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Exercise 1 - Passive Times

What's the time idea for the passive verb in each sentence: Present, Past, or Future?

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  1. You are required to submit your application on or before September 1.
    1.   present
    2.   past
    3.   future
  2. A lot of cotton is grown in Egypt.
    1.   present
    2.   past
    3.   future
  3. All the apartments are being painted.
    1.   present
    2.   past
    3.   future
  4. When we arrived, the food was served.
    1.   present
    2.   past
    3.   future
  5. I'm given a lot of freedom in this job.
    1.   present
    2.   past
    3.   future
  6. He was hired two years ago.
    1.   present
    2.   past
    3.   future
  7. The project will be finished before we leave for Italy.
    1.   present
    2.   past
    3.   future
  8. The conference will be held in San Francisco.
    1.   present
    2.   past
    3.   future
  9. We're stopped by the police on that road every month.
    1.   present
    2.   past
    3.   future
  10. She should be told how to use that program.
    1.   present
    2.   past
    3.   future