3 PURY: exercises!

A.Lincoln (kill) was killed in 1865.

Back then, people (judge) were judged by the color of their skin.

They (send) will be sent back to their country next month.

Nowadays, racial discrimination (forbid) is forbidden by law.

His car (repair) was repaired yesterday.

You forgot your umbrella, it (find) was found at work.

In a few months, the criminals (judge) will be judged.

The rights of colored people (protect) are protected by the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

During Reconstruction, many Blacks in the South (mistreat) were mistreated.

Back then, most African Americans (not treat) were not treated as citizens.

My laptop is finally working again: it (repair) has been repaired!

They (send) were sent to jail last year.

The presents (offer) will be offered tomorrow.

Slavery (outlaw) was outlawed at the end of the Civil War.

Theft (punish) is punished by law.   

Nowadays, most clothes (make) are made in China.

Today, English (speak) is spoken almost everywhere!

Tax reforms (announce) will be announced soon.

I’m sure your problem (solve) will be solved tomorrow.

The leak (repair) was repaired / has been repaired by our plumber.

 

Vocabulary:

The color of their skin: la couleur de leur peau

Forbid: interdire

Mistreat: maltraiter

Punish: punir

Solve: résoudre

Citizen: citoyen

Nowadays: de nos jours

Back then: à l’époque