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Passive voice (active and the use of get) FCE 3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When two people first meet, they...

a)

get acquainted

b)

get together

c)

get dressed

d)

get dessert

2.

When it's late at night, most people...

a)

get fired

b)

get tired

c)

get beaten

d)

get eaten

3.

People who stay out in the sun too long...

a)

get arrested

b)

get corrected

c)

get sunburnt

d)

get a sun

4.

The passive is formed by the verb to be + ...

a)

a verb in the past

b)

a verb with -ing

c)

a verb in the future

d)

a verb in the past participle

5.

"James cleaned the room"

what would be the passive form of this sentence?

a)

James has cleaned the room

b)

The room has been cleaned by James

c)

The room was cleaned by James

d)

James is cleaning the room

6.

"The car has been fixed by Brian"

change this to the active voice

a)

Brian has a car

b)

Brian fixes the car

c)

Brian has fixed the car

d)

Brian is fixed the car

7.

which sentence is not in the passive?

a)

I have been eating tomatoes

b)

The car has been fixed by Fred

c)

The lesson was taught by Mr. Black

d)

The rrom has been cleaned

8.

We use the passive ...

a)

when what happens is more important tha who does it

b)

we don't know who or what does/did something

c)

we don't need to say who or what do does something

d)

when there is a problem

e)

when writing in official style

9.

"He got hurt playing cricket yesterday"

this sentence is in the...

a)

passive

b)

active

10.

get in the passive is mainly used in

a)

rare occasions

b)

broken English

c)

informal English

d)

letters

11.

"The game got liked by my sister" this sentence is...

a)

none of the options

b)

correct because get can be used in the passive

c)

incorrect because get can't be used with state verbs

12.

We only use get in the passive voice when something...

a)

is important

b)

happens or changes

c)

happened in the past

d)

will happen

13.

"Gunpowder has been using in the past" this sentence is incorrect, the correct form is:

a)

"Gunpowder has been use in the past"

b)

"Gunpowder has using in the past"

c)

"Gunpowder has been using the past"

d)

"Gunpowder has been used in the past"

14.

"I got robbed this morning" about this sentence

a)

the action is the most important thing in the sentence

b)

the important thing is that somebody has done the action

c)

the name of the person is the most important thing

d)

the action isn't important

15.

"I'm calling you now because I've been that your mom is comming"

select the correct option

a)

"I'm calling you now because I've been telled that your mom is comming"

b)

"I'm calling you now because I've been told that your mom is comming"

c)

"I'm calling you now because I've been telling that your mom is comming"

d)

"I'm calling you now because I've been by mom is comming"