Passive voice - Formative evaluation

Translate this active sentence into passive: He eats the cake

• The cake is cooked.

• The cake is eaten.

• The book is read.

• The house is built.

Rewrite the following sentence in the past passive: Maria ate the cake.

• Maria was eaten by the cake.

• The cake ate Maria.

• The cake was eaten by Maria.

• Maria ate the cake.

What is the difference between the present passive and past passive?

• The present passive refers to an action currently in progress, while the past passive refers to an action already completed.

• The present passive refers to a completed action, while the past passive refers to an action in progress.

• The present passive refers to an action currently in progress, while the past passive refers to an action already completed.

• The present passive refers to a future action, while the past passive refers to a current action.

Apply the rule of the present passive to the following sentence: The book is read by the students.

• The students read the book.

• The book reads the students.

• The students are read by the book.

• The students read the book.

Change from active to passive: The caretaker closed the door

• The door was closed by the caretaker.

• The door was opened by the caretaker.

• The caretaker closed the door.

• The door was closed by the caretaker.

What rule is applied to construct the present passive?

• Verb to have in the present + past participle of the main verb

• Past participle of the main verb + verb to have in the present

• Present participle of the main verb + verb to be in the present

• Verb to be in the present + past participle of the main verb

What tense is this sentence: I have done my job

• present indicative

• past perfect

• remote past

• simple future

Convert this sentence into passive voice: The masons built the house

• The cake was cooked by the florists.

• The house was built by the masons.

• The book was written by the teachers.

• The movie was directed by the hairdressers.

Explain the formation of the past passive.

• The past passive is formed with the auxiliary 'fare' in the past followed by the past participle of the main verb.

• The past passive is formed with the auxiliary 'essere' in the past followed by the past participle of the main verb.

• The past passive is formed with the auxiliary 'avere' in the past followed by the past participle of the main verb.

• The past passive is formed with the auxiliary 'stare' in the past followed by the past participle of the main verb.

Rewrite the following sentence in the present passive: The homework has been completed by the students.

• The students complete the homework.

• The students complete the homework states.

• The students have been completed by the homework.

• The homework completes the students.