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EFC 3B - Present & Past simple Passive

Total questions: 122

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"The cook prepares some sandwiches for the children."

a)

It's an ACTIVE sentence.

b)

It's a PASSIVE sentence.

2.

"The streets are decorated every summer."

a)

It's an ACTIVE sentence.

b)

It's a PASSIVE sentence.

3.

"Dad takes photographs."

a)

It's an ACTIVE sentence.

b)

It's a PASSIVE sentence.

4.

"The snake is chased by the dog."

a)

It's an ACTIVE sentence.

b)

It's a PASSIVE sentence.

5.

"The school is painted red and brown."

a)

It's an ACTIVE sentence.

b)

It's a PASSIVE sentence.

6.

Choose the right PASSIVE sentence.

a)

The song is singed at the start of the festival.

b)

The song sings at the start of the festival.

c)

The song is sung at the start of the festival.

7.

Make this sentence into a passive sentence:

Tom tells a story

(a)  

8.

Make the sentence into passive form:

I play the classical guitar.

(a)  

9.

Complete with the correct verb to make the passive form.

Apples and grapes_________(pick) to make a fruit salad.

a)

is pick

b)

is picked

c)

are pick

d)

are picked

10.

Complete with the correct verb to make the passive form.

An Easter egg _________(hide) all over the garden, and the children have to find it.

a)

has hide

b)

is hidden

c)

is hided

d)

are hidded

11.

These short messages ________________ (write) by John.

a)

is written

b)

are wrote

c)

are written

d)

is wrote

12.

He ______________ (wake up) at 7 o'clock every morning.

a)

is waken up

b)

is woke up

c)

is waked up

d)

is waking up

13.

The shops ______________ (close) on Christmas Day.

a)

is closed

b)

is close

c)

are close

d)

are closed

14.

Those boots ____________ (make) in Turkey.

a)

is making

b)

are make

c)

are made

d)

is made

15.

Students ______________ (ask) to bring their workbook.

a)

are ask

b)

are asked

c)

is ask

d)

is asked

16.

Fresh vegetables ______________ (sell) in this market.

a)

are sold

b)

are sell

c)

are selling

d)

is sold

17.

Taxes _______________ (pay) every year.

a)

are paying

b)

is paid

c)

are paid

d)

are pay

18.

I _______________ (give) earrings every year on my birthday.

a)

am giving

b)

am given

c)

am gave

d)

are given

19.

Your shorts _______________ (not wash).

a)

aren't wash

b)

aren't washed

c)

isn't wash

d)

aren't washing

20.

You _______________ (expect) to be the best of the group.

a)

are expect

b)

am expected

c)

are expected

d)

are expecting

21.

This house _______________ (heat).

a)

is heat

b)

are heat

c)

is heated

d)

am heated

22.

We _________________ (teach) English at school.

a)

are taught

b)

are thought

c)

are teach

d)

are teached

23.

St Valentine's Day ________________ (celebrate) everywhere.

a)

is celebrating

b)

are celebrating

c)

is celebrated

d)

is celebrate

24.

The lights _________________ (not switch) on.

a)

aren't switch

b)

aren't switched

c)

aren't switches

d)

isn't switched

25.

The window __________________ (break).

a)

is broke

b)

are broke

c)

is break

d)

is broken

26.

A lot of money ______________ for it every month.

a)

is paid

b)

is payed

c)

pay

d)

pays

27.

These tables __________________ every morning.

a)

is set

b)

set

c)

are set

d)

are sit

28.

That picture ____________ by me.

a)

is painted

b)

is paint

c)

paint

d)

paints

29.

The letter _______________ by Sarah.

a)

isn't wrote

b)

isn't written

c)

wrote

d)

written

30.

Blue shoes _________________ by them.

a)

are wear

b)

wear

c)

are worn

d)

are worned

31.

The books ________________ by students.

a)

isn't opened

b)

aren't opened

c)

open

d)

aren't open

32.

Films ____________ by my parents every week.

a)

is watch

b)

is watched

c)

are watched

d)

are watch

33.

English ______________ all around the world.

a)

is speak

b)

are speak

c)

are spoken

d)

is spoken

34.

