1They eat apples. Apples ............... by them.
Wrong!
The simple present passive form is "are eaten" because the subject is plural.
2I wrote a letter. A letter ............... by me.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was written" because "a letter" is singular.
3He is writing a poem. A poem ............... by him.
Wrong!
The present continuous passive form is "is being written" for an action happening now.
4They were repairing the roof. The roof ............... by them.
Wrong!
The past continuous passive form is "was being repaired" for an action in progress in the past.
5She has bought a new car. A new car ............... by her.
Wrong!
The present perfect passive form is "has been bought" because the active sentence uses "has bought".
6I had sent the parcel. The parcel ............... by me.
Wrong!
The past perfect passive form is "had been sent" because the active sentence uses "had sent".
7The teacher punished the child. The child ............... by the teacher.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was punished" because "the child" is singular.
8I will help him. He ............... by me.
Wrong!
The simple future passive form is "will be helped" after "will".
9He has sold his house. His house ............... by him.
Wrong!
The present perfect passive form is "has been sold" because the active sentence uses "has sold".
10They will have sent the money. The money ............... by them.
Wrong!
The future perfect passive form is "will have been sent" because the active sentence uses "will have sent".
11The police are investigating the crime. The crime ............... by the police.
Wrong!
The present continuous passive form is "is being investigated" for an action in progress now.
12They rescued the child. The child ............... by them.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was rescued" because "the child" is singular.
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- They eat apples. Apples are eaten by them.
- I wrote a letter. A letter was written by me.
- He is writing a poem. A poem is being written by him.
- They were repairing the roof. The roof was being repaired by them.
- She has bought a new car. A new car has been bought by her.
- I had sent the parcel. The parcel had been sent by me.
- The teacher punished the child. The child was punished by the teacher.
- I will help him. He will be helped by me.
- He has sold his house. His house has been sold by him.
- They will have sent the money. The money will have been sent by them.
- The police are investigating the crime. The crime is being investigated by the police.
- They rescued the child. The child was rescued by them.