Passive voice exercises 2

Question 1: The robbers _____________ by the police since

have arrested

have been arrested

was arrested

had arrested

Question 2: Dynamite ____________ by Alfred Bernhard Nobel in the 1860s.

had been invented

invented

was invented

was being invented

Question 3: This exercise may __________ with a blue-ink pen.

be written

be to write

be writing

write

Question 4: Last night a tornado swept through Rockville. It ______________everything in its path.

destroyed

was destroyed

was being destroyed

had been destroyed

Question 5: When the little boy the car, he was badly injured.

hit

is hit by

was hit by

is hitting

Question 6: Most forests in other climatic areas by human beings.

had already been affected

have already been affecting

have already affected

have already been affected

Question 7: The new highway _____________ and built last year.

planned

had planned

was planning

was planned

Question 8: _______________ to you yet?

Have the comic been given back

Have the comic been give back

Have the comic been gave back

Have the comic being given back

Question 9: As the patient could not walk, he ______________-home in a wheelchair since this morning.

has carried

has been carried

was carried

was carrying

Question 10: Let’s go ahead and do it now. Nothing ___________if we just wait.

will be accomplished

accomplished

has accomplished

accomplishes

Question 11: I still can’t believe it! My laptop together with all documents ____________ last night.

stole

stolen

was stolen

was stealing

Question 12: It’s impossible to go along this way because the road is _________________.

been repaired

being repaired

repaired

repairing

Question 13: People don’t use this service on special occasions.

This service is not used on special occasions.

Special occasions this service is not used on.

This service on special occasions is not used

This service is used on special occasions.

Question 14: How did people learn a new language?

How was a new language learned?

How was a new language learned by people?

How new a language was learned?

A&B are correct.

Question 15: Somebody is using the computer at the moment.

The computer is used at the moment.

The computer being used at the moment.

The computer is being used at the moment.

The computer is used at the moment by somebody.

Passive voice exercises 2

Comment ()