Passive Voice Quiz

Passive Voice Quiz
Fill in the correct form of the verb. Be careful to continue in the same tense.
Change the active to passive:
1. Active: They make shoes in that factory.

Passive: Shoes ___________________________ in that factory.
2. Active: People must not leave bicycles in the driveway.

Passive: Bicycles _________________________ in the driveway.
3. Active: They built that skyscraper in 1934.

Passive: That skyscraper ____________________________ in 1934.
4. Active: The students will finish the course by July.

Passive: The course ________________________________ by July.
5. Active: They are repairing the streets this month.

Passive: The streets _____________________________ this month.
6. Active: They have finished the new product design.

Passive: The new product design _____________________________.
7. Active: They were cooking dinner when I arrived.

Passive: Dinner ________________________________ when I arrived.
8. Active: They had finished the preparations by the time the guests arrived.
Passive: The preparations _________________ by the time the guests arrived.
9. Active: You should take care when working on electrical equipment.

Passive: Care _____________________ when working on electrical equipment.
10. Active: They are going to perform Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony next weekend.
Passive: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony ____________________ next weekend.
11. Active: Someone will speak Japanese at the meeting.

Passive: Japanese ___________________________________ at the meeting.
12. Active: Karen is going to prepare the refreshments.

Passive: The refreshments _________________________________ by Karen.
Change the passive to active:
1. Passive: The instructions have been changed.

Active: Someone ______________________________ the instructions.
2. Passive: She will have to be taught.

Active: Someone ______________________________ her.
3. Passive: This car was manufactured in Japan by Toyota.

Active: Toyota ______________________________ this car in Japan.
4. Passive: Lunch is being prepared in the kitchen.

Active: They _____________________________ lunch in the kitchen.
5. Passive: Casual clothes must not be worn.

Active: You __________________________________ casual clothes.
6. Passive: The test will be given at five o’clock this afternoon.

Active: The school ______________________ the test at five o’clock this afternoon.
7. Passive: Students are required to wear uniforms at all times.

Active: The school _____________________ students to wear uniforms at all times.
8. Passive: This rumor must have been started by our competitors.

Active: Our competitors _______________________________________ this rumor.
9. Passive: We were told to wait here.

Active: Someone _____________________ us to wait here.
10. Passive: Lunch was being served when we arrived.

Active: They ___________________ lunch when we arrived.
11. Passive: Lectures are recorded and posted on the Internet.

Active: They ____________ and __________ lectures on the Internet.
12. Passive: Portuguese has always been spoken in this village.

Active: People in this village ____________________________ Portuguese.
13. Passive: Lunch is going to be eaten in the canteen.

Active: They_______________________________________ lunch in the canteen.
Make passive sentences using the word parts and the given tense.
1. The window – open (present perfect simple) _______________________________

2. Her room – paint (past progressive) _____________________________________
3. He – take – to the airport. (present perfect simple) __________________________
4. The bike – repair – at the moment (present progressive) _____________________
5. The cows – feed – every morning (present simple) __________________________
6. The novel – write – a hundred years ago (past simple) _______________________
7. The food – must put – in the fridge (present simple) _________________________
8. A press conference – hold – tomorrow afternoon (future simple) _______________
9. Our new house – just – finish (present perfect simple) _______________________
10.The thief – see – by the policeman (past perfect simple)_____________________
11.The story – often tell – by grandmother (present simple) ______________________
12.The package – send – by a good friend (past simple) _______________________
13.He – not see – for ages (present perfect simple) ____________________________
14.My dad – off – a new job – later this week (future simple) ______________________
15.The church – not renovate – for two hundred years (present perfect simple)_______
16.Breakfast – serve – from 7 to 10 (present simple) ___________________________

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Change the active to passive:

1. Active: They make shoes in that factory.

2. Active: People must not leave bicycles in the driveway.

3. Active: They built that skyscraper in 1934.

4. Active: The students will finish the course by July.

5. Active: They are repairing the streets this month.

6. Active: They have finished the new product design.

7. Active: They were cooking dinner when I arrived.

9. Active: You should take care when working on electrical equipment.

11. Active: Someone will speak Japanese at the meeting.

12. Active: Karen is going to prepare the refreshments.

1. Passive: The instructions have been changed.

2. Passive: She will have to be taught.

3. Passive: This car was manufactured in Japan by Toyota.

4. Passive: Lunch is being prepared in the kitchen.

5. Passive: Casual clothes must not be worn.

6. Passive: The test will be given at five o’clock this afternoon.

7. Passive: Students are required to wear uniforms at all times.

8. Passive: This rumor must have been started by our competitors.

9. Passive: We were told to wait here.

10. Passive: Lunch was being served when we arrived.

11. Passive: Lectures are recorded and posted on the Internet.

12. Passive: Portuguese has always been spoken in this village.

13. Passive: Lunch is going to be eaten in the canteen.

1. The window – open (present perfect simple) _______________________________

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