Fill in the blanks with an appropriate active or passive verb form.
1We didn't play volleyball yesterday. The game ...............
Wrong!
Use the past simple passive "was cancelled" for a completed event yesterday.
2I won't be able to attend tomorrow's meeting. My flight ...............
Wrong!
Use the present perfect passive "has been cancelled" because the cancellation affects the future meeting now.
3The computer has been repaired. It ............... now.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "works" and "is working" describe the computer's present condition after the repair.
4I had an electrician ............... the heater.
Wrong!
After "had an electrician," use the base verb "repair" in this causative structure.
5They ............... him arrested for trespassing on their property.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "had" and "got" are correct past-tense causative verbs here.
6This is an old house. It ............... over 100 years ago.
Wrong!
Use the past simple passive "was built" for something completed over 100 years ago.
7My grandfather is a generous philanthropist. He ............... to a number of charities.
Wrong!
Use "donates" for a regular habit or general fact.
8Is your car still for sale? No, I ............... it last week.
Wrong!
Use the active past simple "sold" with the finished time expression "last week."
9The accident ............... by a drunk driver.
Wrong!
Use the passive form "was caused" because the accident received the action.
10I wouldn't leave my car unlocked. It ...............
Wrong!
Use the modal passive "might be stolen" to show a possible future risk to the car.
11I wouldn't leave the door open. Anybody ............... come in.
Wrong!
Use "can" to express that it is possible for anyone to come in.
12My purse has disappeared. It ...............
Wrong!
Use "must have been stolen" to make a strong deduction about a past event.
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- We didn’t play volleyball yesterday. The game was cancelled.
- I won’t be able to attend tomorrow’s meeting. My flight has been cancelled.
- The computer has been repaired. It works / is working now.
- I had an electrician repair the heater.
- They had / got him arrested for trespassing on their property.
- This is an old house. It was built over 100 years ago.
- My grandfather is a generous philanthropist. He donates to a number of charities.
- Is your car still for sale? No, I sold it last week.
- The accident was caused by a drunk driver.
- I wouldn’t leave my car unlocked. It might be stolen.
- I wouldn’t leave the door open. Anybody can come in.
- My purse has disappeared. It must have been stolen.