Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1The hotel rooms ............... every morning before new guests arrive.
Wrong!
Use the present simple passive for a regular action done to the object: "are cleaned".
2My bike ............... yesterday, so I rode it to school today.
Wrong!
Use the past simple passive for a completed action done to the bike yesterday: "was repaired".
3The report ............... to all managers, so check your inbox now.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect passive when the present result matters and no finished time is given: "has been sent".
4Safety helmets ............... in this part of the factory.
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After a modal, use be + past participle for the passive: "must be worn".
5This term's exam results ............... on Friday.
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Use will be + past participle for a future passive action: "will be announced".
6Her application ............... last year because one document was missing.
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Use the negative past simple passive for an action that was not done to the application: "was not accepted".
7When ............... the photo taken by your brother?
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In a past passive question, put was before the subject and the past participle after it: "When was the photo taken?"
8The meeting has ............... twice this week.
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In the present perfect passive, use has/have been + past participle: "been postponed".
9The classroom ............... when we arrived for our lesson.
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Use was/were being + past participle for an action in progress in the past: "was being painted".
10The wedding cake was made ............... for my cousin's party.
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Use by to show the agent who does the action in a passive sentence: "by a famous chef".
11These windows need ............... before the guests come.
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After need, use to be + past participle when the subject receives the action: "to be washed".
12This sign is easy ............... from the road.
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After adjectives like 'easy', use the active to-infinitive even though the meaning is passive: "easy to read" (not "easy to be read").
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- The hotel rooms are cleaned every morning before new guests arrive.
- My bike was repaired yesterday, so I rode it to school today.
- The report has been sent to all managers, so check your inbox now.
- Safety helmets must be worn in this part of the factory.
- This term’s exam results will be announced on Friday.
- Her application was not accepted last year because one document was missing.
- When was the photo taken by your brother?
- The meeting has been postponed twice this week.
- The classroom was being painted when we arrived for our lesson.
- The wedding cake was made by a famous chef for my cousin’s party.
- These windows need to be washed before the guests come.
- This sign is easy to read from the road.