Passive voice
People speak Portuguese in Brazil.
Portuguese is spoken in Brazil.
The wolf ate the princess.
The princess was eaten (by the wolf).
I _____ (study) all day, so I was tired.
I had been studying all day, so I was tired.
I ___ (break) my ankle, so I couldn't go skiing last year.
I had broken my ankle, so I couldn't go skiing last year.
Mike works ___ a computer company.
Mike works FOR a computer company.
My grandfather built this house in 1943.
This house was built (by my grandfather) in 1943
Somebody sells vegetables in the market.
Vegetables are sold in the market.
I _____ (open)my handbag and realised that I _____ (forgot) my credit card.
I opened my handbag and realised that I had forgotten my credit card.
I ____ (run), so I was hot and tired.
I had been running, so I was hot and tired.
Have you given your notice to the boss ___ yet?
Have you given your notice to the boss IN yet?
The cleaner has cleaned the office.
The office has been cleaned.
I am making a cake.
A cake is being made (by me).
It ________ (rain) and the pavement _____ (be) covered with puddles.
It had been raining and the pavement was covered with puddles.
They ________________________ (study) all day so, when we ________________________ (meet), they were exhausted.
They had been studying all day so, when we met, they were exhausted.
She worked ___ a cleaner at the hospital.
She worked AS a cleaner at the hospital.
The Government is planning a new road near my house.
A new road is being planned near my house.
Somebody has drunk all the milk!
All the milk has been drunk!
It ______________ (not / rain) all summer, so the grass ____ (to be) completely dead.
It hadn't rained all summer, so the grass was completely dead.
I ____ (know) my husband for three years when we ________(get) married.
I had known my husband for three years when we got married.
We were thinking about going to Switzerland,
but __ the end we went to Austria.
We were thinking about going to Switzerland, but IN the end we went to Austria.
They are building a new stadium near the station.
A new stadium is being built near the station.
Somebody has eaten the strawberries.
The strawberries have been eaten.
When I ______ (get) to the airport, I discovered I _____ (forget) my passport.
When I got to the airport, I discovered I had forgotten my passport
When Julie ____ (get) home from her holiday, her flat was a mess. John ______ (have) a party.
When Julie got home from her holiday, her flat was a mess. John had had a party
He thanked me ___ taking him home.
He thanked me FOR taking him home.