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passive voice past simple

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

are watching

b)

are watched

c)

is watched

d)

was watched

2.

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

3.

My sister______________by wild tigers, she is at the hospital.

a)

was attack

b)

is attacked

c)

was attacked

d)

are attacked

4.

A saw a car accident. Four students________to hospital

a)

was taken

b)

were took

c)

are taken

d)

were taken

5.

This problem ______by your brother yesterday

a)

was solved

b)

will be solved

c)

is solved

d)

solves

6.

This clock ________in 1750

a)

is made

b)

was made

c)

is making

d)

will be made

7.

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

8.
Complete with the correct passive form:
Paper __________ by the Ancient Egyptians thousands of years ago. 
a)
was used
b)
is used
c)
will be used
9.
Choose the correct passive form for this active sentence:
They rebuilt Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in the 1990s. 
a)
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre was rebuilt in the 1990s. 
b)
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is rebuilt in the 1990s. 
c)
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre will be rebuilt in the 1990s. 
10.
Choose the correct passive sentence:
Karl Benz built the first modern automobile in 1885.
a)
The first modern automobile was built by Karl Benz in 1885.
b)
The first modern automobile was built in 1885.
c)
The first modern automobile had been built by Karl Benz in 1885.