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Réponse :
Complete these sentences with the verbs in brackets in the passive. Choose the correct tense:past or present.
Passif present
am/is/are + participe passé
Passif prétérit
was/were + participe passé
The Picture of Dorian Gray was published in 1891. (publish)
1 This newspaper is read by millions of people every morning. (read)
2 Most computers and mobiles phones are made in China.
3 This window was broken yesterday. (break )
4 The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci. (paint)
5 A lot of paintings were sold at last month's exhibition. (sell)
6 English is spoken all over the world. (speak)
7 Plastic and glass bottles are recycled in a special factory. (recycle)
▸ Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice, starting with the words given.
be ( au temps de la voix active ) + participe passé
Le COD de la voix active devient sujet au passif
Le sujet de la voix active devient complément d'agent introduit par "by" ( par )
Colm Tóibín wrote Brooklyn. ( prétérit )
Brooklyn was written by Colm Tóibín.
1 Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey directed The Secret of Kells. ( prétérit )
The Secret of Kells was directed by Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey
2 A pack of wolves surrounded Brendan. ( prétérit )
Brendan was surrounded by a pack of wolves.
3 Brendan's family didn't send him in the forest. ( prétérit )
Brendan wasn't sent in the forest by his family
4 Enemies destroyed the monastery. ( prétérit )
The monastery was destroyed by enemies.
5 The movie moved the audience. ( prétérit )
The audience was moved by the movie
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