Exercise 1: Choose the Correct Present and Past Simple Passive or Active Forms
Choose the correct form (active or passive) to complete the text. Use present simple passive ('is/are + past participle') or past simple passive ('was/were + past participle') where appropriate.
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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking in the middle of the 15th century in Yemen. It was here in Arabia that roasted coffee seeds for the first time. Coffee then in a very similar way to how we it in the present day. Coffee by Sufi circles to stay awake for their religious rituals.In the 16th century, coffee the rest of the Middle East, Persia, Turkey, and northern Africa. And not long after that, coffee to Italy and to the rest of Europe, and to the Americas.In Europe, coffee in Venice first, and from Venice, it to the rest of Europe. Coffee became more widely accepted after Pope Clement VIII that it was a Christian beverage in 1600; many people wanted to ban coffee because they said it was a 'Muslim drink'. The first European coffee house opened in Rome in 1645.