Photos ___________ by my friend every day.

a)

is taken

b)

are taken

c)

is took

d)

are took

35.

The housework ___________ every weekend by Susan.

a)

is did

b)

is done

c)

did

d)

does

36.

Read the sentences and choose the right answer. What is the passive voice for each sentence?

I do my homework on weekends.

a)

My homework done by me on weekends.

b)

My homework are done by me on weekends.

c)

My homework is done by me on weekends.

d)

My homework is does by me on weekends.

37.

She organizes the books everyday.

a)

The books is organized by her everyday.

b)

The books organized by her everyday.

c)

The books are organized by her everyday.

d)

The books are organized by him everyday.

38.

Carlos and Juan play the piano.

a)

The piano was play by them.

b)

The piano is played by them.

c)

The piano is play by them.

d)

The piano played by them.

39.

My siblings clean the house once a week.

a)

The house is clean by them once a week.

b)

The house is cleans by them once a week.

c)

The house is cleaned by them once a week.

d)

The house was cleaned by them.

40.

He buys clothes three times a year.

a)

Clothes are buyed by him.

b)

Clothes are bought by him.

c)

Clothes is bought by him.

d)

Clothes are bought by him three times a year.

41.

The butcher sells meat everyday.

a)

The meat is selled by the butcher.

b)

The meat is sold by the butcher.

c)

The meat was sell by the butcher.

d)

The meat is sold by the butcher everyday.

42.

Look at the picture and answer.

Mr. Bean takes care his fish pet.

a)

His fish pet is takes care by him.

b)

His fish pet is taken care by him.

c)

His fish pet is took care by him

d)

His fish pet by him is taken care.

43.

Mr Bean. wears glasses on sunny days.

a)

The glasses are weared by Mr. Bean.

b)

The glasses are wear by Mr. Bean.

c)

The glasses is worn by Mr. Bean.

d)

The glasses are worn by Mr. Bean on sunny days.

44.

The money ________________________.

a)

is steal by the crook

b)

is steals by the crook

c)

is stolen by the crook

d)

is stolen by the policeman

45.

The policeman catches the crook.

a)

The crook is caught by the policeman.

b)

The policeman is caught by the crook.

c)

The crook is catched by the policeman.

d)

The crook are caughted by the policeman.

46.

The policeman catches the crook.

a)

The crook is caught by the policeman.

b)

The policeman is caught by the crook.

c)

The crook is catched by the policeman.

d)

The crook are caughted by the policeman.

47.

My siblings clean the house once a week.

a)

The house is clean by them once a week.

b)

The house is cleans by them once a week.

c)

The house is cleaned by them once a week.

d)

The house was cleaned by them.

48.
Mrs. Deal ate leftover pizza for breakfast.
a)
active
b)
passive
49.
Mrs. Deal was attacked by zombies.
a)
active
b)
passive
50.
Julia rescued the three kittens.
a)
Active sentence
b)
Passive sentence
51.
The reports were handed in by the students.
a)
Active sentence
b)
Passive sentence
52.

Look at the picture and answer.

Mr. Bean takes care his fish pet.

a)

His fish pet is takes care by him.

b)

His fish pet is taken care by him.

c)

His fish pet is took care by him

d)

His fish pet by him is taken care.

53.

Mr Bean. wears glasses on sunny days.

a)

The glasses are weared by Mr. Bean.

b)

The glasses are wear by Mr. Bean.

c)

The glasses is worn by Mr. Bean.

d)

The glasses are worn by Mr. Bean on sunny days.

54.

Rewrite into Passive :

She understands English very well.

a)

Understans she English very well.

b)

English are undertand by her very well.

c)

Her understood English very well.

d)

English is understood by her very well.

55.

Rewrite into passive voice.

Snow cover the mountains in Santiago.

a)

The mountains is cover by snow in Santiago.

b)

Snow is covered by mountains in Santiago.

c)

The mountains are covered by snow in Santiago.

d)

The mountains are cover by snow in Santiago.

56.

