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Active vs. Passive Verb Forms Exercise

January 19, 2024 B1pdf

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1She is so finicky that no one ............... her.
Wrong!
Use the active form "can please" because "no one" is the person doing the action.
2Even after the country ..............., guerillas fought the invaders in the hills.
Wrong!
Use the passive form "was defeated" because the country received the action.
3She raged when her jewels ............... while under police protection.
Wrong!
Use the passive past form "were stolen" because the jewels received the action in the past.
4She ............... us some of her cookies.
Wrong!
Use the active form "offered" because she did the action.
5All these books ............... to the library by a learned woman.
Wrong!
Use the passive form "were donated" because the books received the action.
6The medicine ............... a bad taste in my mouth.
Wrong!
Use the active form "left" because the medicine caused the taste.
7Mother ............... us a lecture on keeping our room neat.
Wrong!
Use the active past form "gave" because Mother did the action.
8The woman ............... most of her money to charity.
Wrong!
Use the active form "left" because the woman gave the money in her will.
9Much labor ............... into the building of the pyramids.
Wrong!
Use the active past form "went" in the expression "labor went into" something.
10I ............... by the depth of her knowledge.
Wrong!
Use the passive form "was surprised" because the speaker received the feeling caused by her knowledge.
11I ............... the whole of yesterday pruning the hedges.
Wrong!
Use the active past form "spent" because the speaker used the time doing an activity.
12Her constant nagging ............... him.
Wrong!
Use the active past form "provoked" because the nagging caused his reaction.

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  1. She is so finicky that no one can please her.
  2. Even after the country was defeated, guerillas fought the invaders in the hills.
  3. She raged when her jewels were stolen while under police protection.
  4. She offered us some of her cookies.
  5. All these books were donated to the library by a learned woman.
  6. The medicine left a bad taste in my mouth.
  7. Mother gave us a lecture on keeping our room neat.
  8. The woman left most of her money to charity.
  9. Much labor went into the building of the pyramids.
  10. I was surprised by the depth of her knowledge.
  11. I spent the whole of yesterday pruning the hedges.
  12. Her constant nagging provoked him.

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