Active and Passive Voice Quiz Fill in the blanks with suitable active and passive verb forms. 1. This house ———————- in 1970 by my grandfather. a) Built b) Was built c) Was build d) Has built 2. The robbers ————————- by the police. a) Have arrested b) Have been arrested c) Was arrested d) Had arrested 3. We ———————- for the examination. a) Have preparing b) Are preparing c) Had preparing d) Have been prepared 4. It ——————— since yesterday. a) Is raining b) Has been raining c) Have been raining d) Was raining 5. I ————————- for five hours. a) Have been working b) Has been working c) Was working d) Am working 6. The students ———————- to submit their reports by the end of this week. a) Have asked b) Are asked c) Has asked d) Are asking 7. She ————————- for a while. a) Are ailing b) Is ailing c) Has been ailing d) Have been ailing 8. The teacher ——————— the student for lying. a) Has been punished b) Punished c) Is punished d) Was punished 9. I ——————— to become a successful writer. a) Have always wanted b) Am always wanted c) Was always wanted d) Am always wanting 10. The inmates of the juvenile home ———————– well by their caretakers. a) Were not being treated b) Were not treating c) Have not being treated d) Was not being treated 11. As the patient could not walk he ———————– home in a wheel chair. a) Has carried b) Has been carried c) Was carried d) Was carrying 12. The injured ———————- to the hospital in an ambulance. a) Were taking b) Was taking c) Were taken d) Have taken Answers 1. Was built 2. Have been arrested 3. Are preparing 4. Has been raining 5. Have been working 6. Are asked 7. Has been ailing 8. Punished 9. Have always wanted 10. Were not being treated 11. Was carried 12. Were taken Tick the right passive form from the answers given.: 1) Someone is viewing this page right now. This page is viewed right now by someone This page is being viewed by someone right now This page is being viewed right now. 2) She is used to cleaning the floor everyday. The floor is used to clean by she everyday. The floor is used to being cleaned everyday. The floor is used to be clean everyday. 3) They will offer her the award soon. She will be offered the award soon. The award will be offered to her by they soon. She will be offered them the award soon 4) People can use this device easily. This device can to be used easily This device can to be easily used. This device can be used easily. 5) They should reconsider the decision. The decision should to be reconsidered. The decision should be reconsidered. The decision should be reconsider by they. 6) Someone will speak to the manager. The manager will be spoken to. The manager will to be spoken to. The manager will be spoken. 7) They haven't brought the book back yet. The book haven't been brought back yet. The book haven't been brought yet back. The book hasn't been brought back yet. 8) They are going to buy the ship. The ship is being gone to be bought. The ship is going to buy. The ship is going to be bought. 9) They don't use machines there. Machines there are not used Machines are not used there. Machines don't be used there. 10) We made mistakes. Mistakes was made. Mistakes were made. Mistakes had been made Tick the most appropriate passive form from the answers given.: 1) Someone used to send me anonymous letters. I was used to be sent anonymous letters Anonymous letters used to be sent to me. I used to be sent anonymous letters. 2) She is used to cleaning the floor everyday. The floor is used to clean by she everyday. The floor is used to being cleaned everyday. The floor is used to be clean everyday. 3) They oughtn't to give children sweets. Children oughtn't to give them sweets. Children oughtn't to be given sweets. Sweets oughtn't to be given to children. 4) He didn't show them the right place. He didn't show the right place to them. The right place was not shown to them. They weren't shown the right place. 5) No one could tell her the secret. She couldn't be told the secret. The secret couldn't be told to her. She could be told the secret. 6) They must give him a visa. A visa must be given him. He must be given a visa. A visa must be given him by they. 7) Someone taught them the passive voice. The passive voice was taught to them. They were taught the passive voice. They had been taught the passive voice. 8) You shouldn't bring children to the work place. The work place should not be brought children to. Children shouldn't bring to the work place. Children shouldn't be brought to the work place. 9) They allowed him a second loan this year. A second loan was allowed to him this year. He was allowed a second loan this year. He was allowed this year a second loan. 10) They might forgive him his silliness. His silliness might be forgiven by them. He might be forgiven his silliness. His silliness might be forgiven for him. Rewrite the following sentences in the passive voice 01. Someone must restart that computer. 02. They put off the meeting. 03. Someone can take care of the affair. 04. They are looking for gold in the wrong place. 05. They are going to serve you soon. 06. They have turned your project down. 07. Someone will surely fix the computer. 08. People are making fun of him. 09. Someone was stealing the baby toys. 10. Someone is doing the quiz right now. 11. They promised him a week vacation in Hawaii. 12. Nobody has answered the letter yet. TRUNG TÂM LUYỆN THI KHỐI D – MRS. HUYỀN – GIẢNG VIÊN ĐẠI HỌC NGOẠI NGỮ