Passive Voice 1 d) The task will have been completed by the

time we arrive there.

7. Who discovered the problem?
1. She had delivered the parcels before she went
a) Who has the problem been discovered by?
home.
b) By who was the problem discovered?
a) The parcels having been delivered, she went
c) Who was the problem discovered?
home.
d) Who was the problem discovered by?
b) The parcels having been being delivered, she
8. After reading the book, he went to bed.
went home.
a) The book was read, he went to bed.
c) The parcels being delivered, she went home.
b) The book having been being read, he went to
d) The parcels being deliver, she went home.
bed.
2. When we met her, they had already given us
c) The book being read, he went to bed.
the bad news.
d) The book having been read, he went to bed.
a) When we met her, the bad news had already
9. They are correcting our test papers right now.
been given to us.
a) Our test papers are being corrected right now.
b) When we met her, we had already been given
b) Our test papers were being corrected right
the bad news.
now.
c) When we met her, the bad news has already
c) Our test papers have been corrected right
been given to us
now.
d) When we met her, we have already been
d) Our test papers are corrected right now.
given the bad news.
10. They will have to answer our letter sooner or
3. The neighbours heard them yell at each other.
later.
a) They were heard to have yelled at each other.
a) Our letter must be answered sooner or later.
b) They were heard to yell at each other.
b) Our letter has to be answered sooner or later.
c) They were heard yelling at each other.
c) Our letter will have been answered sooner or
d) They are heard to yell at each other.
later.
4. She is to deliver the file at 5 o’clock.
d) Our letter will have to be answered sooner or
a) The file is to be delivered by her at 5 o’clock.
later.
b) The file must be delivered by her at 5
11. She has to buy food for the party.
o’clock.
a) Food should be bought for the party.
c) The file will have to be delivered by her at 5
b) Food is going to be bought for the party.
o’clock.
c) Food has to be bought for the party.
d) The file has to be delivered by her at 5
d) Food must be bought for the party.
o’clock.
12. Why have they taken out insurance?
5. The police let her go after they questioned
a) Why had insurance been taken out?
her.
b) Why was insurance taken out?
a) She was allowed to go after she had been
c) Why has insurance been taken out?
questioned.
d) Why has insurance been taken?
b) She has been allowed to go after being
13. She let her apartment.
questioned.
a) Her apartment is allowed to be let.
c) She was let to go after she was questioned.
b) Her apartment was let.
d) She was allowed to go after she was
c) Her apartment is let.
questioned.
d) Her apartment was allowed to let.
6. They will have completed the task by the time
14. She has sent for a nurse.
we arrive there.
a) A nurse has been sent.
a) The task will complete by the time we arrive
b) A nurse had been sent for.
there.
c) A nurse had been sent.
b) The task will be completed by the time we
d) A nurse has been sent for.
arrive there.
15. She is going to write the letter later.
c) The task is going to be completed by the time
a) The letter will be written later.
we arrive there.
b) The letter has to be written later.
 c) The letter is going to be written later.
d) The letter is going to write later.
16. They were to award her a medal but she
refused it.
a) She had to be awarded a medal but she
refused.
b) She was to be awarded a medal but she
refused.
c) A medal had to be awared to her but she
refused.
d) A medal was to be awarded to her but she
refused.
17. They saw her fall in the garden.
a) She was seen falling in the garden.
b) She was seen to have fallen in the garden.
c) She was seen to fall in the garden.
d) She was seen fall in the garden.
18. They should have told the truth.
a) The truth should be told.
b) The truth must have been told.
c) The truth should have been told.
d) The truth had to be told.
19. My sister hates my parents telling her how to
drive.
a) My sister hates having been told how to drive
by my parents.
b) My sister hates having being told how to
drive by my parents.
c) My sister hates to be told how to drive by my
parents.
d) My sister hates being told how to drive by
my parents.
20. The parents are going to scold their children
later.
a) The children are to be scolded by their
parents later.
b) The children were going to be scolded by
their parents later.
c) The children will be scolded by their parents
later.
d) The children are going to be scolded by their
parents later.
21. I love people giving me presents.
a) I love to have been given presents.
b) I love being given presents.
c) I love to be given presents.
d) I love having been given presents.
