Fill in the blanks with an appropriate passive verb form.
1The injured ............... to hospital.
Wrong!
The plural subject "The injured" needs the simple past passive form "were taken".
2The parcel ............... in the morning.
Wrong!
The singular subject "The parcel" needs the simple past passive form "was sent".
3All of my friends ............... .
Wrong!
The plural subject "All of my friends" needs the present perfect passive form "have been invited".
4The matter ............... by the committee.
Wrong!
An action happening now in the passive voice uses "is being discussed".
5English ............... in many parts of the world.
Wrong!
A general fact in the simple present passive uses "is spoken".
6Milk ............... by cows and goats.
Wrong!
A general fact in the simple present passive uses "is produced".
7He ............... by a speeding car.
Wrong!
The simple past passive of the phrasal verb "run over" is "was run over".
8The hall ............... decorated.
Wrong!
An action happening now in the passive voice uses "is being" before the past participle.
9A novel ............... by him.
Wrong!
The past continuous passive form is "was being read".
10The messenger ............... .
Wrong!
The singular subject "The messenger" needs the simple past passive form "was arrested".
11Stray dogs ............... by her.
Wrong!
The plural subject "Stray dogs" needs the simple present passive form "are fed".
12The books ............... by me.
Wrong!
The past perfect passive form is "had been returned".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The injured were taken to hospital.
- The parcel was sent in the morning.
- All of my friends have been invited .
- The matter is being discussed by the committee.
- English is spoken in many parts of the world.
- Milk is produced by cows and goats.
- He was run over by a speeding car.
- The hall is being decorated.
- A novel was being read by him.
- The messenger was arrested .
- Stray dogs are fed by her.
- The books had been returned by me.
