Passive voice - active to passive exercise (present simple).

Explanation on the passive voice...

Fill in the spaces with words to complete the passive form of each sentence in present simple. The agent preposition "by" is not required.

Example:
They close the market on Mondays.

Answer:
The market is closed            on Mondays.

1) The police catch a lot of criminals in London.

A lot of criminals in London.

2) The gardener waters the flowers every day.

The flowers every day.

3) We always leave our boots by the door.

Our boots by the door.

4) You switch on the machine at the wall.

The machine at the wall.

5) They don't rent cars there.

Cars there.

6) Somebody follows me home every evening.

Every evening home.

7) Do you switch the laptop on first?

first?

8) Some person leaves the lights on all night.

The lights all night.

9) We usually leave a saucer of milk for the cat.

A saucer of milk for the cat.

10) People see foxes in their gardens at night.

Foxes in people's gardens at night.

 

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