Passive voice Present
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Factories dump tons of waste in the sea.
Tons of waste are dumped into the sea.
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Gustave Eiffel built the Eiffel Tower in 1887.
The Eiffel Tower was built in 1887 by Gustave Eiffel.
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Sharks don't kill many surfers each year.
Many surfers are not killed by sharks each year.
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Apple didn't invent the mobile phone
The mobile phone wasn't invented by Apple.
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Did Mr. Bell invent the telephone?
Was the telephone invented by Mr. Bell?
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They cut down thousands of trees every day
Thousands of trees are cut down every day.
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The police arrested five thieves yesterday.
Five thieves were arrested yesterday.
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She doesn't make a good chocolate cake.
A good chocolate cake isn't made by her.
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Picasso didn't paint the Mona Lisa.
The Mona Lisa wasn't painted by Picasso.
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Does France make champagne?
Is champagne made in France?
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People speak English here.
English is spoken (by people) here.
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They invented the TV in the 20th century
The TV was invented in the 20th century.
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Police don't catch a lot of pickpockets.
A lot of pickpockets are not caught by police.
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Not a lot of people watched the awards ceremony.
The awards ceremony wasn't watched by a lot of people.
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Did you write the letter?
Was the letter written by you?
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Smoking kills millions of people every year.
Millions of people are killed by smoking every year.
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The doctor told my father to stop smoking.
My father was told to stop smoking by the doctor.
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Not many people take the subway to work.
The subway isn't taken to work by many people.
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No one found my shoes.
My shoes weren't found (by anyone).
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Did your mum pick you up?
Were you picked up by your mum?
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Bees sting humans all Summer.
Humans are stung by bees all Summer.
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The police gave her the bad news yesterday.
The bad news were given to her yesterday (by the police).
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People don't buy a lot of cars in the winter.
(A lot of) Cars aren't bought by people in the winter.
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The teacher didn't give us our exams.
We weren't given our exams (by the teacher).
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Did the football player catch the ball?
Was the ball caught by the football player?