Fill in the blanks with a passive verb form.
1They are preparing the report. / The report ............... by them.
Wrong!
The present continuous passive form is "is being prepared".
2They took the child to hospital. / The child ............... to hospital.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was taken".
3She answered the question. / The question ............... by her.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was answered".
4She has written four novels. / Four novels ............... by her.
Wrong!
The present perfect passive form is "have been written".
5The chief guest gave away the prizes. / The prizes ............... away by the chief guest.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "were given".
6The dacoit killed the traveler. / The traveler ............... by the dacoit.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was killed".
7They robbed him at gunpoint. / He ............... at gunpoint.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was robbed".
8He has won a lottery. / A lottery ............... by him.
Wrong!
The present perfect passive form is "has been won".
9They made all the furniture out of teak. / All the furniture ............... out of teak.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was made".
10She called me a liar. / I ............... a liar.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was called".
11He sells newspapers at the railway station. / Newspapers ............... by him at the railway station.
Wrong!
The simple present passive form is "are sold".
12He bought the painting at an auction. / The painting ............... at an auction.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was bought".
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- They are preparing the report. / The report is being prepared by them.
- They took the child to hospital. / The child was taken to hospital.
- She answered the question. / The question was answered by her.
- She has written four novels. / Four novels have been written by her.
- The chief guest gave away the prizes. / The prizes were given away by the chief guest.
- The dacoit killed the traveler. / The traveler was killed by the dacoit.
- They robbed him at gunpoint. / He was robbed at gunpoint.
- He has won a lottery. / A lottery has been won by him.
- They made all the furniture out of teak. / All the furniture was made out of teak.
- She called me a liar. / I was called a liar.
- He sells newspapers at the railway station. / Newspapers are sold by him at the railway station.
- He bought the painting at an auction. / The painting was bought at an auction.