2. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets.
1. The plane was struck (strike) by lighthlning, but managed to land safely.
2. The centre of the town .... ( deatroy) by the hurricane.
3. The couple .... (rescue) from the roof of their house.
4. Part of the school .... (rebuilt) after being damaged by the high winds.
5. Our house .... (not damage) by the thunderstorm.
6. Much of the city .... (flood) after days of heavy rain
3. Rewrite the active sentences below using the past passive and by.
1. The heavy hail broke the cars' windscreens.
The cars' windscreens were broken by the heavy hail
2. The snowstorm blocked the roads.
3. The sound if the thunder woke the children up.
4. The river flooded the town
5. The high winds knocked the tower down.
Answers & Comments
2. 2 was destroyed 3 was rescued 4 was rebuilt 5 was not damaged 6 was flooded
3. 2 The roads were blocked by the snowstorm. 3 The children were woken up by the sound of the thunder. 4 The town was flooded by the river. 5 The tower was knocked down by the high winds.
2.
2 was destroyed
3 was rescued
4 was rebuilt
5 wasn't damaged
6 was flooded
3.
2 The roads were blocked by the snowstorm.
3 The children were woken up by the sound of the thunder.
4 The town was flooded by the river.
5 The tower was knocked down by the high winds.