Passive voice Tenses

We form the passive voice with:

• verb to be + past pasticiple of the main verb

• verb to be + simple past tense of the main verb

• verb to be + present simple of the main verb

• verb to be + present continuous of the main verb

Which option is NOT TRUE for the passive voice

• To describe the main verb of the sentence.

• To describe an action when we are interested mainly in the object and not who did it.

• To describe processes

• To describe the artist of a song, book, painting, film, etc.

How do we form the present perfect passive?

• With the verb to be + the past participle of the main verb

• With the verb have + the past participle of the main verb

• With the verb have + been + past participle of the main verb

• With the verb have + done + past participle of the main verb

Which sentence is correct?

• The Cathedral was built in the 14th Century.

• The Cathedral is built in the 14th Century.

Which sentence is correct?

• The roads were cleaned once a week.

• The roads are cleaned once a week.

Complete the sentence: The grapes ____________________in September.

• are picked

• were picked

• be picked

Complete the sentence: The Gioconda ____________________ by Leonardo da Vinci.

• be painted

• is painted

• was painted

Complete the sentence: The staff ________________trained.

• haves been

• have been

• has been

Complete the sentence: He____________________ to see the President.

• haves been

• has been taken

• have been taken

Complete the sentence: The payment __________ yet __________.

• haves not / been maked

• have not / been made.

• has not / been made.