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Passive voice in simple present and simple past

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Identify the passive voice in the sentence: 'The book was read by the student.'

a)

The student will read the book.

b)

The book is being read by the student.

c)

The student read the book.

d)

The book was read by the student.

2.

Convert the active voice to passive: 'The chef cooks the meal.'

a)

The chef is cooking the meal.

b)

The chef cooks meals.

c)

The meal was cooked by the chef.

d)

The meal is cooked by the chef.

3.

Formulate a simple present sentence using the verb 'to write'.

a)

I am writing now.

b)

I write every day.

c)

I will write tomorrow.

d)

I wrote yesterday.

4.

Identify the subject-verb agreement in the sentence: 'The dogs barks loudly.'

a)

The correct verb form is 'barking'.

b)

The correct verb form is 'dog'.

c)

The correct verb form is 'bark'.

d)

The correct verb form is 'barked'.

5.

Differentiate the tenses: 'She plays the piano' vs 'She played the piano.'

a)

'She plays the piano' is future tense; 'She played the piano' is present tense.

b)

'She plays the piano' is present tense; 'She played the piano' is past tense.

c)

'She plays the piano' is past tense; 'She played the piano' is future tense.

d)

Both 'She plays the piano' and 'She played the piano' are present tense.

6.

Identify the passive voice in the sentence: 'The song was sung by the choir.'

a)

The song was sung by the choir.

b)

The song is sung by the choir.

c)

The choir will sing the song.

d)

The choir sang the song.

7.

Convert the active voice to passive: 'The teacher explains the lesson.'

a)

The teacher is explaining the lesson.

b)

The lesson explains the teacher.

c)

The lesson is explained by the teacher.

d)

The lesson was explained by the teacher.

8.

Formulate a simple present sentence using the verb 'to eat'.

a)

They eat apples every day.

b)

He eats a banana yesterday.

c)

I eating an apple.

d)

I eat an apple.

9.

Recognize the subject-verb agreement in the sentence: 'He go to school every day.'

a)

He go to school every day.

b)

He going to school every day.

c)

He goes to school every day.

d)

He gone to school every day.

10.

Differentiate the tenses: 'They are watching a movie' vs 'They watched a movie.'

a)

Future simple vs. present continuous tense.

b)

Past continuous vs. present simple tense.

c)

Present perfect vs. simple past tense.

d)

Present continuous vs. simple past tense.

11.

Identify the passive voice in the sentence: 'The homework was completed by the students.'

a)

The homework is being completed by the students.

b)

The students have completed the homework.

c)

The homework was completed by the students.

d)

The students completed the homework.

12.

Convert the active voice to passive: 'The artist painted the mural.'

a)

The mural is painted by the artist.

b)

The mural painted the artist.

c)

The artist was painted by the mural.

d)

The mural was painted by the artist.

13.

Formulate a simple present sentence using the verb 'to read'.

a)

They reads magazines.

b)

He read a book yesterday.

c)

I read books.

d)

I reading books.

14.

Identify the subject-verb agreement in the sentence: 'The cat chase the mouse.'

a)

The cats chases the mouse.

b)

The cat chase the mice.

c)

The correct form is 'The cat chases the mouse.'

d)

The cat chasing the mouse.

15.

Differentiate the tenses: 'I am studying' vs 'I studied.'

a)

'I am studying' indicates past action; 'I studied' indicates future action.

b)

'I am studying' indicates a habit; 'I studied' indicates a preference.

c)

'I am studying' indicates ongoing action; 'I studied' indicates completed action.

d)

'I am studying' indicates a completed action; 'I studied' indicates ongoing action.