Oposiciones Guardia Civil.

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TEST PASSIVE
1. We _______________________ by the birds every morning.
a. were woken up
b. are woken up
c. woke up
d. will be woken up
2. Last night two men __________________ in a fight in a night club.
a. are killed
b. have been killed
c. were killed
d. were kill
3. One day all our work ___________________ by machines.
a. is done
b. is going to be done
c. will be done
d. are done
4. Hello police? Id like to report a theft. My handbag _____________ .
a. was stolen
b. has been stolen
c. is stolen
d. had been stolen
5. No actor ______________________ to star in the new film yet.
a. was chosen
b. was chose
c. has been chosen
d. has been chose
6. Cant you wear your blue suit tonight? No, it
_____________________ now.
a. is being cleaned
b. is cleaning
c. is cleaned
d. will be cleaned
7. Those programmes _______________________ by millions of people
every week.
a. are watched
b. are being watched
c. be watched
d. are watch

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8. Right now, money ____________________ to help the poor.

a. was being collected
b. is been collecting
c. is being collected
d. are being collected
9. The injured child __________________________ to hospital when his
parents arrived at the scene.
a. was already taken
b. has already been took
c. is already taken
d. has already been taken
10. Sandwiches _____________________ in the office every day.
a. are sold
b. will be sold
c. are being sold
d. were sold
11. They are showing her a beautiful watch. A beautiful watch ________
a. are being showed
b. is showed
c. is being showed
d. is showing
12. Have you painted the room? ____________________?
a. Had the room been painted
b. Has the room been painted
c. Was the room been painted
d. Was the room painted
13. Why did no one inform me of the change of plan? Why
___________________ of the change of the plan?
a. wasnt I informed
b. I wasnt informed
c. hadnt I been informed
d. I hadnt been informed
14. The fruit ______________________ . They have to pick up the fruit.
a. have to picked up
b. has to be picked up
c. has to picked up
d. have to pick up

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15. Did the noise frighten you? ____________________ by the noise?

a. did you frightened
b. were you frightened
c. was you frightened
d. you were frightened
16. We are being followed. Someone _____________________.
a. are following me
b. follows us
c. is following us
d. is following me
17. The old house on the corner was knocked down _____________.
a. last year
b. next week
c. for three days
d. since 2002
18. __________ exactly was John given his prize?
a. how long
b. when
c. what
d. which
19. Is it true that many years ago he ____________ by a famous artist?
a.
b.
c.
d.

get his portrait painted

have his portrait painted
got his portrait painted
had his portrait paint

20. A: What are those workers doing in your garden?

B: Oh, I ___________________________.
a. am having a swimming pool built
b. had a swimming pool built
c. have a swimming pool built
d. was having a swimming pool built
SOLUCIONES
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3.
4.
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6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

b
c
c
b
c
a
a
c
d
a

11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

c
b
a
b
b
c
a
b
c
a

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