22. She must do the dishes.
a) The dishes must have been done.
b) The dishes have to be done.
c) The dishes must be done.
d) The dishes are to be done.
23. They always deliver the parcels in the
morning.
a) The parcels have always been delivered in
the morning.
b) The parcels had always been delivered in the
morning.
c) The parcels are always being delivered in the
morning.
d) The parcels are always delivered in the
morning.
24. The police were chasing the terrorists.
a) The terrorists were being chased by the
police.
b) The terrorists are being chased by the police.
c) The terrorists had been chased by the police.
d) The terrorists was being chased by the police.
25. She was reading the kids a story.
a) The kids are being read a story.
b) A story was being read to the kids.
c) A story is being read to the kids.
d) The kids were being read a story.
26. He was going to repair my bike but he had to
put it off.
a) My bike was going to repaired by him but he
had to put it off.
b) My bike was going to be repaired by him but
he had to put it off.
c) My bike would be repaired by him but he had
to put it off.
d) My bike is going to be repaired by him but
he had to put it off.
27. My father gave me a fishing rod for my
birthday.
a) I have been given a fishing rod for my
birthday by my father.
b) A fishing rod has been given to me for my
birthday by my father.
c) I was given a fishing rod for my birthday by
my father.
d) A fishing rod was given to me for my
birthday by my father.
28. My parents will give me a Ferrari if I pass
the Police Academy exam.
a) I will be given a Ferrari by my parents if I
pass the Police Academy exam.
b) I will have been given a Ferrari by my
parents if I pass the Police Academy exam.
c) A Ferrari will have been given to me by my
parents if I pass the Police Academy exam.
 d) A Ferrari will be given to me by my parents
if I pass the Police Academy exam.
29. My mother was going to bake brownies for
my birthday party.
a) Brownies will be baked by my mother for my
birthday party.
b) Brownies were to be baked by my mother for
my birthday party.
c) Brownies were going to be baked by my
mother for my birthday party.
d) Brownies are going to be baked by my
mother for my birthday party.
30. The pupils have to hand in the papers by the
end of the week.
a) The papers have to be handed by the pupils
by the end of the week.
b) The papers must to be handed in by the
pupils by the end of the week.
c) The papers have to be handed in by the pupils
by the end of the week.
d) The papers will have to be handed in by the
pupils by the end of the week.
Passive Voice and Causatives
1. They will have built a bridge by the time she
buys the house.
a) A bridge will have been built by the time a
house is bought by her.
b) A bridge will be built by the time she buys a
house.
c) A bridge is going to be built by the time a
house is bought by her.
d) A bridge will have been built by the time a
house will be bought by her.
2. They suppose that she was in the army in the
past.
a) She is supposed to be in the army in the past.
b) She is supposed to have been in the army in
the past.
c) She was supposed to have been in the army
in the past.
d) She is supposed to had been in the army in
the past.
3. She said that her father … in the war and that
was why she … by the state.
a) Had been killed, is helped
b) Has been killed, was helped
c) Had being killed, was being helped
d) Had been killed, was helped
4. He told us that at that time he … by a vicious
criminal who, he …, was after his money.
a) Is being followed, has been told
b) Was followed, was told
c) Was following, had been told
d) Was being followed, had been told
5. They are going to redecorate the apartment
soon.
a) The apartment is going to be redecorated
soon.
b) The apartment will have to be redecorated
soon.
c) The apartment is going to being redecorated
soon.
d) The apartment will be redecorated soon.
6. They have to deliver a parcel for her
tomorrow.
a) She has to be delivered a parcel tomorrow.
b) A parcel has to be delivered to her tomorrow.
c) A parcel has to deliver for her tomorrow.
d) She will be delivered a parcel tomorrow.
7. She told us that she … well and that … why
she … her picture taken.
a) Wasn’t photographing, is, has never had
b) Wasn’t photographed, was, had never been
having
c) Didn’t photograph, was, had never had
d) Hadn’t been photographed, had been, will
never have
8. The teacher saw you cheat during the exam.
a) You were cheated during the exam by the
teacher.
b) You were seen to cheat during the exam by
the teacher.
c) You have been seen to cheat during the exam
by the teacher.
d) You have seen to cheat during the exam by
the teacher.