Rewrite into Passive :

We take beautiful photos of Paris.

a)

Beautiful photos of Paris is taken by us.

b)

Beautiful photos of Paris are taken by us.

c)

Beautiful us are taken photos by Paris.

d)

Beautiful photos of Paris are took by we.

57.

Complete with the passive:

Nowadays, a lot of computers (a)   (make) in Korea.

58.

Complete with the passive:

German (a)   (speak) in Germany, Austria, and part of Switzerland.

59.

Complete with the passive:

How many newspapers (a)   (print) in Britain every day?

60.

A patient (a)   cured by the doctor.

61.

Some cookies (a)   baked by my grandma.

62.

The chores are (a)   by my sister.


(make)

63.

The garden is (a)   by the gardener.


(water)

64.

A letter is (a)   by the fan to her idol.


(write)

65.

A nap is (a)   by Jane.


(sleep)

66.

My car ………………. last week.

a)

repaired

b)

Was repaired

c)

were repaired

67.

This song ………………. by John Lennon.

a)

were written

b)

wrote

c)

Was written

68.

The phone………………. by a young girl ?

a)

Was answered

b)

were answered

c)

answered

69.

The film ………………. ten years ago.

a)

made

b)

Was made

c)

were made

70.

The car ………………. in the accident.

a)

Wasn't damaged

b)

damaged

c)

weren't damaged

71.

The match ………………. by AL-Hilal .

a)

won

b)

were won

c)

was won

72.

The thieves ………………. by the police.

a)

was arrested

b)

arrested

c)

were arrested

73.

The old lady ………………. by the dog.

a)

was bitten

b)

were bitten

c)

bite

74.

The brown horse ………………. by Ali.

a)

rode

b)

was ridden

c)

were ridden

75.

Good stories ………………. by grandmother.

a)

were told

b)

told

c)

was told

76.
My mum's bike ______.
a)
were stolen
b)
was stolen
c)
was stole
d)
were stole
77.
The Eiffel tower ______ in 1887-1889.
a)
was built
b)
built
c)
was build
d)
is built
78.
When I'm away on holiday, my neighbour _______ my dog.
a)
is fed
b)
feed
c)
feeds
d)
is feed
79.

The royal wedding________(watch) by millions of people in 2011

a)

are watching

b)

are watched

c)

is watched

d)

was watched

80.

The Harry Potter films________(not direct) by Steven Spielberg

a)

didn't directed

b)

wasn't directed

c)

isn't directed

d)

weren't directed

81.

My sister______________by wild tigers, she is at the hospital.

a)

was attack

b)

is attacked

c)

was attacked

d)

are attacked

82.

A saw a car accident. Four students________to hospital

a)

was taken

b)

were took

c)

are taken

d)

were taken

83.

This problem ______by your brother yesterday

a)

was solved

b)

will be solved

c)

is solved

d)

solves

84.

This clock ________in 1750

a)

is made

b)

was made

c)

is making

d)

will be made

85.

A stolen painting by Picasso _____________ in a bin in New York a few years ago.

a)

was found

b)

is found

c)

will be found

86.

The first cellphone ___________ in 1973.

a)

invents

b)

is invented

c)

invent

d)

was invented

87.

Snacks ___________ at Yoav's party yesterday.

a)

were served

b)

are served

c)

serve

d)

served

88.

Alot of tourists __________ the museum every day.

a)

are visited

b)

visit

c)

visits

d)

were visited

89.

My mother _______________ us sandwiches yesterday.

a)

made

b)

make

c)

was made

d)

makes

90.

The Harry Potter books __________ by J.K.Rowling.

a)

writes

b)

were written

c)

write

d)

wrote

91.

He delivered the letters.

a)

The delivered the letters he

b)

He the letters delivered..

c)

The letters were delivered by him.

d)

Were the delivereed the letters by him.

92.

She sang a song.

a)

Was sung by she

b)

She was sung a song.

c)

By her the song was sung.

d)

A song was sung by her.

93.

We stopped the bus.

a)

The bus was stopped by us.

b)

The bus was stopped by we.

c)

We stopped the bus by us.

d)

The bus stoppred by us.

94.

