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Present and past passive

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This letter _______________ yesterday.

a)

wrote

b)

was wrote

c)

was written

2.

Police _________ the thief when he was trying to leave the building.

a)

was caught

b)

catched

c)

caught

3.

The burglars ________ yesterdays and is now in prison.

a)

arrested

b)

was arrested

c)

were arrested

4.

Sorry, this seat _________.

a)

took

b)

is taken

c)

is taked

5.

This book ____________ by Arthur Conan Doyle.

a)

wrote

b)

were written

c)

was written

6.

Arthur Conan Doyle ________ this book when he was 45.

a)

was write

b)

wrote

c)

written

7.
The window ______ yesterday.
a)
is broken
b)
broke
c)
broken
d)
was broken
8.
Most of the food ____ at the party.
a)
ate
b)
eats
c)
is eaten
d)
was eaten
9.
I ________ a question which I couldn't answer. 
a)
was asked
b)
ask
c)
will be asked
d)
must be asked
10.
The museum ________ by many tourists every year.
a)
visits
b)
is visited
c)
has  been visited
d)
was visisted
11.
Oliver Twist _____ by Charles Dickens.
a)
wrote
b)
was written
c)
had been written
d)
will be written
12.
Cheese ____ from milk.
a)
makes
b)
make
c)
made
d)
is made
13.
Harry Potter ____ by J.K.Rowling.
a)
wrote
b)
written
c)
is written
d)
was written
14.
Van Gogh ____ Sunflowers.
a)
painted
b)
paints
c)
is painted
d)
was painted
15.
She ____ a book as a birthday present.
a)
was given
b)
give
c)
given
d)
buy
16.
My car ___ yesterday.
a)
stole
b)
was stolen
c)
steals
d)
has been stolen
17.
This surprises me. 
I ________________ by this.
a)
would have been surprised
b)
will be surprised
c)
am surprised
18.
A lot of trees ____ every year.
a)
is chopped down
b)
are chopped down
c)
was chopped down
d)
were chopped down
19.
Sandals .............. in the winter.
a)
aren't worn
b)
are wearing
c)
are worn
d)
aren't wearing
20.

How many newspapers____________ in Britain every day?

a)

are printed

b)

is printed

c)

are printing

d)

are printeded

21.

Nowadays, a lot of computers__________ in Korea

a)

is making

b)

is made

c)

are made

d)

are making

22.
New Year ... every year.
a)
is celebrated
b)
was celebrated
c)
celebrates
23.
All the fish ...... by the cat last night.
a)
was eaten
b)
is eaten
c)
has been eaten
d)
will be eaten
24.
Pass the following sentences to passive voice.
The hunter killed the lion.
a)
The lion has been killed by the hunter.
b)
The lion was killed by the hunter.
c)
The lion was kill by the hunter.
d)
The lion is being killed by the hunter.
25.

Pass the following sentences to passive voice.

Alex posted the video on Facebook.

a)

The video was been posted on Facebook by Alex

b)

The video was posted on Facebook by Alex

c)

The video is posted on Facebook by Alex

d)

The video was posted on Facebook by Alex

26.
Pass the following sentences to passive voice.
The mechanic fixes the car
a)
The car is fixed by the mechanic
b)
The car was fixed by the mechanic
c)
The car is being  fixed by the mechanic
d)
The car is fix by the mechanic
27.

New Orleans ____________by a huge hurricane in 2005.

a)

has been hit

b)

was hit

c)

were hit

d)

is being hit

28.
Louise made coffee
a)
Coffee made by Louise
b)
Coffee is made by Louise
c)
Coffee isn't made by Louise
d)
Coffee was made by Louise
29.

German____________ in Germany, Austria, and part of Switzerland.

a)

is speaking

b)

is spoken

c)

are spoken

d)

is been spoken

30.

The royal wedding________ by millions of people in 2011

a)

are watching

b)

are watched

c)

is watched

d)

was watched

31.

