Passive voice

Multiple Choice

All the music in those albums _______________ by famous artists.

• was composed and produced

• were composed and produced

Multiple Choice

Someone ____________ my passport and gave it to the security guard.

• was found

• had found

Multiple Choice

A lot of people _______________ since the start of the outbreak.

• are fired

• have been fired

Multiple Choice

My classmates and I believe that a lot of time ___________ on reviewing the same vocabulary over and over.

• is wasted

• has wasted

Multiple Choice

They said the book _______________ by the end of the year.

• has been published

• will be published

Open Ended

Complete the sentences with the passive form of the verbs in bracket. Use contractions where possible.

1. I don't have my phone on me at the moment. It ___________ (repair).

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Complete the sentences with the passive form of the verbs in bracket. Use contractions where possible.

2. The article seemed outdated. I’m not sure when __________ (it/write).

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Complete the sentences with the passive form of the verbs in bracket. Use contractions where possible.

3. I went in for an interview last week, but I __________ (not contact) yet.

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Complete the sentences with the passive form of the verbs in bracket. Use contractions where possible.

4. To our surprise, his car wasn’t in the parking lot. It ___________ (steal).

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Complete the sentences with the passive form of the verbs in bracket. Use contractions where possible.

5. English ____________ (not teach) at the school I went to as a child.

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Improve the following paragraph by changing sentences into the passive voice where appropriate.

The diagram illustrates the way in which people produce olive oil. Initially, farmers harvest the olives from trees and take them to a washing machine where they rinse the olives in cold water. A conveyor belt then transfers the olives to a grinding machine. During this stage, the grinding machine removes the olive stones so that it can safely ground the olives into a paste.

​Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features. Use the passive voice where appropriate.​

Writing task 1