LOWER INTERMEDIATE - UNIT 1B - READING 1 (page 1)

FAMOUS BUILDINGS

Put the correct verb into these sentences.

1. The Eiffel Tower (build / built / was built) in 1889.
2. The Leaning Tower of Pisa (was started / started / starting) in 1173..
3. The Tower (was closed / closing / is closing) in 1990.
4. The Sydney Opera House (is designing / designed / was designed) by a Danish architect.
5. The Twin Towers (are destroyed / destroyed / were destroyed) on September 11, 2001.

Answer 1. was built 2. was started 3. was closed 4. was designed 5. were destroyed

All of these sentences are passive sentences. We'll look at passive sentences in the next grammar lesson.