Fill in the blanks.
1Things are getting worse. Something ............... before it is too late.
Wrong!
Use the modal passive form "must be done" because the focus is on the action, not the person who does it.
2The lid ............... without permission.
Wrong!
Use "should not be removed" because the lid receives the action.
3I ............... to wait outside.
Wrong!
Use "was told" because the speaker received the instruction.
4I left my phone here, and now I can’t find it. It ...............
Wrong!
Use "must have been stolen" to make a strong passive deduction about a past event.
5A bridge ............... across the river.
Wrong!
Use "is being built" for a passive action happening now.
6The problem ...............
Wrong!
Use "has been resolved" because the problem has received the action and the result is present now.
7The matter ............... at the meeting.
Wrong!
Use "will be discussed" for a future passive action.
8A decision ............... until you arrive.
Wrong!
Use "will not be taken" because the decision receives the future action.
9I think we ...............
Wrong!
Use "are being followed" for a passive action happening now.
10The parcels ............... in the morning.
Wrong!
Use "were sent" because the parcels received the action in the past.
11He ............... by a mad dog.
Wrong!
Use "was bitten" because he received the action in the past.
12A hospital ............... near the railway station.
Wrong!
Use "has been built" because the hospital has received the action and exists now.
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- Things are getting worse. Something must be done before it is too late.
- The lid should not be removed without permission.
- I was told to wait outside.
- I left my phone here, and now I can’t find it. It must have been stolen.
- A bridge is being built across the river.
- The problem has been resolved.
- The matter will be discussed at the meeting.
- A decision will not be taken until you arrive.
- I think we are being followed.
- The parcels were sent in the morning.
- He was bitten by a mad dog.
- A hospital has been built near the railway station.