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simple present passive We are woken by the birds.

/ am woken you are woken he/she/it is woken etc
H am 1woken? are you woken? is he/she/it woken? etc

B 1am not woken you are not woken he/she/it is not woken etc

For contractions [I'm, isn't etc), see pages 2, 301.

We use the simple present passive like the simple present active, for things that are always true, and
things that happen all the time, repeatedly, often, sometimes, never etc (see page 17).

I am paid every two weeks. Is Jeremy liked by the other children? Stamps aren't sold here.

-» For spelling rules for adding -ed to verbs, see page 46; for irregular past participles, see page 299.

Complete the sentences with am/are/is.

► A lot of paper .......made from wood.
1 What.......................this called in English?

2 Jane...............paid on the first of every month.
3 I ............. often sent to the Singapore office.
4 .............. any classes taught on Wednesdays?
5 More chocolate...............eaten in the US than in any other country.
6 Not very much...............known about Shakespeare's childhood.

7 We...............woken by the birds every morning.
8 ...............you seen by the same doctor every week?

^ Put simple present passive verbs into these sentences.

► A lot of olive oil ..............in Greek cooking, (use)
1 Arabic................................. . from right to left, [write)
2 Those programmes............ ....................by millions of people every week, [watch)
3 Stamps............................... ..in most newsagents in Britain, [sell)
4 The police say that nothing ..................................about the child's family, [know)
5 In English,'ough'................ ................ in a lot of different ways. (pronounce)
6 Spanish.............................. ...in Peru, [speak)
7 Cricket............................... .. by two teams of eleven players, [play)

8 Our windows..................... ........... once a month, [clean)

Make simple present negatives and questions.

► 'Those computers ..?.K?. ......... ..............................in America.'[not make)
'Whom are they made? ............ ' 'In China.'

1 'My name.................................................
,
'How "L, E, S, L, 1 E.'
2 'That kind of bird...................................... ............................ around here, usually.'[notsee)
'Where ' 'In warmer countries.'
3 ‘Where......................................................

'How ' 'Like wear!
4 'Diamonds................................................
'Where ' 'In South Africa, for example.'
5 'My sister..................................................

'How much ' '1don't remember.'

In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full PASSIVES 95
forms (for example lam, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.