The Passive: Mixed Tenses

People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

Portuguese ______________ in Brazil

The Government is planning a new road near my house.

A new road near my house ____ by the government.

My grandfather built this house in 1943.

This house _______ by my grandfather in 1943.

Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.

Guernica _________ by Picasso at that time.

The cleaner has cleaned the office.

The office ________.

He had written three books before 1867.

Three books _______ by him before 1867.

John will tell you the secret later.

The secret ________ by John later.

The students must answer the exam

The exam ___________ by the students

Somebody should do the work.

The work ________.

The traffic might delay Jimmy.

Jimmy ______ by the traffic