1. Complete the passive sentences using the verbs in brackets.

1) This book ___ (write) 200 years ago.
2) My bike (steal) while I was inside a shop.
3) Sherlock holmes stories ___ (still/read) by a lot of people nowadays.
4) When (our house/ build)?
5) In my favourite TV series, criminals (take) to court, so you can follow the court case.
6) The shoplifter (not/ catch) because he ran away.
7) My birthday presents (hide) out in the garden – but I soon found them!
8) The police didn't find any of the robbers, so the crime (never/ solve).​

This book was written two hundred years ago.My bike was stolen while I was inside a shop.Sherlock Homles stories are being read by a lot of people nowadays.When was our house built?In my favourite TV series, criminals are taken to court, so you can follow the court case.The shoplifter wasn't caught because he ran away.My birthday presents were hidden out in the garden — but I soon found them!The police didn't find any of the robbers, so the crime was never solved.