Fill in the blanks with an appropriate passive verb form.
1Where ............... you born?
Wrong!
Use "were" to form the past passive question "Where were you born?" when asking about a birthplace.
2I ............... in Kerala.
Wrong!
Use "was born" to talk about a person's place of birth in the past.
3We ............... some photos by the guide.
Wrong!
The past simple passive form is "were shown" because the subject received the action and "by the guide" names who did it.
4The label ...............
Wrong!
Use the modal passive "must not be removed" after "The label" because the label receives the action.
5I ............... to apologize.
Wrong!
The passive form "was told" means that someone gave the speaker the instruction.
6I remember ............... out on a stretcher.
Wrong!
After "remember", the passive gerund "being taken" shows that the speaker received the action.
7She ............... about the change.
Wrong!
Use the modal passive "should be told" because she should receive the information.
8You ............... in that accident.
Wrong!
Use "could have been killed" to show a possible passive result in the past.
9She ............... by everybody.
Wrong!
The simple present passive form is "is liked" because she receives the action.
10I ............... to parties.
Wrong!
Use "am never invited" because the speaker receives, or does not receive, invitations.
11Very little ............... about him.
Wrong!
The passive form "is known" means that people know very little about him.
12I ............... plenty of time to decide.
Wrong!
Use "was given" because the speaker received plenty of time.
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- Where were you born?
- I was born in Kerala.
- We were shown some photos by the guide.
- The label must not be removed.
- I was told to apologize.
- I remember being taken out on a stretcher.
- She should be told about the change.
- You could have been killed in that accident.
- She is liked by everybody.
- I am never invited to parties.
- Very little is known about him.
- I was given plenty of time to decide.