Fill in the blanks with an appropriate passive verb form.
1The mouse ............... by the cat.
Wrong!
The passive past simple form is "was killed" because the mouse received the action.
2The tree ............... by the man.
Wrong!
The passive past simple form is "was cut down" because the tree received the action.
3America ............... by Columbus.
Wrong!
The passive past simple form is "was discovered" because America received the action.
4The boy ............... by the teacher.
Wrong!
The passive past simple form is "was praised" because the boy received the action.
5The man ............... by the dog.
Wrong!
The passive past simple form is "was bitten" because the man received the action.
6The horse ............... by the groom every day.
Wrong!
The passive present simple form is "is fed" because this happens every day.
7Kites ............... by the boys when it started to rain.
Wrong!
The passive past continuous form is "were being flown" because the action was in progress in the past.
Done.
Score: 0/7
Answers
- The mouse was killed by the cat.
- The tree was cut down by the man.
- America was discovered by Columbus.
- The boy was praised by the teacher.
- The man was bitten by the dog.
- The horse is fed by the groom every day.
- Kites were being flown by the boys when it started to rain.
