Fill in the blanks with an appropriate passive verb form.
1They submitted a new proposal. / A new proposal ............... by them.
Wrong!
The active verb is in the simple past, so the correct passive form is "was submitted".
2She answered my question. / My question ............... by her.
Wrong!
The active verb is in the simple past, so the correct passive form is "was answered".
3She solved the puzzle. / The puzzle ............... by her.
Wrong!
The active verb is in the simple past, so the correct passive form is "was solved".
4Her remarks hurt me. / I ............... by her remarks.
Wrong!
The active verb is in the simple past, so the correct passive form is "was hurt".
5She sells handmade toys. / Handmade toys ............... by her.
Wrong!
The active verb is in the present simple, so the correct passive form is "are sold".
6I have reserved a table for two. / A table for two ............... by me.
Wrong!
The active verb is in the present perfect, so the correct passive form is "has been reserved".
7The postal department delivers letters to their respective addresses. / Letters ............... to their respective addresses by the postal department.
Wrong!
The active verb is in the present simple, so the correct passive form is "are delivered".
8She writes poems. / Poems ............... by her.
Wrong!
The active verb is in the present simple, so the correct passive form is "are written".
9They criticized me. / I ............... by them.
Wrong!
The active verb is in the simple past, so the correct passive form is "was criticized".
10The audience loved the show. / The show ............... by the audience.
Wrong!
The active verb is in the simple past, so the correct passive form is "was loved".
11They appreciated the novelty of the idea. / The novelty of the idea ............... by them.
Wrong!
The active verb is in the simple past, so the correct passive form is "was appreciated".
12I fed the dogs. / The dogs ............... by me.
Wrong!
The active verb is in the simple past and the subject is plural, so the correct passive form is "were fed".
Answers
- They submitted a new proposal. / A new proposal was submitted by them.
- She answered my question. / My question was answered by her.
- She solved the puzzle. / The puzzle was solved by her.
- Her remarks hurt me. / I was hurt by her remarks.
- She sells handmade toys. / Handmade toys are sold by her.
- I have reserved a table for two. / A table for two has been reserved by me.
- The postal department delivers letters to their respective addresses. / Letters are delivered to their respective addresses by the postal department.
- She writes poems. / Poems are written by her.
- They criticized me. / I was criticized by them.
- The audience loved the show. / The show was loved by the audience.
- They appreciated the novelty of the idea. / The novelty of the idea was appreciated by them.
- I fed the dogs. / The dogs were fed by me.