10. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple Passive. Two men _________(see) breaking into a house...

1. For transforming the given sentences into the Past Simple Passive, the focus needs to be shifted from the doer of the action (active voice) to the recipient of the action (passive voice). Here's how you can rewrite the sentences:

Two men were seen (see) breaking into a house in my street last night. The police were called (call) and they arrived very quickly. One man was caught (catch) immediately. The other escaped, but he was found (find) very soon. Both men were taken (take) to the police station where they were questioned (question) separately by a police officer. The two men were charged (charge) with burglary.

1. Rewriting the passage in the Passive Voice involves changing the focus from the subject performing the action to the subject receiving the action. Here’s the passage rewritten:

A bus has been stolen from outside the school. The thief was seen by some children. The bus is being searched for by the police now. The children’s descriptions will be used by the police to catch the thief.

1. Two men were seen breaking into a house in my street last night. The police were called and they arrived very quickly. One man was caught immediately. The other escaped, but he was found very soon. Both men were taken to the police station where they were questioned separately by a police officer. The two men were charged with burglary.

2. A bus has been stolen from outside the school. The thief was seen by some children. The bus is being searched for by the police now. The children's descriptions will be used to catch the thief.