O-Exercises: PASSIVE VOICE

1. Question
The castle …………………… in the 16th century.

built
has built
was built
had built

2. Question
French ……………………… in many parts of Europe.

is being spoken
is spoken
has been spoken
has spoken

3. Question
The car ……………………… by the mechanic.

is repairing
is being repaired
has repaired
has repairing

4. Question

I ………………………… but I went anyway.

wasn’t invited
haven’t invited
wasn’t being invited
hadn’t invited

5. Question
Young babies need to ………………………

take care of
be taken care of
have taken care of
are taken care of

6. Question
I didn’t know why I ……………………

have been chosen
had been chosen
had chosen
had chosen

7. Question

I ……………………… about her reaction.

am worried
am being worried
have worried
worried

8. Question
The positive hydrogen atoms …………………… to the negative hydrogen atoms.

attracted
are attracted
have attracted
have been attracting

9. Question
This picture ………………………… by my grandmother.

painted

was painted
has painted
had painted

10. Question
The wild animals ……………………… by poachers.

are being killed
have killed
killed
have been killing

11. Question
A novel …………………… by her.

has been written
had written
had written
has been writing

12. Question
Nobody ……………………… by her.

has cheated
had cheated
has been cheated
has been cheating

13. Question
Nothing about the accident ……………………… to her.

knew
was known
has known
will know


14. Question
Their prayers ……………………… by them.

were been said
were being said
were saying
have said

15. Question
The prizes ……………………… by the chief guest.

were giving away
were being given away
have given away
had given away

16. Question
Why was the child ………………… by her mother?

been beaten
beating
being beaten
been beating

17. Question

The story was ……………………… as times went by.

forgotten
being forgotten
been forget
forget

18. Question
Our country ……………………… by us.

will not betray
will not betrayed
will not be betrayed
will not been betrayed

19. Question

You ……………………… by her.

will not recognize
will not be recognized
will not been recognized
will not have recognized

20. Question


The policeman ……………………… Mark’s photo.
had already been shown
had already showing
has already being shown
have already been shown