Fill in the blanks with an appropriate passive voice form.
1They arrested him for murder. / He ............... for murder.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was arrested" because the subject receives the action.
2They elected him chairman. / He ............... chairman.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was elected" because the election happened in the past.
3I admire his honesty. / His honesty ............... by me.
Wrong!
The simple present passive form is "is admired" for a general fact in the present.
4She runs a charitable institution. / A charitable institution ............... by her.
Wrong!
The simple present passive form is "is run" because the institution receives the action.
5I finished the job in an hour. / The job ............... in an hour.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was finished" because the action was completed in the past.
6She is preparing the draft. / The draft ............... by her.
Wrong!
The present continuous passive form is "is being prepared" for an action happening now.
7I was stitching the blouse. / The blouse ............... by me.
Wrong!
The past continuous passive form is "was being stitched" for an action in progress in the past.
8They are digging a pit. / A pit ............... by them.
Wrong!
The present continuous passive form is "is being dug" for an action happening now.
9He has donated all his wealth. / All his wealth ............... by him.
Wrong!
The present perfect passive form is "has been donated" because the completed action is connected to the present.
10We will not tolerate this. / This ............... by us.
Wrong!
The future passive form is "will not be tolerated" because the subject receives the future action.
11The cops chased the thief. / The thief ............... by the cops.
Wrong!
The simple past passive form is "was chased" because the chase happened in the past.
12I have learnt my lesson. / My lesson ............... by me.
Wrong!
The present perfect passive form is "has been learnt" because the singular subject takes has.
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- They arrested him for murder. / He was arrested for murder.
- They elected him chairman. / He was elected chairman.
- I admire his honesty. / His honesty is admired by me.
- She runs a charitable institution. / A charitable institution is run by her.
- I finished the job in an hour. / The job was finished in an hour.
- She is preparing the draft. / The draft is being prepared by her.
- I was stitching the blouse. / The blouse was being stitched by me.
- They are digging a pit. / A pit is being dug by them.
- He has donated all his wealth. / All his wealth has been donated by him.
- We will not tolerate this. / This will not be tolerated by us.
- The cops chased the thief. / The thief was chased by the cops.
- I have learnt my lesson. / My lesson has been learnt by me.