Change into passive.
1They have dismissed him. / He ............... by them.
Wrong!
The present perfect passive form is "has been dismissed" because the active sentence uses "have dismissed".
2I ate the cake. / The cake ............... by me.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was eaten" because the active sentence uses "ate".
3They declined the offer. / The offer ............... by them.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was declined" because the active sentence uses "declined".
4She writes short stories. / Short stories ............... by her.
Wrong!
The simple present passive form is "are written" because the active sentence uses "writes".
5They gave the photographer credit in the program. / The photographer ............... credit in the program.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was given" because the active sentence uses "gave".
6People respect him. / He ............... by people.
Wrong!
The simple present passive form is "is respected" because the active sentence uses "respect".
7He asked a question. / A question ............... by him.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was asked" because the active sentence uses "asked".
8I am drafting the report. / The report ............... by me.
Wrong!
The present continuous passive form is "is being drafted" because the active sentence uses "am drafting".
9I found a solution. / A solution ............... by me.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was found" because the active sentence uses "found".
10She earns a hefty salary. / A hefty salary ............... by her.
Wrong!
The simple present passive form is "is earned" because the active sentence uses "earns".
11A gang of robbers attacked the travelers. / The travelers ............... by a gang of robbers.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "were attacked" because the active sentence uses "attacked".
12Grandma is knitting a sweater. / A sweater ............... by Grandma.
Wrong!
The present continuous passive form is "is being knitted" because the active sentence uses "is knitting".
Exercise complete
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- They have dismissed him. / He has been dismissed by them.
- I ate the cake. / The cake was eaten by me.
- They declined the offer. / The offer was declined by them.
- She writes short stories. / Short stories are written by her.
- They gave the photographer credit in the program. / The photographer was given credit in the program.
- People respect him. / He is respected by people.
- He asked a question. / A question was asked by him.
- I am drafting the report. / The report is being drafted by me.
- I found a solution. / A solution was found by me.
- She earns a hefty salary. / A hefty salary is earned by her.
- A gang of robbers attacked the travelers. / The travelers were attacked by a gang of robbers.
- Grandma is knitting a sweater. / A sweater is being knitted by Grandma.