Fill in the blanks with an appropriate passive verb form.
1This problem cannot ...............
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After "cannot", use the passive form "be solved" because the problem receives the action.
2My wallet has ...............
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Use "been stolen" after "has" to form the present perfect passive.
3The culprits ...............
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Use "have been caught" for the present perfect passive with a plural subject.
4If something is edible, it can ...............
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After "can", use the passive form "be eaten" when something receives the action.
5A mystery is something that cannot ...............
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After "cannot", use the passive form "be explained" because a mystery receives the explanation.
6This issue needs ............... as soon as possible.
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Use "to be resolved" after "needs" when the issue receives the action.
7I want to ............... alone.
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Use "be left" after "want to" when the subject wants to receive the action.
8She has ............... from the class.
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Use "been expelled" after "has" to form the present perfect passive.
9If you hadn't teased the dog, you ...............
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Use "would not have been bitten" for the passive result in a third conditional sentence.
10Have you ever ............... by a dog?
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Use "been bitten" after "Have you ever" to form the present perfect passive.
11It is important that she ...............
Select 2 answers.
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After "It is important that", both "be told" and "should be told" are correct passive forms.
12She was upset about not ............... invited.
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Use "having been" to make a perfect passive gerund after "about not".
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- This problem cannot be solved.
- My wallet has been stolen.
- The culprits have been caught.
- If something is edible, it can be eaten.
- A mystery is something that cannot be explained.
- This issue needs to be resolved as soon as possible.
- I want to be left alone.
- She has been expelled from the class.
- If you hadn’t teased the dog, you would not have been bitten.
- Have you ever been bitten by a dog?
- It is important that she be told / should be told.
- She was upset about not having been invited.