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Passive Voice All Tenses

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
They were interviewing her for the job. 
She ________________ for the job
a)
was being interviewed
b)
was interviewed
c)
has been interviewed
2.
 Tom is writing an email. 
 The letter ________________ by Tom.
a)
was written
b)
is being written
c)
has been written
3.
Everyone understands English. 
 English ________________ by everyone.
a)
is understood
b)
has been understood
c)
was understood
4.
The employees brought up this issue during the meeting. 
 This issue ________________ by the employees during the meeting.
a)
has been brought up
b)
is brought up
c)
was brought up
5.
The boss told him not to talk in the conference. 
 He ________________ by the professor not to talk in class.
a)
has been told
b)
was told
c)
was being told
6.
They say that women are smarter than men. 
Women ________________ to be smarter than men.
a)
were being said
b)
were said
c)
are said
7.
The fire has destroyed all the files. 
The house ________________ by the fire.
a)
has been destroyed
b)
was being destroyed
c)
is destroyed
8.
She would reject the offer. 
The offer ________________ by her.
a)
will have been rejected
b)
would be rejected
c)
will be rejected
9.

A cinema is a place where films ___________________

a)

shown

b)

be shown

c)

are shown

d)

is shown

10.

The house ______________ in 1935.

a)

is built

b)

was built 

c)

was being built

d)

has been built

11.

Two hundred people _____________________ by the company.

a)

employed

b)

have employed

c)

is employed

d)

are employed

12.

Pizza ____________ by Sally.

a)

eaten

b)

is eating

c)

ate

d)

was eaten

13.

The house ________________by my wife twice a week.

a)

has been cleaned

b)

is cleaned

c)

is being cleaned

d)

was cleaned

14.

Madame Tussauds ________________ by many tourists every year.

a)

is being visited

b)

has been visited

c)

is visited

d)

was visited

15.

The offer _______________ by the boss. It is really creative.

a)

will be accepted

b)

was rejected

c)

is rejected

d)

is being accepted

16.

The animals ______ at the zoo.

a)

shouldn't feed

b)

shouldn't be fed

c)

is going to feed

d)

must feed

17.

Tom's ipod_____________________. Therefore, he is crying.

a)

has been stolen

b)

steals

c)

stole

d)

was stolen

18.

The house ________________ next week.

a)

was demolished

b)

is going to be demolished

c)

will demolish

d)

is demolished

19.

The cookies _________________ by Susan now.

a)

will be baked

b)

are being baked

c)

were baked

d)

have been baked

20.

Helmets __________________ while riding a motorbike

a)

is worn

b)

must be worn

c)

shouldn't be worn

d)

wore

21.

My grandfather built this house in 1943.

a)

This house were built by my grandfather in 1943.

b)

This house built by my grandfather in 1943.

c)

This house was built by my grandfather in 1943.

22.

The cleaner has cleaned the office.

a)

The office has been cleaned.

b)

The office was cleaned.

c)

The office have been cleaned.

23.

People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

a)

Brazil is spoken in Portugal.

b)

Porturguese spoken in Brazil.

c)

Portuguese is spoken in Brazil.

d)

Brazil is spoken by people.

24.

The wolf ate the princess.

a)

The princess was eaten by the wolf.

b)

The princess was ate by the wolf.

c)

The princess is eaten by the wolf.

25.

Somebody has drunk all the milk!

a)

All the milk drunk somebody!

b)

All the milk was drank by somebody!

c)

All the milk was drunk !

26.

A workman will repair the computer tomorrow.

a)

The computer is repaired tomorrow.

b)

The computer will be repair tomorrow.

c)

The computer will be repaired tomorrow.

27.

Did Sue draw this circle?

a)

Is this circle drawn by Sue?

b)

Has this circle been drawn by Sue?

c)

Was this circle drawn by Sue?

28.

Have you done the homework?

a)

Was the homework done?

b)

Has the homework done?

c)

Has the homework been done?

