Present simple passive, past simple passive or future simple passive

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THE TORN MASTERPIECE If you broke something by mistake, you’d probably offer to pay for it. But what if the object that 1 damaged / was damaged is a painting worth $130 million? Recently, a woman visiting the metropolitan Museum of Art in New York fell on a Picasso masterpiece and 2 tore / was torn it. The painting, called The Actor, 3 painted / was painted in 1905. Fortunately, the tear 4 will be repaired / will repair by the museum and the painting 5 will show / will be shown in a special Picasso exhibition that 6 plans / is planned for the summer. The woman has said that she 7 won’t be visited / won’t visit the exhibition – she 8 doesn’t want / isn’t wanted to destroy any more masterpieces!

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SIMPLE PASSIVE, PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE OR FUTURE SIMPLE PASSIVE.

 

1. How _________________________________ (computers, use) in art today?

2. This painting from 1914 ______________________ (not copy) from a photograph.

3. An art fair ____________________ (hold) here every year. It’s always successful.

4. _______________________ (Stephen, take) on another helicopter ride next year?

5. The paintings __________________________ (not bring) to the gallery tomorrow.

6. ________________________________ (art, teach) in schools in your country?

7. When ________________________________ (this statue by da Vinci, create)?

8. Impressionist artists of the 19^thc. ___________________________ (influence) by Japanese painting.

 

COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. USE

PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE, PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE OR FUTURE SIMPLE PASSIVE.

 

During the Renaissance, being an artist 1 ______________________ (consider) a job like any other. Painters and sculptors 2 _____________________ (teach) their profession from a very young age, by living and working with masters. In those days, artists 3 ______________________ (ask) by their patrons – churches, kings and dukes – to do specific jobs, and they 4 _________________________ (pay) for their work. Today, the life of an artist is very different. When artists create, they don’t know if their work 5 _____________________ (buy) by anyone. Perhaps it 6 ___________________ (show) in a gallery one day – but they will have to pay the gallery owner for their privilege! It sounds difficult, but there’s a good side to it: Renaissance artists 7 _____________________ (expect) to create exactly what their patrons wanted. Today, artists 8 ___________________ (not tell) what to do, they are free to create whatever they like.