Fill in the blanks.
1He ............... harassed by his landlord.
Wrong!
Use the past passive auxiliary "was" before the past participle.
2They ............... accepted the invite.
Wrong!
Use "have" with a plural subject to form the present perfect.
3We ............... received any information so far.
Wrong!
Use "haven't" with "so far" to show an unfinished time period.
4It ............... rain yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "didn't" with the base verb for a negative past simple sentence.
5She ............... promoted to a higher post.
Wrong!
Use "has been" to make the present perfect passive.
6............... you know where they have gone?
Wrong!
Use "Do" to ask a present simple question with "know".
7The man ............... found dead.
Wrong!
Use "was" to make a past passive sentence.
8She ............... told.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "has been" and "was" can complete the passive sentence naturally.
9He ............... for failing to meet his targets.
Wrong!
Use "was fired" because the subject received the action.
10............... you talk to him yesterday?
Wrong!
Use "Did" to ask a past simple question with "yesterday".
11They ............... told to wait outside.
Wrong!
Use "were" to make the past passive with a plural subject.
12The report says he ............... after the investigation.
Wrong!
Use "has been dismissed" because the subject received the action.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- He was harassed by his landlord.
- They have accepted the invite.
- We haven’t received any information so far.
- It didn’t rain yesterday.
- She has been promoted to a higher post.
- Do you know where they have gone?
- The man was found dead.
- She has been / was told.
- He was fired for failing to meet his targets.
- Did you talk to him yesterday?
- They were told to wait outside.
- The report says he has been dismissed after the investigation.