Passive voice
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Simple Past
Water sampling Vocabulary
Present simple
and Present Continuous
100

change this verb into the passive form: "Technicians label the bottles"

The bottles are labeled by technicians.

100

Les mostres són transportades en una nevera portàtil.

The samples are transported in a cooler.

100

They ____ (drink) tea yesterday

They drank tea yesterday

100

This protective item is worn on the hands to avoid contamination.

Gloves

100

At the moment she ______ (enjoy) the hot sun at the beach.

At the moment she is enjoying the hot sun at the beach.

200

Transform to passive:
“They collected the samples at the river."

The samples were collected at the river.

200

L’equip ha estat calibrat aquest matí.

The equipment has been calibrated this morning

200

We (not fly) _________ to Paris last Monday..

We didn't fly to Paris last Monday.

200

You wear this to protect your clothes while working in the lab

Lab coat

200

It _____ (not / rain) often here during spring.

It doesn't rain often here during spring.

300

Change into Active:

The bottles are stored in the fridge (by them)

They store the bottles in the fridge.

300

Les ampolles són etiquetades abans del mostreig

The bottles are labelled before sampling.

300

He ____ (break) his leg yesterday.

He broke his leg yesterday.

300

This object is used to write down observations during sampling

field notebook.

300

He _____ (be) from Germany but he (live)______ in Texas now.

He is from Germany but he is living in Texas now.

400

Change into the passive voice: We labelled the bottles incorrectly

The bottles were labelled incorrectly by us

400

Els informes són enviats cada setmana.

The reports are sent every week.

400

My sister (write) to the sports centre yesterday?

Did my sister write to the sports centre yesterday?

400

This is the term for accidentally adding unwanted substances to a sample.

Contamination.

400

We _______ volleyball this afternoon and later we____________ a barbecue. 

1. are playing, have

2. playing, having

3. play, have

1. are playing, have

We are playing volleyball this afternoon and later we have a barbecue.

500

Complete in passive:
“The report ________ (finish) by the end of the day

The report will be finished by the end of the day

500

Els reactius han estat preparats pels estudiants.

The reagents have been prepared by the students.

500

We _____ (be) in our house when the earthquake _____ (happen).

We were in our house when the earthquake happened.

500

You use this to avoid mixing two samples using the same equipment.

sterile bottles

500

Don't talk to me now. I am ______ (write) a very important letter. I ______ (not / have) time to talk

Don't talk to me now. I am writing a very important letter. I don't have time to talk. 

600

Change into active voice:

The reagents have been prepared by the laboratory assistant.



The laboratory assistant has prepared the reagents.

600

El nivell de pH serà mesurat més tard.

The pH level will be measured later.

600

Last Saturday, the children in the class ___ (be) noisy.

Last Saturday, the children in the class were noisy.

600

This instrument measures how acidic or basic the water is.

a pH meter.

600

Evan ____________(not like) hot summers, but this year, he is __________ (move) to Spain.


Evan doesn't like hot summers, but this year, he is moving to Spain.