………………………………………………

9-  karim was designing his house plan when he fell ill.
     His house plan……………………………………………………….. …………

10- Fatiha told me that somebody had attacked and robbed her in the street.
      Fatiha told me that she …………………………………………………………