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Passive Voice Exercise

December 25, 2023 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1The dog followed the boy everywhere. / The boy ............... everywhere by the dog.
Wrong!
The simple past passive uses "was followed" for a singular subject.
2She doesn’t remember anything. / Nothing ............... by her.
Wrong!
The simple present passive uses "is remembered" for the singular subject "nothing."
3She has finished the work. / The work ............... by her.
Wrong!
The present perfect passive uses "has been finished" for a singular subject.
4Somebody has stolen my bag. / My bag ............... .
Wrong!
The present perfect passive uses "has been stolen" to match the active sentence.
5They praised the girl for her honesty. / The girl ............... for her honesty.
Wrong!
The simple past passive uses "was praised" for a singular subject.
6He has written five novels. / Five novels ............... by him.
Wrong!
The present perfect passive uses "have been written" for the plural subject "five novels."
7I visited my grandparents yesterday. / My grandparents ............... by me yesterday.
Wrong!
The simple past passive uses "were visited" for the plural subject "my grandparents."
8We appreciate your work. / Your work ............... by us.
Wrong!
The simple present passive uses "is appreciated" to express a general fact.
9They were painting the walls. / The walls ............... by them.
Wrong!
The past continuous passive uses "were being painted" for an action in progress in the past.
10I sent the report yesterday. / The report ............... yesterday.
Wrong!
The simple past passive uses "was sent" to match "sent" in the active sentence.
11He called me names. / I ............... names.
Wrong!
The simple past passive uses "was called" in the expression "was called names."
12Our team will win the championship. / The championship ............... by our team.
Wrong!
The future passive uses "will be won" after a singular subject.
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Answers

  1. The dog followed the boy everywhere. / The boy was followed everywhere by the dog.
  2. She doesn’t remember anything. / Nothing is remembered by her.
  3. She has finished the work. / The work has been finished by her.
  4. Somebody has stolen my bag. / My bag has been stolen .
  5. They praised the girl for her honesty. / The girl was praised for her honesty.
  6. He has written five novels. / Five novels have been written by him.
  7. I visited my grandparents yesterday. / My grandparents were visited by me yesterday.
  8. We appreciate your work. / Your work is appreciated by us.
  9. They were painting the walls. / The walls were being painted by them.
  10. I sent the report yesterday. / The report was sent yesterday.
  11. He called me names. / I was called names.
  12. Our team will win the championship. / The championship will be won by our team.
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