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PASSIVE | revision

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is _________ that Mr Rohmer would be willing to pay up to a million dollars for the business.

a)

understand

b)

understanding

c)

understood

2.

______ believed to be the first time that a polar bear killed a zookeeper.

a)

It is

b)

We

c)

We are

3.

That criminal _________ to be dangerous.

a)

is known

b)

knows

c)

knew

4.

Dan is known _________ very active.

a)

that he is

b)

to be

c)

being

5.

Continue the second sentence with the words provided at the beginning

They say that the escaped prisoner lives in Spain.

The escaped prisoner (a)  

6.

Continue the second sentence with the words provided at the beginning

Everybody knew that Peter was in Madrid.

It (a)  

7.

Complete the sentence with a passive reporting verb structure:

Carrots (a)   (believe) to be benefitial for your eyesight.

8.

Complete the sentence with a passive reporting verb structure:

They (a)   (consider) to be the best players in the league.

9.

We _________ at the moment.

a)

have the house painted

b)

are having the house painted

c)

painted the house

10.

If you want to wear earrings, why don't you _______ ?

a)

had your ears pierced

b)

having your ears pierced

c)

have your ears pierced

11.

We ask someone to check the accounts every month.

We _____ every month.

a)

check the accounts

b)

have the accounts checked

c)

had the accounts checked

12.

Someone delivers the newspapers.

We ________ .

a)

have the newspapers delivered

b)

had the newspapers delivered

c)

deliver the newspapers

13.

Someone cleaned the carpets last year.

I ________ last year.

a)

clean the carpets

b)

am having the carperts cleaned

c)

had the carpets cleaned

14.

I think my car needs servicing.

It's time to __________ .

a)

have the car serviced

b)

had the car serviced

c)

service the car

15.

"She will deliver the package tomorrow." What is the passive voice form of this sentence?

a)

A) The package will be delivered tomorrow by her.

b)

B) The package is being delivered tomorrow by her.

c)

C) The package was delivered tomorrow by her.

d)

D) The package has been delivered tomorrow by her.

16.

"People speak English all around the world." What is the passive voice form of this sentence?

a)

English is being spoken all around the world.

b)

English is spoken all around the world.

c)

English was spoken all around the world.

d)

English has been spoken all around the world.

17.

"They are painting the house right now." What is the passive voice form of this sentence?

a)

The house is painted right now.

b)

The house has been painted right now.

c)

The house is being painted right now.

d)

The house was being painted right now.

18.

"I want someone to clean the room." What is the passive voice form of this sentence?

a)

I want the room cleaned.

b)

I want the room being cleaned.

c)

I want the room was cleaned.

d)

I want the room to be cleaned.

19.

"The chef cooked a delicious meal." What is the passive voice form of this sentence?

a)

A delicious meal is cooked by the chef.

b)

A delicious meal was being cooked by the chef.

c)

A delicious meal has been cooked by the chef.

d)

A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

20.

"They were building a new hospital last year." What is the passive voice form of this sentence?

a)

A new hospital was built last year.

b)

A new hospital was being built last year.

c)

A new hospital is being built last year.

d)

A new bridge will be built last year.

21.

"They are repairing the road now." Fill in the blank with the correct passive voice form:
"The road (a)   now."

22.

"They expect the team to finish the project soon." Fill in the blank with the correct passive voice form:
"They expect the project (a)   soon."

23.

"The company hired new employees last month." Fill in the blank with the correct passive voice form:
"New employees (a)   last month."

24.

"The artist was painting a portrait when we arrived." Fill in the blank with the correct passive voice form:
"A portrait (a)   when we arrived."

25.

"The manager is reviewing the report." What is the passive voice form of this sentence?

a)

The report is reviewed by the manager.

b)

The report is being reviewed by the manager.

c)

The report was reviewed by the manager.

d)

The report has been reviewed by the manager.

26.

"The team will complete the project by next week." What is the passive voice form of this sentence?

a)

The project will be completed by next week by the team.

b)

The project is completed by next week by the team.

c)

The project was completed by next week by the team.

d)

The project has been completed by next week by the team.

27.

"The students have organized a charity event." What is the passive voice form of this sentence?

a)

A charity event is organized by the students.

b)

A charity event was organized by the students.

c)

A charity event has been organized by the students.

d)

A charity event is being organized by the students.