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Passive- Present and Past simple & Continuous

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
My mum's bike ______.
a)
were stolen
b)
was stolen
c)
was stole
d)
were stole
2.
English ______ in every school in Hungary.
a)
is teach
b)
teach
c)
are taught
d)
is taught
3.
The Eiffel tower ______ in 1887-1889.
a)
was built
b)
built
c)
was build
d)
is built
4.
When I'm away on holiday, my neighbour _______ my dog.
a)
is fed
b)
feed
c)
feeds
d)
is feed
5.
How often _____ this building _____?
a)
does...build
b)
is...built
c)
is build
d)
are built
6.
French _____ in Greece.
a)
isn't spoken
b)
doesn't speak
c)
aren't spoken
d)
isn't spoke
7.
How often ____ you ____ your nails?
a)
are cutted
b)
are...cut
c)
is...cut
d)
do...cut
8.

Luckily, no one was ______ in the accident.

a)

damaged

b)

injured

9.

Active: People see this beach as the most beautiful in the country.

Passive: This beach __________ as the most beautiful in the country.

a)

is seen

b)

is sawn

c)

saw

d)

is see

10.

Active: We update the company website frequently.

Passive: The company website ___________ frequently.

a)

are updated

b)

is updated

c)

was updated

d)

were updated

11.

Active: A friend gave me this sweater.

Passive: This sweater ________ to me by a friend.

a)

is given

b)

gave

c)

was given

d)

was giving

12.

Passive: These letters were written by a famous author.

Active: A famous author ______ these letters.

a)

written

b)

wrote

c)

writes

d)

has written

13.

Passive: She was chosen by the teachers to receive the award.

Active: The teachers ______ her to receive the award.

a)

choose

b)

is choosing

c)

chooses

d)

chose

14.

Please change into passive voice.

(simple present)

She eats nasi pecel.

a)

She is eating nasi pecel.

b)

Nasi pecel is eaten by her.

c)

She ate nasi pecel.

d)

What is nasi pecel?

15.

Change to passive voice

He threw the ball. (simple past)

a)

He throws the ball

b)

The ball is being thrown by him.

c)

The ball was thrown by him.

d)

The ball will be thrown by him

16.

Please change to passive voice.

The teachers informed the students that the class had been cancelled. (simple past).

a)

Class has been cancelled and the students were informed

b)

The students informed the teacher there was no class.

c)

The students was informed that the class had been cancelled.

d)

The students were informed that the class had been cancelled

17.

Please change to passive voice.

The students are learning English. (present continuous).

a)

The students learned English.

b)

English taught the students.

c)

English is being learned by the students.

d)

English was being learned by the students.

18.

Please change to passive voice.

She was writing a book. (past continuous).

a)

The book was written by her.

b)

The book was being written by her.

c)

The book is written by her.

d)

The book is being written by her.

19.

Was/were+V3


Is it true or false simple past formula in passive voice?

a)

False

b)

True

20.

A letter is being written by me.


Specify active or passive from the sentence above?

a)

Active

b)

Passive

c)

Active and passive

21.

Determine the correct formula of continuous tense for passive voice?

a)

Was/were+V1+ing

b)

To be going+to+V3

c)

Is/am/are+being+V3

22.

active: She is cleaning the microwave oven

Passive: ...........?

a)

The microwave oven is being cleaned by her

b)

The microwave oven is being cleaned by her

c)

The microwave oven are being cleaned by her

23.

The proposal........discussed when I called the office this morning

a)

Been

b)

Was being

c)

Being

24.

The script (a)   by a screenwriter.

(write / present simple)

25.

The actors and a director (a)   by the producer.

(hire / present simple)

26.

Changes to the script (a)   by the director.

(make / present continuous)

27.
My father bought the house.
a)
The house were bought by my father.
b)
The house is bought by my father.
c)
The house was bought by my father.
28.
The chef cooks food every day.
a)
Food was cooked every day by the chef.
b)
Food is cooked every day by the chef.
c)
Food were cooked every day by the chef.
29.
The teacher solved the problems.
a)
The problems was solved by the teacher.
b)
The problems are solved by the teacher.
c)
The problems were solved by the teacher.
30.
Millions of tourists visit Spain every year.
a)
Spain is visited by millions of tourists.
b)
Spain was visited by millions of tourists.
c)
Spain are visited by millions of tourists.