Fill in the blanks with an appropriate active or passive verb form.
1The police ............... the information.
Wrong!
Use the plural passive form "were given" because "the police" is treated as plural.
2I ............... offered any help.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect passive "have never been" before the past participle "offered".
3She ............... again.
Wrong!
Use the past simple passive "was never seen" because the subject receives the action.
4She works hard, but she ............... very little.
Wrong!
Use the present simple passive "is paid" because she receives the payment.
5I don't mind ............... waiting.
Wrong!
After "don't mind", use the passive gerund "being kept".
6She doesn't want ............... alone.
Wrong!
After "doesn't want", use the passive infinitive "to be left".
7I ............... plenty of time to decide.
Wrong!
Use the past simple passive "was given" because the speaker received the time.
8No remorse ............... at all.
Wrong!
Use the passive form "was ever shown" because "remorse" is the thing that is shown (by someone), not the one doing the showing.
9I don't like ............... what to do.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "don't like", both the passive gerund "being told" and the passive infinitive "to be told" are natural here.
10I remember ............... to a farmhouse.
Wrong!
After "remember", use the passive gerund "being taken" to talk about a past memory.
11I don't ............... to many parties.
Wrong!
Use the informal passive form "get invited" to mean that people invite the speaker.
12She ............... by everybody.
Wrong!
Use the present simple passive "is liked" because everybody likes her.
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- The police were given the information.
- I have never been offered any help.
- She was never seen again.
- She works hard, but she is paid very little.
- I don’t mind being kept waiting.
- She doesn’t want to be left alone.
- I was given plenty of time to decide.
- No remorse was ever shown at all.
- I don’t like being told / to be told what to do.
- I remember being taken to a farmhouse.
- I don’t get invited to many parties.
- She is liked by everybody.