Fill in the blanks with an appropriate passive verb form.
1I ............... so I didn't go.
Wrong!
The past perfect passive "had not been invited" shows that the invitation did not happen before the speaker decided not to go.
2I ............... to wait.
Wrong!
The past simple passive "was told" shows that the speaker received the instruction.
3The windows ............... now.
Wrong!
The present continuous passive "are being washed" shows that the action is happening to the windows now.
4I felt that I ...............
Wrong!
The past continuous passive "was being watched" shows that the speaker received the action at that time.
5The prizes ............... away by the chief guest.
Wrong!
The past simple passive "were given" shows that the prizes received the action.
6I ............... up by the loud noise.
Wrong!
The past simple passive "was woken" shows that the speaker was affected by the loud noise.
7Dinner ...............
Wrong!
The present perfect passive "has been served" shows that dinner is ready because the action has been completed.
8I don't like ............... what to do.
Wrong!
The passive gerund "being told" is correct after "don't like" when the speaker receives the action.
9The accused ............... by the judge.
Wrong!
The past simple passive "was acquitted" shows that the accused received the judge's decision.
10The boy ............... by the teacher.
Wrong!
The past simple passive "was reprimanded" shows that the boy received the teacher's action.
11The castle ............... in the 19th century.
Wrong!
The past simple passive "was built" is used with the finished past time expression "in the 19th century".
12The missing boy ...............
Wrong!
The present perfect passive "has been found" shows that the missing boy is now no longer missing.
Exercise complete
0 out of 12
correct answers
Answers
- I had not been invited so I didn’t go.
- I was told to wait.
- The windows are being washed now.
- I felt that I was being watched.
- The prizes were given away by the chief guest.
- I was woken up by the loud noise.
- Dinner has been served.
- I don’t like being told what to do.
- The accused was acquitted by the judge.
- The boy was reprimanded by the teacher.
- The castle was built in the 19th century.
- The missing boy has been found.