1They printed these books. These books ............... by them.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "were printed" because the subject is plural.
2Clean the room. Let the room ...............
Wrong!
After "let" in a passive imperative, use "be cleaned".
3The teacher reprimanded the boy. The boy ............... by the teacher.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was reprimanded" because the subject is singular.
4They will announce the results in the afternoon. The results ............... in the afternoon.
Wrong!
The future passive form is "will be announced".
5Everybody hates him. He ............... by everybody.
Wrong!
The simple present passive form is "is hated" because the subject is singular.
6The monkey is eating a banana. A banana ............... by the monkey.
Wrong!
The present continuous passive form is "is being eaten".
7The government will build a bridge. A bridge ............... by the government.
Wrong!
The future passive form uses the past participle, so the correct answer is "will be built".
8She gave me a book. I ............... a book by her.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was given" because "I" receives the action.
9She cheated him. He ............... by her.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was cheated" because the action happened in the past.
10I have sent the parcel. The parcel ............... by me.
Wrong!
The present perfect passive form is "has been sent" because "parcel" is singular.
11He has composed a song. A song ............... by him.
Wrong!
The present perfect passive form is "has been composed" because the active verb is "has composed".
12The teacher asked him to get out. He ............... by the teacher to get out.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was asked" because the active verb is in the simple past.
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- They printed these books. These books were printed by them.
- Clean the room. Let the room be cleaned
- The teacher reprimanded the boy. The boy was reprimanded by the teacher.
- They will announce the results in the afternoon. The results will be announced in the afternoon.
- Everybody hates him. He is hated by everybody.
- The monkey is eating a banana. A banana is being eaten by the monkey.
- The government will build a bridge. A bridge will be built by the government.
- She gave me a book. I was given a book by her.
- She cheated him. He was cheated by her.
- I have sent the parcel. The parcel has been sent by me.
- He has composed a song. A song has been composed by him.
- The teacher asked him to get out. He was asked by the teacher to get out.