Passive voice - Topic 3

Question 1: The longest fish in the contest was eighteen inches long”.
“It_____ by Thelma Rivers”

A

was catching

B

caught

C

was caught

D

catch

Question 2: – “I heard you decided to take up tennis”. – “Yes, I have_____ every day”

A

been played

B

been playing

C

playing

D

play

Question 3: “Are we about to have dinner?”.
“Yes, it _____ in the dinning room”.

A

is serving

B

serves

C

is being served

D

served

Question 4: “Why is Stanley in jail?” “He_____ of robbery”.

A

has been convicted

B

has been convicting

C

has convicted

D

convicted

Question 5: “Where are Jack and Jan?” “They_____ the boxes you asked for into the house”.

A

have been bringing

B

bringing

C

have been brought

D

to bring

Question 6: “Where’s the old chicken coop?”
“It_____ by a windstorm last year”.

A

destroy

B

is destroyed

C

was destroyed

D

destroyed

Question 7: ”We’re still looking for Thomas”.
“Hasn’t he_____ yet?”.

A

been found

B

to find

C

found

D

being found

Question 8: .”Whatever happened t that fortune – teller?”
“I don’t know. She _____ around her in a long time”.

A

hasn’t seen

B

didn’t see

C

hasn’t been seeing

D

hasn’t been seen

Question 9: ”Diana is a wonderful ballet dancer”.
“She_____ since she was four”.

A

has been dancing

B

has been danced

C

is dancing

D

was danced

Question 10: ”What a beautiful dress you’re wearing!”
“Thank you. It_____ especially for me by a French tailor”.

A

is made

B

has made

C

made

D

was made

Question 11: ”Those eggs of different colors are very artistic”. – “Yes, they_____ in Russia”.

A

were painted

B

were paint

C

were painting

D

painted

Question 12: ”Homer is in jail for smoking marijuana”. “He_____ that it was against the law”.

A

is telling

B

was told

C

old

D

tells

Question 13: ”The maintenance people didn’t remove the chairs from the ballroom”.
“Don’t worry. They _____ them before the dance begins”.

A

will have been moved

B

will have moved

C

were moved

D

moved

Question 14: Gold_____ in California in the nineteenth century.

A

was discovered

B

has been discovered

C

was discover

D

they discovered

Question 15: 15._____ that military spending is extremely high.

A

We are felt

B

It feels

C

It is felt

D

We feel that it is

Question 16: All planes_____ before departure.

A

will checked

B

will has checked

C

will be checked

D

will been checked

Question 17: I wanted_____ by the head of the company, but it was impossible.

A

to see

B

to be seen

C

seeing

D

being to see

Question 18: Katherine_____ at Bob’s house every night this week.

A

has been eaten

B

has eating

C

is being eating

D

has been eating

Question 19: ”Where did you get these old dresses?”. – “We_____ them in the old trunk”.

A

were found

B

finding

C

found

D

have been found

Question 20: ”What happened to the old mail carrier?”
“He_____ to a new neighborhood to work”.

A

has sent

B

was send

C

was sent

D

sent

Passive voice - Topic 3

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