Excercises with the passive

PASSIVE VOICE

Quiz

 

1. people speak portuguese in Brazil
   1.   Portuguese is speak in Brazil
   2.   Portuguese was spoken in Brazil
   3.   Portuguese is spoken in Brazil
   4.   Portuguese was speak in Brazil
2. The Goverment is planning a new road near my house
   1.   A new road is being planned near my house by the goverment
   2.   A new road was being planned near my house by the goverment
   3.   A new road is been planned near my house by the goverment
   4.   A new road is being planed near my house by the goverment
3. My grandfather built this house in 1943
   1.   This house were built in 1943 by y grandfather
   2.   This house was built in 1943 by y grandfather
   3.   This house was builted in 1943 by y grandfather
   4.   This house was been built in 1943 by y grandfather
4. Picasso was painting Guernica at that time
   1.   Guernica was been painted at that time by Picasso
   2.   Guernica was being painted at that time by Picasso
   3.   Guernica were been painted at that time by Picasso
   4.   Guernica was being paint at that time by Picasso
5. The cleaner has cleaned the office
   1.   The office has been cleaned
   2.   The office had been cleaned
   3.   The office had been cleaned
   4.   The office have been cleaned
6. He had written three books before 1867
   1.   Three books have been written before 1867
   2.   Three books had been written before 1867
   3.   Three books had being written before 1867
   4.   Three books had been wrote before 1867
7. John will tell you later
   1.   You will be told later by John
   2.   You should be told later by John
   3.   You would be told later by John
   4.   You couldl be told later by John
8. By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal
   1.   By this time tomorrow the deal will have been sign
   2.   By this time tomorrow the deal will have being signed
   3.   By this time tomorrow the deal would have been signed
   4.   By this time tomorrow the deal will have been signed
9. Somebody should do the work
   1.   The work would be done
   2.   The work should been done
   3.   The work should be did
   4.   The work should be done
10. The traffic might have delayed Jimmy
    1.   Jimmy might have being delayed by the traffic
    2.   Jimmy might have been delayed by the traffic
    3.   Jimmy should have been delayed by the traffic
    4.   Jimmy could have been delayed by the traffic
11. Everybody loves Mr Brown
    1.   Mr Brown is being loved by everyone
    2.   Mr Brown is been loved by everyone
    3.   Mr Brown is loved by everyone
    4.   Mr Brown was loved by everyone
12. They are building a new stadium near the station
    1.   A new stadium is been built near the station
    2.   A new stadium are being built near the station
    3.   A new stadium was being built near the station
    4.   A new stadium is being built near the station
13. The wolf ate the princess
    1.   The princess is eaten by the wolf
    2.   The princess ate by the wolf
    3.   The princess was eaten by the wolf
    4.   The princess were eaten by the wolf
14. At six o'clock someone was telling a story
    1.   At six o'clock a story was being told
    2.   At six o'clock a story was been told
    3.   At six o'clock a story were being told
    4.   At six o'clock a story will being told
15. Somebody as drunk all the milk!
    1.   All the milk has being drunk
    2.   All the milk have been drunk
    3.   All the milk had been drunk
    4.   All the milk has been drunk
16. I had cleaned all the windows before the storm
    1.   All the windows have been cleaned before the storm
    2.   All the windows had been cleaned before the storm
    3.   All the windows had being cleaned before the storm
    4.   All the windows has been cleaned before the storm
17. Aworkman will repair the computer tomorrow
    1.   The computer will be repaired tomorrow
    2.   The computer would be repaired tomorrow
    3.   The computer have to be repaired tomorrow
    4.   The computer should be repaired tomorrow
18. By the next year the students will have studied the passive
    1.   By the next year the passive will have being studied by the students
    2.   By the next year the passive will have been studied by the students
    3.   By the next year the passive would have been studied by the students
    4.   By the next year the passive will have studied by the students
19. James might cook dinner
    1.   Dinner should be cooked by James
    2.   Dinner may be cooked by James
    3.   Dinner might be cooked by James
    4.   Dinner would be cooked by James
20. Somebody must have taken my wallet
    1.   My wallet must have been taken
    2.   My wallet should been taken
    3.   My wallet have to be taken
    4.   My wallet must been taken