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Passive Voice - Exercises on Form

Passiv Textübung – Portal Dolmen

Complete the sentences (Simple Present oder Simple Past). Entscheide, ob du Active or Passive Voice Usen musst.

  1. Portal dolmens (be) ancient tombs.
  2. They (build) about 6000 years ago.
  3. In order to build such a tomb, ancient people (put) up big stones.
  4. These standing stones then (form) the walls.
  5. Another huge stone, the cap stone, (place) on top of the other stones.
  6. Finally, the tomb (have) the form of a little chamber.
  7. In that chamber, the dead person (bury) .
  8. Then the entrance to the tomb (close) with another stone.
  9. Nowadays, portal dolmens (see / can) in Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
  10. They (call) portal dolmens because they (look) like a huge doorway (or portal).