Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1The prizes ............... away by the chief guest.
Wrong!
The simple past passive uses was/were + past participle, so the correct answer is "were given".
2The child ............... from drowning.
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The simple past passive uses was/were + past participle, so the correct answer is "was rescued".
3The match ...............
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The present perfect passive uses has/have been + past participle, so the correct answer is "has been cancelled".
4The boy ............... to stand outside the class for an hour.
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The passive form of make someone do something is be made to do something, so the correct answer is "was made".
5The man ............... by a snake.
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The simple past passive uses was/were + past participle, so the correct answer is "was bitten".
6Dinner is about ...............
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Dinner does not serve anything itself; it receives the action, so we need the passive infinitive to be + past participle: "to be served".
7Messengers ............... to different parts of the country.
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The simple past passive uses was/were + past participle, so the correct answer is "were sent".
8He ............... for his alcohol addiction.
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The present continuous passive uses am/is/are being + past participle, so the correct answer is "is being treated".
9The boy ............... with a cane.
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The simple past passive uses was/were + past participle, so the correct answer is "was beaten".
10The case ............... by the police.
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The present continuous passive uses am/is/are being + past participle, so the correct answer is "is being investigated".
11Hindi ............... in much of North India.
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The simple present passive uses am/is/are + past participle, so the correct answer is "is spoken".
12They ............... of the consequences.
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The present perfect passive uses has/have been + past participle, so the correct answer is "have been warned".
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Answers
- The prizes were given away by the chief guest.
- The child was rescued from drowning.
- The match has been cancelled.
- The boy was made to stand outside the class for an hour.
- The man was bitten by a snake.
- Dinner is about to be served.
- Messengers were sent to different parts of the country.
- He is being treated for his alcohol addiction.
- The boy was beaten with a cane.
- The case is being investigated by the police.
- Hindi is spoken in much of North India.
- They have been warned of the consequences.