Fill in the blanks with an appropriate passive verb form.
1They appointed him yesterday. / He ............... yesterday.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was appointed" because the active verb is in the simple past.
2She is writing a novel. / A novel ............... by her.
Wrong!
The present continuous passive form is "is being written" because the action is happening now.
3I was cooking dinner. / Dinner ............... by me.
Wrong!
The past continuous passive form is "was being cooked" because the action was in progress in the past.
4Open the door. / Let the door ...............
Wrong!
The passive form of an imperative with let is "be opened" after the object.
5Call the first witness. / Let the first witness ...............
Wrong!
The passive form of an imperative with let is "be called" after the object.
6The police searched the room. / The room ............... by the police.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was searched" because the active verb is in the simple past.
7They are counting the votes. / The votes ...............
Wrong!
The present continuous passive form is "are being counted" because the active verb is in the present continuous.
8They will announce the winner in the afternoon. / The winner ............... in the afternoon.
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The future simple passive form is "will be announced" because the active sentence uses will plus the base verb.
9Everybody loves him. / He ............... by everybody.
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The simple present passive form is "is loved" because the active verb is in the simple present.
10They arrested the man for smuggling. / The man ............... for smuggling.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was arrested" because the active verb is in the simple past.
11We will have finished the job by Friday. / The job ............... by Friday.
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The future perfect passive form is "will have been finished" because the active verb is in the future perfect.
12They beat him. / He ............... by them.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was beaten" because beaten is the past participle of beat.
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- They appointed him yesterday. / He was appointed yesterday.
- She is writing a novel. / A novel is being written by her.
- I was cooking dinner. / Dinner was being cooked by me.
- Open the door. / Let the door be opened
- Call the first witness. / Let the first witness be called
- The police searched the room. / The room was searched by the police.
- They are counting the votes. / The votes are being counted
- They will announce the winner in the afternoon. / The winner will be announced in the afternoon.
- Everybody loves him. / He is loved by everybody.
- They arrested the man for smuggling. / The man was arrested for smuggling.
- We will have finished the job by Friday. / The job will have been finished by Friday.
- They beat him. / He was beaten by them.