Grammar: Present Simple Passive (Pre-intermediate)

Real Madrid has emerged as the victor in every match.

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The correct answer is "by" because the word "by" is used to indicate the performer or creator of a song. In this case, "Thriller" is sung by Michael Jackson, meaning that he is the one who performs the song.

The correct answer is "are downloaded" because the sentence is in the present tense and refers to a continuous action. The verb "downloaded" needs to be in the present tense and agree with the subject "MP3 music songs." Therefore, the correct form is "are downloaded."

The correct answer is "are" because it agrees with the subject "shirts" which is plural. "Is" would be used if the subject was singular, such as "My shirt is ironed every day."

The correct answer is "is cut" because the sentence is in the present tense and the subject "My hair" is singular. In the present tense, when talking about a regular or habitual action, we use the verb "is" (or "am" or "are") followed by the past participle form of the verb. In this case, the past participle form of "cut" is "cut." So, the correct sentence is "My hair is cut every second week."

The correct answer is "am woken" because the sentence is in the passive voice. The subject of the sentence is "I", and the verb is "woken". In the passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb. Therefore, "I am woken up by my mother every day" means that the action of waking up is done to the subject (I) by someone else (my mother).

The correct answer is "Is this horse ridden every day?" This is the passive equivalent of the active question "Do they ride this horse every day?" In the passive voice, the subject of the active sentence (they) becomes the object of the passive sentence (this horse), and the main verb (ride) is changed to its past participle form (ridden). The question is asking whether or not this horse is ridden on a daily basis.

The correct answer is "is organised" because the verb "organise" is in the present tense and the subject "wedding" is singular. In present tense, when the subject is singular, we use the form "is" with the base form of the verb. Therefore, "is organised" is the correct form.

The correct answer is "cuts" because the sentence is in the present tense and the verb "cuts" agrees with the subject "my hairdresser." The word "cuts" indicates that the hairdresser regularly trims or styles the person's hair every second week.

The correct answer is "is broken" because the subject "Every glass" is singular and requires the singular form of the verb "to be" which is "is." Additionally, the word "broken" is the correct past participle form of the verb "to break" in this context.

The original sentence states that "They speak English all over the world." This is an active sentence because it has a subject (They) performing the action (speak) on the object (English). The passive transformation changes the sentence structure to emphasize the object and make it the subject of the sentence. Therefore, the correct passive transformation is "English is spoken all over the world."

The given statement simply states that people wear pullovers in winter. The answer restates the same information in a slightly different way, emphasizing that pullovers are indeed worn during the winter season.

The correct answer is "isn't." This is because Portuguese is not spoken in France as an official language.

The students successfully completed or achieved a satisfactory result in the exam at the end of the school year.

Many Hungarians do not understand Chinese.

The correct answer is "grows" because it agrees with the subject "The gardener," which is singular. In English grammar, the verb "grow" needs to be conjugated to match the subject in number and person. Since the subject is third person singular (the gardener), the correct form of the verb is "grows."

The correct answer is "hurt." In this sentence, "hurt" is the past tense form of the verb "hurt," which means to cause pain or injury. The sentence suggests that the speaker's leg experiences pain when they play football with their friends.

The correct answer is "Our eyes are protected by sunglasses in summer." This is the passive equivalent of the active sentence "Sunglasses protect our eyes in summer." It maintains the same subject (our eyes) and object (sunglasses), but changes the sentence structure to focus on the action being done to the subject. The other options also convey the same meaning, but may have slightly different word order or punctuation.

If the subject of the active sentence is 'people' (or 'they', or 'somebody'), it's not important, we don't use 'by people', 'by them' or 'by somebody'.

The original sentence "They cook soup in the kitchen" is transformed into a passive sentence "Soup is cooked in the kitchen." In the passive voice, the subject of the original sentence (They) becomes the object (Soup) and the verb (cook) is changed to its passive form (is cooked). The prepositional phrase "in the kitchen" remains unchanged.

The correct answer is "A lot of bottled oxygen is used by mountain climbers." This is the correct passive equivalent of the given passive sentence "Mountain climbers use a lot of bottled oxygen." The subject "mountain climbers" becomes the object in the passive form, and the verb "use" is changed to "is used." Additionally, the phrase "a lot of bottled oxygen" remains unchanged.

Erica "holds" the record of the champion of free diving. This means that Erica currently has possession of the record and is the current champion. The verb "holds" is the correct form to use in this context as it matches the subject "Erica" and indicates present tense.