Passive voice - all tenses

Rita writes a letter./ A letter _____________ by Rita.

The Government is planning a new road near my house./ A new road _________________ near my house.

My grandfather built this house in 1943.

• This house was built in 1943.

• This house was being built in 1943.

• This house has been built in 1943.

• This house is built in 1943.

Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.

• Guernica is being painted at that time.

• Guernica will be painted at that time.

• Guernica was painted at that time.

• Guernica was being painted at that time.

The cleaner has cleaned the office./ The office...

• was cleaned

• has been cleaned

• was being cleaned

• is cleaned

He had written three books before 1867.

• Three books were written before 1867.

• Three books had been written before 1867.

• Three books are written before 1867.

• Three books have been written before 1867.

John will tell you later. You ____________ later.

Somebody should do the work./ The work ___________.

People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

• Portuguese was spoken in Brazil.

• Portuguese is spoken in Brazil.

• Portuguese had been spoken in Brazil.

• Portuguese have been spoken in Brazil.

Everybody loves Mr Brown./ Mr Brown _______ by everybody.

• was loved

• has been loved

• is being loved

• is loved