Fill in the blanks.
1Paper ............... from pulp.
Wrong!
We use the present simple passive "is made" to describe how paper is produced.
2The airport ............... near the city center.
Wrong!
The present continuous passive "is being built" shows that the construction is happening now.
3These tables ............... of teakwood.
Wrong!
The passive form "are made" is used because the tables receive the action.
4I can't walk now. I ............... my leg.
Wrong!
The active present perfect "have broken" explains the present result of the injury.
5"Where is the apple?" "It ............... by the birds."
Wrong!
The modal perfect passive "must have been eaten" expresses a conclusion about a past action.
6This castle ............... in the 19th century.
Wrong!
The past simple passive "was built" is used for a completed action in the past.
7Do you think the job ............... by evening?
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The future passive "will be finished" is used because the job receives the action.
8They are not here now. They ...............
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The modal perfect "must have gone" expresses a strong conclusion about a past action.
9The problem ............... at the moment.
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The present continuous passive "is being investigated" shows that the investigation is happening now.
10It ............... yesterday.
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The intransitive verb "happened" is active and does not take a passive form here.
11This coffee ............... to Malaysia.
Wrong!
The passive "is exported" fits because the coffee receives the action: someone exports it. "Exports" and "is exporting" are active and would mean the coffee itself does the exporting.
12She ............... in the afternoon.
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The present continuous "is arriving" can describe a planned future arrangement.
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- Paper is made from pulp.
- The airport is being built near the city center.
- These tables are made of teakwood.
- I can’t walk now. I have broken my leg.
- “Where is the apple?” “It must have been eaten by the birds.”
- This castle was built in the 19th century.
- Do you think the job will be finished by evening?
- They are not here now. They must have gone
- The problem is being investigated at the moment.
- It happened yesterday.
- This coffee is exported to Malaysia.
- She is arriving in the afternoon.