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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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