Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1The tickets ............... at the door every morning.
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Use be + past participle for a passive process; the correct answer is "are checked".
2The homework ............... by the teacher after class.
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With the subject receiving the action and the agent named after by, use be + past participle; the correct answer is "was explained".
3Your package ............... before lunch.
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For a future passive sentence, use will be + past participle; the correct answer is "will be delivered".
4The report ............... before the meeting starts.
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After a modal in the passive, use modal + be + past participle; the correct answer is "must be printed".
5The museum is ............... on Mondays.
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After be in a passive state, use the past participle; the correct answer is "closed".
6All new students were ............... a campus map.
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In a passive sentence with were, use the past participle; the correct answer is "given".
7The computers ............... this week.
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For present perfect passive, use have/has been + past participle; the correct answer is "have been repaired".
8The key ............... in the top drawer.
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Use is + past participle with the singular subject the key; the correct answer is "is kept".
9The photos ............... by my sister at the party.
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When the subject receives the action, use was/were + past participle; the correct answer is "were taken".
10The bill can ............... online.
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After can in a passive sentence, use be + past participle; the correct answer is "be paid".
11The article is ............... by a local journalist.
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A completed text by someone is expressed with be + past participle; the correct answer is "written".
12The kitchen needs to ............... before the guests arrive.
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After needs to for a passive meaning, use be + past participle; the correct answer is "be cleaned".
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Answers
- The tickets are checked at the door every morning.
- The homework was explained by the teacher after class.
- Your package will be delivered before lunch.
- The report must be printed before the meeting starts.
- The museum is closed on Mondays.
- All new students were given a campus map.
- The computers have been repaired this week.
- The key is kept in the top drawer.
- The photos were taken by my sister at the party.
- The bill can be paid online.
- The article is written by a local journalist.
- The kitchen needs to be cleaned before the guests arrive.