Passive Voice and Tenses

I ---- scuba diving lessons since last year, but I still ---- accustomed to breathing with all that equipment.

• A) took / hadn’t got

• B) am taking / didn’t get

• C) have been taking / haven’t got

• D) am taken / wasn’t getting

• E) will be taken / won’t be getting

I ____ Malcolm in his car, but he ____ the traffic and didn’t see me.

• A) was seeing / watches

• B) see / has watched

• C) have seen / is watching

• D) saw / was watching

• E) am seeing / watched

Tim ____ a master’s degree as soon as he ____ to Canada.

• A) has begun / is returning

• B) began / returned

• C) is beginning / returned

• D) was beginning / returns

• E) begins / has returned

Ratchel ____ up smoking four years ago and she ____ a cigarette since.

• A) was giving / doesn’t smoke

• B) has given / wasn’t smoking

• C) gave / hasn’t smoked

• D) has given / didn’t smoke

• E) is giving / isn’t smoking

Last year Sonny ____ four miles each morning before breakfast, but he ____ around the block each morning instead since his heart attack.

• A) ran / has been walking

• B) has run / has walked

• C) runs / was walking

• D) has been running / walks

• E) was running / walked

I ____ a brace on my teeth as a child, but I didn’t like it.

• A) was wearing

• B) am wearing

• C) have worn

• D) wore

• E) have been wearing

I ____ an extra part-time job last week as we ____ the money.

• A) am starting / are needing

• B) was starting / have needed

• C) start / needed

• D) have started / were needing

• E) started / need

In 1951, the people of the Gold Coast ____ for their own government and shortly afterwards, they ____ their country as Ghana.

• A) vote / are renaming

• B) voted / renamed

• C) have voted / were renaming

• D) were voting / have renamed

• E) are voting / rename

As my son ____ down by the river, I ____ his room thoroughly.

• A) fishes / have cleaned

• B) is fishing / cleaned

• C) has fished / clean

• D) fished / have been cleaning

• E) was fishing / cleaned

We ____ in Cornwall for two weeks last summer. Since then, we ____ a holiday by the sea.

• A) stayed / haven’t had

• B) are staying / don’t have

• C) were staying / didn’t have

• D) stay / aren’t having

• E) have stayed / weren’t having