Active and passive voice

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Exercise 3: Active & Passive in Context

Exercise 3: Active & Passive in Context


Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct tense — active or passive. Pay attention to who performs the action and whether the focus is on the doer or receiver.

Authorities (just/announce) that Saint Pauls Bank (rob) yesterday. Two men (go) into the bank at 9.30 armed with automatic guns. The customers and workers (tell) to lie down on the floor and one of the bank clerks (ask) at gunpoint to give them all the money. Then the two robbers (leave) the building quickly. Local authorities have informed that about 500,000 dollars (steal) yesterday, but fortunately nobody (injure). Police investigators (assure) residents that the robbers (find) soon.