passive voice present and past

How many newspapers____________(print) in Britain every day?

• are printed

• is printed

• are printing

• are printeded

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'are printed' because it uses the passive voice to indicate that newspapers are produced daily in Britain. 'Is printed' is incorrect due to subject-verb agreement, and 'are printing' suggests an ongoing action, which is not suitable here.

German____________(speak) in Germany, Austria, and part of Switzerland.

• is speaking

• is spoken

• are spoken

• is been spoken

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'is spoken' because it indicates that German is a language that is used in those countries. The other options do not fit grammatically or contextually.

Nowadays, a lot of computers__________(make) in Korea

• is making

• is made

• are made

• are making

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'are made' because it uses the passive voice to indicate that computers are produced in Korea. The subject 'computers' is plural, so 'are' is the appropriate form of the verb 'to be'.

The Harry Potter films________(not direct) by Steven Spielberg

• didn't directed

• wasn't directed

• isn't directed

• weren't directed

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'weren't directed' because it uses the past tense and plural form to indicate that the Harry Potter films, which are multiple, did not have Steven Spielberg as their director.

The Harry Potter films________(not direct) by Steven Spielberg

• didn't directed

• wasn't directed

• isn't directed

• weren't directed

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'weren't directed' because it uses the past tense and plural form to indicate that the Harry Potter films, which are multiple, did not have Steven Spielberg as their director.

My sister______________by wild tigers, she is at the hospital.

• was attack

• is attacked

• was attacked

• are attacked

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'was attacked' because it uses the past passive voice, indicating that the action happened to the subject (my sister) in the past. The other options are grammatically incorrect or do not fit the context.

A saw a car accident. Four students________to hospital

• was taken

• were took

• are taken

• were taken

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'were taken' because it agrees with the plural subject 'students' and uses the passive voice to indicate that the students were the recipients of the action.

This problem ______by your brother yesterday

• was solved

• will be solved

• is solved

• solves

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'was solved' because the sentence refers to an action completed in the past, indicated by 'yesterday'. The other options do not fit the past tense context.

Many things ________ in this house

• is said

• are said

• they say

• they are said

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'are said' because 'many things' is plural, requiring the plural verb form. 'Is said' is singular, while 'they say' and 'they are said' do not fit the sentence structure.

They spent 35 euros in clothes.

• 35 euros were spent in clothes.

• are spent 35 euros in clothes.

• 35 euros are spent in clothes.

• 35 euros was spent in clothes.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is '35 euros were spent in clothes' because it uses the plural verb 'were' to agree with the plural subject '35 euros', indicating that the action occurred in the past.