29.
A lot of junk food ____________ in Section 1 every day. 
a)
ate
b)
is eaten
c)
eaten
d)
is eat
30.
A lot of trees ____ every year.
a)
is chopped down
b)
are chopped down
c)
was chopped down
d)
were chopped down
31.
The blue jeans _________ by Levi Strauss. 
a)
are invented
b)
were invent
c)
invented
d)
were invented
32.
Two  books  are  going  to  be  buy.
a)
Right
b)
Wrong
33.
The  film  was  directed  by  him.
a)
Right
b)
Wrong
34.
Paula  will  sell  the  car.
a)
The  car  will  be  sold  by  Paula.
b)
The  car  will  be  solded  by  Paula.
35.
She  was  watching  the  TV  programme.
a)
The  TV  programme  was  be  watched.
b)
The  TV  programme  was  being  watched.
36.
The  customer  is  going  to  pay  the  bill.
a)
The  bill  is  going  to  be  payed  by  the  customer.
b)
The  bill  is  going  to  be  paid  by  the  customer.
37.
Over a million dollars in cash __________________ from the Bank of East Asia in Central.
a)
have stolen
b)
have been stolen
c)
were stole
38.
Two men ___________________ following a robbery in Mong Kok this afternoon.
 
a)
are being questioned
b)
 are questioning
39.
Difficult assignments are always given by my teacher.
a)
active
b)
passive
40.
They may deliver the package while we are out.
a)
active
b)
passive
41.

What is the passive voice: They are buying the car.

a)

The car is being bought by them.

b)

The car was being bought by them.

c)

The car was bought by them.

42.

What is the passive voice: Our designers created the new logo last week.

a)

The new logo is created by our designers this week.

b)

The new logo was being created by our designers last week.

c)

The now logo was created by our designers last week.

43.
I'll have to come by bus as my car __________________ .
a)
is repairing
b)
is being repaired
44.
The gold ____________________ in a cave near the top of the mountain.
a)
 discovered
b)
 was discovered
45.
The meeting ______________ until the end of the month.
a)
 has postponed
b)
 has been postponed
c)
 is been postponed
46.
Police ___________________ two men following a robbery in Mong Kok this afternoon.
 
 
a)
are questioning
b)
are being questioned
47.

By the time we arrived, the thief______ by the police.

a)

A. had been arrested

b)

B. was arrested

c)

C. has been arrested

48.

Unfortunately, all the flights ____, so I can’t go to New York.

a)

A. had been cancelled

b)

B. have been cancelled

c)

C. have cancelled

49.

The royal wedding_____ by millions of people in 2011.

a)

A.are watching

b)

B.was watched

c)

C.is watched

50.

The job ____ by my friend next week.

a)

A.Is done

b)

B.will be done

c)

C. was done

51.

Something ______ before it is too late.

a)

A.must do

b)

B.must be done

c)

C.must have done

52.

Tourists are paying a lot of money.

a)

A lot of money are being paid by tourists.

b)

A lot of money is paid by tourists.

c)

A lot of money is being paid by tourists.

d)

A lot of money are paid by tourists.

53.

English people drink a lot of tea.

a)

A lot of tea is drunk by English people.

b)

A lot of tea is drank by English people.

c)

A lot of tea is being drank by English people.

d)

A lot of tea is being drunk by English people.

54.

They have given me three tickets.

a)

Three tickets has been given to me.

b)

Three tickets were given to me.

c)

Three tickets are given to me.

d)

Three tickets have been given to me.

55.

The boy was eating the cake.

a)

The cake was being eaten.

b)

The cake is being eaten.

c)

The cake was eaten.

d)

The cake were being eaten.

56.

Has he sent the email yet?

a)

Have the email been sent yet?

b)

Was the email sent yet?

c)

Did the email been sent yet?

d)

Has the email been sent yet?

57.

We will discuss the issue.

a)

The issue will discuss.

b)

The issue will be discussed.

c)

The issue will discussed.

d)

The issue will be discuss.

58.

They were writing postcards.

a)

Postcards were being writen.

b)

Postcards was being written.

c)

Postcards were written.

d)

Postcards were being written.