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Passive

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The building ______ two years ago.

a)

a) destroyed

b)

b) was destroyed

c)

c) will be destroyed

d)

d) had been destroyed

2.

I ______ by the news he had told me the day before

a)

a) am surprising

b)

b) surprised

c)

c) was surprised

d)

d) am surprised

3.

______ he ______ at the airport tomorrow?

a)

a) Is … being met

b)

b) Will … be meet

c)

c) have been met

d)

d) was met

4.

The police ______ to me.

a)

a) is hands

b)

b) was handed

c)

c) will be handing

d)

d) will handed

5.

I ______ into buying a motorbike by Martha.

a)

a) was be talked

b)

b) talk

c)

c) have been talked

d)

d) will talking

6.

Yesterday the whole programme ______ over to a report from Bosnia.

a)

a) has been given

b)

b) was given

c)

c) gave

d)

d) gives

7.

A number of priceless works of art ______ in the earthquake.

a)

a) have been destroyed

b)

b) was destroyed

c)

c) has been destroyed

d)

d) werewere destroyed

8.

Because my visa had expired I ______ from re-entering the country.

a)

a) prevented

b)

b) am prevent

c)

c) prevent

d)

d) was prevented

9.

It’s generally agreed that new industries ______ for the southern part of the country.

a)

a) are need

b)

b) are needed

c)

c) need

d)

d) have need

10.

It’s incredible to think that these clothes ______ by Queen Victoria.

a)

a) wear

b)

b) are being worn

c)

c) were worn

d)

d) was worn

11.

Choose the correct form of the verb in Passive.

The UK …..on the British Isles.

a)

is situated

b)

were situated

c)

was situated

d)

is being situated

12.

Choose the correct form of the verb in Passive.

In every day speech Great Britain …. to mean the United Kingdom.

a)

is used

b)

is madе

c)

is situated

d)

is located

13.

Choose the correct form of the verb in Passive.

The UK … of four countries

a)

is made up

b)

consist

c)

has made up

d)

was consist

14.

Choose the correct form of the verb in Passive.

In the morning English people have just a cup of coffee with a toast or something similar. This…... a “continental breakfast”.

a)

is called

b)

was called

c)

are called

d)

can called

15.

Choose the correct form of the verb in Passive.

Skyscrapers … to build in Washington.

a)

are not allowed

b)

has been not allowed

c)

had been not allowed

d)

will be not allow

16.

Choose the correct form of the verb in Passive.

Don’t come in! Students … examined

a)

are being

b)

has being

c)

will

d)

can

17.

Choose the correct form of the verb in Passive.

It was noisy. He .. not being listened to

a)

is

b)

was

c)

has

d)

will

18.

Put the phrase in Active voice into Passive voice.

Everybody listened to him with great attention.

a)

Everybody was listened to him with great attention.

b)

He was listened to with great attention.

c)

Everybody has listen to him with great attention.

d)

He listened to everybody with great attention.

19.

Choose the correct form of the verb in Passive.

He … after in the hospital much better.

a)

will be looked

b)

had looked

c)

has looked

d)

will be look

20.

Choose the correct form of the verb in Passive.

The successful performance of the young actress … much about.

a)

must talk

b)

will be talked

c)

is talk

d)

talked