WorksheetsTest - Practical Grammar (WSB DSL2) -- Passive Voice and Rep
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
The children ___________ to the zoo.
were enjoyed taken
were enjoyed taking
enjoyed being taken
enjoyed taking
The boar ______________ by huntsmen before it was killed.
had been chasing
had been chased
has been chased
had chased
More than two hundred people ____________ by the end of the war.
had been hanged
were hung
have been hunged
were hanged
Rachel is believed to ____________ in love with Ross.
fall
have been fallen
have fallen
had fallen
She asked me where I ____________ all her life.
had been
was
have been
were
"Can you show me the way to the bank?"
She asked me if ___________ her the way to the bank.
can I show
could I show
I could have shown
I could show
"Australia is one of the biggest countries in the world," she said.
She told me Australia ____________ one of the biggest countries in the world.
is
was
is being
had been
The kids suggested ___________ a pizza tonight. What do you think?
to get
we'll get
getting
for getting
She insisted _______________ at home. She said I looked sick.
staying
on my staying
on to stay
on me to stay
She may claim _____________ a PhD but nobody's ever actually seen the certificate.
having
for having
to have
is she has
"Do you play chess?" she asked me a few years ago.
She asked me ____________ chess.
do I play chess
if I did play chess
if I play chess
if I played chess
"He will come tomorrow".
She told me that he ____________ tomorrow.
is coming
will come
would come
would be coming
"I see the clouds".
He told me that she ___________ the clouds.
sees
is seeing
had seen
saw
"My mother is taking the bus to work tomorrow".
He told me that his mother ________ the bus to work tomorrow.
is taking
was taking
will be taking
had been taking
"I will call you".
My nephew promised __________ me.
to have called
to be calling
to call
if he will call
"I have seen that movie".
He told me that he ________ that movie.
saw
will have seen
has seen
had seen
"What lie did Ben tell you this time?"
"He claimed ____________ before he was two."
that he could write
to writing
about writing
that he write
"What was Kate yelling about?"
"She warned ____________ touch that wire."
me to not
that I don't
that I may not
me not to
"So, how is Anne getting to the airport?"
"She said that her brother ___________ her a lift."
would have given
would give
should give
could be given
"Did they find out who had taken the money?"
"Yes. Pete finally admitted ____________ it all."
to spend
have spending
to have spent
to having spent
"Why do you look so upset?"
"Mum refused ___________ after my flat while I'm away."
my looking
to look
to looking
me to look
"What did the dietician say to Angela?"
"He advised ____________ down on fats otherwise she would develop heart problems in later life."
to cut
that she cuts
her to cut
her cut
"What did Ivan suggest?"
"He suggested _____________ on an excursion tomorrow."
going
us to go
we to go
to going
The firefighter ordered _________ the building at once.
to everyone evacuating
everyone to evacuate
to be evacuated
evacuating
Look! Your car _____________ off the ground.
is lifted
is lifting
is being lifting
is being lifted
"Poor Tim, he has lost his match."
"Yes, he has. But a new chance ____________ now."
is giving him
has been given to him
was given to him
was giving him
"Your business partners didn't like your offer very much."
"But they ____________ accept it."
were made to
were made
have made to
have made
"This hole was __________ a spade."
"What do you think?"
dug up by
dag up by
dug up with
dag up with
"Our boat ______________ by storm."
"And how did you get back?"
was being damaged
was damaged
has been damaged
has been being damaged
"If we weren't careful, the bike ___________."
"By the way, where is the bike lock?"
was stolen
would be stolen
will be stolen
has been stolen
"Did you see the dog in the middle of the road?"
"Yes, I did. But when I stopped, my car _____________ from behind."
was hit
had been hit
was being hit
is hit
"The room _________________ every morning."
"But this was before the accident. We haven't been able to enter the room since then?"
is tidied
is being tidied
was tidied
was being tidied
The building _____________ by next year.
will be demolished
will have been demolished
has been demolished
had been demolished
"Sue persuaded her colleagues to change their minds."
Sue _______________ their minds.
has got her colleagues to change
got her colleagues to change
has got her colleagues change
got her colleagues change
He told me that he __________ come if he could finish work early.
may
had
has
would
He said that he __________ the sea bus the following day.
is going to catch
will catch
would catch
would have caught
I said "two fixed menus for us, please".
I ___________ our meal.
proposed
congratulated
protested
ordered
We all know that she informed the teacher about the cheating but she says she didn't. She ______________ it.
demanded
admitted
denied
warned
Tom says that Jane is lying but he cannot prove it. Tom is ___________ that Jane is lying.
complaining
realizing
wishing
claiming
"If I were you, I would stay at a less expensive hotel and spend more for extras."
He ___________ us to stay at a cheaper hotel.
recommended
insisted
discovered
promised
"He is coming today" the mother said.
She said that he _____________ .
was coming the day before
was coming that day
came the previous day
would come the next day
"Are you really behind what you have said?" asked the manager.
The manager asked him ___________ .
how I was supporting his ideas
what kind of a person he is
whether he is reliable or not
if he could stand behind his words
"See my corpse if you don't eat these cookies," my aunt said.
She ______________ that I should eat some cookies with tea.
insisted
admitted
promised
denied
Because of the general pardon, most of the prisoners _________ by the end of this year.
were released
are being released
will have been released
have been released
The medicine ____ at a high place where the children can't reach.
must keep
must not keep
must be kept
must be keeping
Precautions ____ against the hunters to protect the elephants because they are becoming extinct.
are to be taken
has to be taken
have to be taken
were to be taken
The police ________________ the fire.
was made to start
were made to start
was made start
were made start
Someone is cleaning the windows for her.
She ____________.
is cleaning the windows
has the windows cleaned
is having the windows cleaned
cleans the windows
That you will resign from job next month ____________ .
had better be informed
had better to inform
had better to be informed
had better being informed
The bookshop ____ send the orders soon. Otherwise the students will not be able to receive their books before the school starts.
was supposed to
supposed to
is being supposed to
is supposed to
