Fill in the blanks with an appropriate passive verb form.
1The job ............... by me.
Wrong!
The present perfect passive form is "has been finished".
2This house ............... by them in 1990.
Wrong!
The past simple passive form for a finished time in 1990 is "was built".
3A new car ............... by him.
Wrong!
The present perfect passive form is "has been bought".
4A letter ............... by me.
Wrong!
The past simple passive form is "was written".
5The parcel ............... on Monday.
Wrong!
The past simple passive form for a completed action on Monday is "was sent".
6The thief ............... by the police yesterday.
Wrong!
The past simple passive form for a completed action yesterday is "was caught".
7A cake ............... by her.
Wrong!
The past simple passive form is "was baked".
8A book ............... by me.
Wrong!
The past simple passive form is "was read".
9The beggar ............... a five-rupee coin.
Wrong!
The past simple passive form is "was given".
10The boy ............... by the teacher.
Wrong!
The past simple passive form is "was praised".
11The idea ............... by everyone.
Wrong!
The past simple passive form is "was liked".
12A song ............... by Alice.
Wrong!
The past simple passive form is "was sung".
13The farmer ............... by the dog.
Wrong!
The past simple passive form is "was bitten".
14The roof ............... by him.
Wrong!
The past continuous passive form is "was being painted".
15Their exam ............... by them.
Wrong!
The past continuous passive form is "was being written".
16The first prize ............... by our team.
Wrong!
The future simple passive form is "will be won".
17A story ............... by me.
Wrong!
The present continuous passive form is "is being written".
Exercise complete
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- The job has been finished by me.
- This house was built by them in 1990.
- A new car has been bought by him.
- A letter was written by me.
- The parcel was sent on Monday.
- The thief was caught by the police yesterday.
- A cake was baked by her.
- A book was read by me.
- The beggar was given a five-rupee coin.
- The boy was praised by the teacher.
- The idea was liked by everyone.
- A song was sung by Alice.
- The farmer was bitten by the dog.
- The roof was being painted by him.
- Their exam was being written by them.
- The first prize will be won by our team.
- A story is being written by me.