Nowadays, a lot of computers__________in Korea

a)

is making

b)

is made

c)

are made

d)

are making

32.
Over a million dollars in cash __________________ from the Bank of East Asia in Central.
a)
have stolen
b)
have been stolen
c)
were stole
33.
Thieves __________________ over a million dollars in cash from the Bank of East Asia in Central.
a)
stolen
b)
were stolen
c)
have stolen
d)
was been stolen
34.
VW cars _____________ in Germany and the Czech Republic.
 
 
a)
make
b)
making
c)
 made
d)
 are made
35.
People ___ eaten by zombies.
a)
is
b)
are
c)
have
d)
has
36.

They _______ if they win.

a)

are praised

b)

were praised

c)

will be praised

37.

She _________ any help yeaterday.

a)

wasn't given

b)

weren't given

c)

isn't given

38.
Choose Passive Voice of the sentence:
Marco painted the picture.
a)
The picture was paint by Marco
b)
The picture was painted by Marco
c)
The picture was being painted by Marco
d)
The picture is painted by Marco
39.
She set the table an hour ago.
Passive Voice:
a)
The table is set .
b)
The table is setted.
c)
The table was set.
d)
The table was been set
40.
Mary Jane wrote a great book about travelling.
Passive Voice:
a)
The book is written by Mary Jane
b)
The book was wrote by Mary Jane
c)
The book was written by Mary Jane
d)
The book is wrote by Mary Jane.
41.
My father pays the bills.
Passive Voice:
a)
The bills are paid by my dad.
b)
The bills are being paid by my dad.
c)
The bills were paid by my dad.
d)
The bills were being paid by my dad.
42.
Levi Strauss invented the blue jeans
The Passive Voice of the sentence is:
a)
The jeans are invented by Levi Strauss
b)
The jeans was invented by Levi Strauss
c)
The jeans were invent by Levi Strauss
d)
The jeans were invented by Levi Strauss
43.
Our cars are repaired by a local mechanic.
Choose the correct active voice:
a)
A local mechanic is reparing our cars.
b)
A local mechanic repaired our cars.
c)
A local mechanic repaires our cars.
d)
A local mechanic has repaired our cars.
44.
The president gave John an award. --> John ___________________ an award by the president.
a)
was gave
b)
was being given
c)
is given
d)
was given
45.
Thomas and his brother built that house. --> That house ___________________by Thomas and his brother
a)
was built
b)
was build
c)
is built
d)
has been built
46.
Do they sell vegetables at the market? ............... vegetables ............... at the market?
a)
are, selled
b)
are, sold
c)
were, sold
d)
were, being sold
47.
Do they deliver the milk to your house every morning?
 ............... the milk ............... to your house every morning?
a)
are, being delivered
b)
is, delivered
c)
is, being delivered
d)
was, delivered
48.
Melody writes a poem
a)
A poem is written by Melody
b)
A poem was written by Melody
c)
A poem written by Melody
d)
A poem isn't written by Melody
49.
I make a cake
a)
The cake was made by me
b)
The cake isn't made by me
c)
The cake is made by me
d)
The cake wasn't made by me
50.
The hunter killed the lion
a)
The lion is killed by the hunter
b)
The lion killed the hunter
c)
The lion was killed by the hunter
d)
The lion will kill the hunter
51.
John hit the ball
a)
The ball hit John
b)
The ball was John
c)
The ball was hit by John
d)
The ball was hitten by John
52.
The cat chased the mouse
a)
The mouse chased the cat
b)
Th
The mouse was chased by the cat
c)
The cat was chased by the cat
d)
The mouse was chase by the cat
53.
You stole the cookie from the cookie jar
a)
The cookie was stolen from the cookie jar
b)
Cookie was stole by you
c)
The cookie jar was steal by him
d)
You stole the cookie 
54.
Louise made coffee
a)
Coffee made by Louise
b)
Coffee is made by Louise
c)
Coffee isn't made by Louise
d)
Coffee was made by Louise
55.
Most of the food ____ at the party.
a)
ate
b)
eats
c)
is eaten
d)
was eaten
56.

I ________ a question but I couldn't answer it.

a)

was asked

b)

ask

c)

will be asked

d)

must be asked

57.
J K Rowling _____________ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
a)
written
b)
wrote
c)
were wrote

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