Passive Voice Quiz

(Simple Present) Active: People speak English worldwide. Choose the best passive:

• English is spoken worldwide.

• English was spoken worldwide.

• English has been spoken worldwide.

• English is being spoken worldwide.

(Present Continuous) Active: They are building a new bridge. Choose the best passive:

• A new bridge is built.

• A new bridge is being built.

• A new bridge has been built.

• A new bridge was being built.

(Present Perfect) Active: Someone has stolen my bike. Choose the best passive:

• My bike is stolen.

• My bike was stolen.

• My bike has been stolen.

• My bike is being stolen.

(Present Perfect Continuous — rare in passive) Active: They have been repairing the road for hours. Choose the best passive:

• The road has been repairing for hours.

• The road has been repaired for hours.

• The road has being repaired for hours.

• The road has been being repaired for hours.

(Simple Past) Active: The committee approved the budget. Choose the best passive:

• The budget is approved by the committee.

• The budget was approved by the committee.

• The budget has been approved by the committee.

• The budget was being approved by the committee.

(Past Continuous) Active: They were painting the walls. Choose the best passive:

• The walls were painted.

• The walls are being painted.

• The walls were being painted.

• The walls have been being painted.

(Past Perfect) Active: She had finished the report. Choose the best passive:

• The report had been finished.

• The report has been finished.

• The report was finished.

• The report is finished.

(Past Perfect Continuous — rare in passive) Active: They had been watching him. Choose the best passive:

• He had been watched.

• He had being watched.

• He had been being watched.

• He was being watched.

(Future Simple “will”) Active: They will announce the results tomorrow. Choose the best passive:

• The results will be announced tomorrow.

• The results will announced tomorrow.

• The results are going to be announced tomorrow.

• The results will have been announced tomorrow.

(“Be going to” Future) Active: They are going to launch the app next week. Choose the best passive:

• The app is going to launch next week.

• The app is going to be launched next week.

• The app will be launched last week.

• The app is being launched last week.