Gateway B1 Passive Voice

Choose the sentences where you can see passive voice:

• Have they delivered your new sofa?

• The house was built in 1920.

• Will you be my best man?

• The parcel will be delivered tomorrow.

Choose the sentences where you can see active voice:

• This group has recently been awarded the best song of the year.

• Did Shakespeare write Wuthering Heights?

• What will happen to the old town library?

• The housework is done once a week by a cleaning lady.

What verb do we always use in any Passive sentence?

• to have

• to be

• to be able to

• to do

"All arrangements are made"

Will 'made' change if we will use this sentence in different tenses?

• No

• Yes

"All arrangements are made"

Will 'are' change if we use this sentence in different tenses?

• No

• Yes

Fill in the gap:

He ___ asked to open the window.

• Is

• Was

• Has

• Will

Fill in the gap:

The new station ___ be finished next year.

• Is

• Was

• Has

• Will

Fill in the gap:

The shopping ___ done every Friday.

• Is

• Was

• Has

• Will

Fill in the gap:

The telephone ___ been repaired.

• Is

• Was

• Has

• Will

Fill in the gap:

The office ___ redecorated last week.

• Is

• Was

• Has

• Will