PASSIVE VOICE in Various Tenses

Find the correct sentence that has passive form.

• The house will be painted by them next week.

• Father likes drinking coffee every morning.

• The police arrested the thief last night.

• I plan to give her a reward.

• The boy whom I introduced to you is a new student.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Choose the correct phrase to complete the sentence below.

“The floor …. by the servants every day.”

• is swept

• is sweeping

• will be swept

• has been swept

• was being swept

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Choose the correct phrase to complete the sentence below.

“The students ….. ethics by her so that they respect people in their surroundings.”

• Should be taught

• Should taught

• Should been taught

• Should be teaching

• Should have taught

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

State the sentence below into passive form.

“The painter is drawing a beautiful lady.”

• The beautiful lady is being drawn by the painter.

• The beautiful lady is drawn by the painter.

• The painter. is drawn by the beautiful lady.

• The painter has been drawn by the beautiful lady.

• The beautiful lady was drawing by the painter.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Analyze the mistake in the sentence below.

“The work must be finish by the students on time or they will get punishment from the teacher.”

• The verb ‘finish’ is wrong because it should use past participle.

• The verb ‘get’ should be changed into past participle.

• The position between the students and the teacher should be exchanged.

• The auxiliary ‘must’ should be followed by ‘been’.

• There is no mistake.

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the meaning of passive form below.

“Steve has been given the suggestion to stop smoking.”

• Somebody has given Steve the suggestion to stop smoking.

• The suggestion to stop smoking was given to Steve.

• The suggestion to stop smoking has been given by Steve.

• Steve gives suggestion to stop smoking.

• The suggestion to stop smoking about Steve has been given.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Analyze the passive form in the conversation below.**

Windi: I’m wondering when the seminar will be held. I’m afraid it will clash with the schedule our final exam.

Ulfah: I’ll look for some information whether it … or not.

• has been already scheduled

• has not scheduled yet

• has to schedule

• has been scheduling

• has not been scheduled yet

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Choose the best response for the statement.

Woman:"Why do you look so sad?

Is there any problem with your computer?"

Man: ...

• My computer is broken.

• My computer broke me.

• I get my computer breaks.

• My computer is breaking me.

• My computer has broken.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Identify the meaning of passive form.

“In India, the mothers give almonds to their children before facing examination because it is believed as brain food.”

• The mothers believe that almonds are brain food.

• The brain needs food too.

• India can produce a lot of almonds.

• The test will be hard without almonds.

• The mothers give almonds because their children like it.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Construct the following words into a complex sentence.

We1 - getting2 - of3 - before4 - been5 - 8 glasses a day6 -suggested7 - have8 -dehydration9 - mineral water10 - to drink11

• 1 – 8 – 5 – 7 – 11 – 6 – 3 – 10 – 4 – 2 – 9

• 1 – 8 – 5 – 7 – 2 – 9 – 3 – 10 – 4 – 6 – 11

• 1 – 8 – 5 – 6 – 9 – 11– 3 – 10 – 4 – 2 – 7

• 8 – 3 – 10 – 8 – 5 – 7 – 1 – 10 – 4 – 2 – 9

• 8 – 3 – 10 – 8 – 5 – 7 – 1 – 9 – 4 – 2 – 10

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B