She didn't win the prize.

a)

She didn't win the prize by her.

b)

The prize wasn't won by her.

c)

The prize wasn't won by she.

d)

She wasn't win by the prize.

95.

I didn't tell them.

a)

They weren't tell by me.

b)

They wasn't told by me.

c)

Them didn't tell by I

d)

They weren't told by me.

96.

They didn't make their beds.

a)

Their beds weren't made by they.

b)

They're beds weren't made by them.

c)

Their beds wasn't made by them

d)

Their beds weren't made by them.

97.

Did he send the letter ?

a)

Was the letter sent by him ?

b)

Were the letter sent by him ?

c)

Did the letter send by him ?

d)

Did his letter send by him ?

98.

Did he send the letter ?

a)

Was the letter sent by him ?

b)

Were the letter sent by him ?

c)

Did the letter send by him ?

d)

Did his letter send by him ?

99.

Stanley wrote this letter.

a)

Stanly was wrote the letter.

b)

Stanley was written by the letter.

c)

The letter were written by Stanley,

d)

This letter was written by Stanley.

100.

The referee cancelled the match.

a)

The match cancelled by the referee.

b)

The match was cancelled by the referee.

c)

The referee was cancelled by the match.

d)

The match cancelled the referee.

101.

Firemen wore special uniforms.

a)

Uniforms were worn by firemen.

b)

Uniforms was worn by firemen.

c)

Uniforms were by firemen worn.

d)

The firemen were worn by uniforms.

102.

A famous director made this film.

a)

This film were made by a famous director.

b)

This directo was made by a famous film.

c)

This film was made by a famous director.

d)

This film is made by a famous director.

103.

A detective found the missing child.

a)

The detective was found by the child.

b)

The child found was by the detective.

c)

The child was found by the detective.

d)

The child was found by a detective.

104.

Architects designed the house.

a)

The house was designed by architects.

b)

The architects were designed by the house.

c)

The house were designed by the architects.

d)

The architects designed by the house.

105.

Christopher Columbus discovered America in !492

a)

America were discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492.

b)

America discovered by Christopher Colombus in 1492.

c)

America was discovered by Christopher Colombus in 1492.

d)

Christopher Columbus was discovered by America in 1492.

106.

There was a terrible car accident in my street last night - one man ... .

a)

had been killed

b)

was killed

107.

The 2010 football World Cup ... in South Africa.

a)

had been held

b)

was held

108.

Spanish___________ in this language school.

a)

taught

b)

was teach

c)

was taught

d)

was teached

109.

Picasso's painting and drawing ___________ in the auction.

a)

sell

b)

was sold

c)

were sell

d)

were sold

110.

The band's best songs _____________at the concert.

a)

were played

b)

played

c)

was played

d)

were play

111.

The sculptures ________________ yesterday.

a)

stealed

b)

were stolen

c)

was stealed

d)

were stealed

112.

The dinner _____________ too late.

a)

didn't cook

b)

wasn't cook

c)

weren't cooked

d)

wasn't cooked

113.

Some information _____________ into French.

a)

translated

b)

was translated

c)

were translated

d)

did translated

114.

This huge machine _________________ by plane.

a)

transported

b)

was transport

c)

were transported

d)

was transported

115.

Pyramids __________ by Egyptian pharaohs.

a)

build

b)

built

c)

were built

d)

were build

116.

Jeans ___________ in the 19th century.

a)

were invent

b)

were invented

c)

invent

d)

invented

117.

This photo ___________ with my smartphone.

a)

was took

b)

were taken

c)

was taken

d)

were took

118.

This car ____________ for our trips.

a)

used

b)

did use

c)

was used

d)

were used

119.

We _____________ what to do.

a)

didn't tell

b)

wasn't tell

c)

weren't told

d)

weren't tell

120.

I __________ by too many tourists.

a)

was annoyed

b)

did annoyed

c)

annoyed

d)

were annoyed

121.

A lot of pedestrians __________________ by cars.

a)

killed

b)

was killed

c)

did killed

d)

were killed

122.

This laptop __________ from Japan.

a)

wasn't brought

b)

didn't brought

c)

weren't brought

d)

wasn't bring