9. Their bedroom … at the moment so they …
with trivial matters like these.
a) Is being redecorated, mustn’t have been
bothered
b) Is redecorated, shouldn’t be bothered
c) Has been done up, won’t be bothered
d) Is being done up, can’t be bothered
10. It is rumored that he was selling drugs in his
youth.
a) He is rumored to have sold drugs in his
youth.
b) He is rumored to be selling drugs in his
youth.
 c) He is rumored to have been selling drugs in
his youth.
d) He is rumored to has been selling drugs in
his youth.
11. Who has discovered the body in the lake?
a) By who has the body in the lake been
discovered?
b) Who has the body in the lake been
discovered by?
c) Who was the body in the lake discovered by?
d) Who had the body in the lake been
discovered by?
12. They explained that they had made her steal
the money.
a) They explained that she was made to steal the
money.
b) They explained that she had been made to
steal the money.
c) They explained that she had been made to be
stealing the money.
d) They explained that she has been made to
steal the money.
13. “Who took the money from the table?” he
asked.
a) He asked who the money from the table were
taken by.
b) He asked who the money from the table had
been taken by.
c) He asked by whom has the money from the
table been taken.
d) He asked who had the money from the table
been taken by.
14. They had paid the debt before they left.
a) The debt being paid, they were left.
b) The debt having been paid, they left.
c) The debt being paid, they left.
d) The debt having been payed, they left.
15. She must buy a new dress for the party.
a) A new dress must have been bought for the
party.
b) A new dress has to be bought for the party.
c) A new dress will be bought for the party.
d) A new dress must be bought for the party.
16. He should have told the truth at the trial.
a) The truth should been told at the trial.
b) The truth should have been told at the trial.
c) The truth should have been being told at the
trial.
d) The truth should be told at the trial.
17. He sends her flowers once a week.
a) She is being sent flowers once a week.
b) Flowers are sent to her once a week.
c) Flowers are sent her once a week.
d) She is sent flowers once a week.
18. She sent for the teacher to come and explain
the situation.
a) The teacher was sent for to come and explain
the situation.
b) The teacher was sent to come and explain the
situation.
c) The teacher has been sent for to come and
explain the situation.
d) The teacher had been sent for to come and
explain the situation.
19. They believe that she was an opera singer.
a) It is believed that she be an opera singer.
b) She was believed to have been an opera
singer.
c) She is believed to be an opera singer.
d) It is believed that she was an opera singer.
20. Mary is going to clean my room.
a) Who will my room be cleaned by?
b) Who is my room cleaned by?
c) Who is my room going to be cleaned by?
d) Who has my room going to be cleaned by?
21. We … that we … a prize for our contribution
to world peace.
a) Had recently been told, will be awarded
b) Have recently being told, will award
c) Were recently told, would be awarded
d) Have recently been told, will be awarded
22. The police let the criminal go because of
lack of evidence.
a) The criminal has been allowed to go because
of lack of evidence.
b) The criminal was let to go because of lack of
evidence.
c) The criminal was allowed to go because of
lack of evidence.
d) The criminal was told to go because of lack
of evidence.
23. The car … for two hours by the time we …
to come and get it back.
a) Had been cleaned, were asked
b) Had been being cleaned, are asked
c) Has been cleaned, asked
d) Was being cleaned, had been asked
24. They are interviewing the witness at the 29. “I will buy you a car if you pass the Police
moment. Academy exam,” the father promised the son.
a) The witness is interviewed at the moment. a) The father promised that he will buy a car for
b) The witness is being interviewed at the the son if he passed the Police Academy exam.
moment. b) The father promised that he would buy a car
c) The witness has been being interviewed at for the son if he passes the Police Academy
the moment. exam.
d) The witness is been interviewed at the c) The father promised that a car would be
moment. bought for the son if he passed the Police
25. She … the money by the time we arrive to Academy exam.
talk with her. d) The father promised that a car will be bought
a) Had been given for the son if he passed the Police Academy
b) Will be given exam.
c) Is going to been given 30. “They have bought a house for their
d) Will have been given daughter” she said.
26. People say that she is dealing with a lot of a) She said that their daughter was bought a
problems at the moment. house.
a) She is said to be dealing with a lot of b) She said that their daughter had been bought
problems at the moment. a house.
b) She is said to deal with a lot of problems at c) She said that a house has been bought for
the moment. their daughter.
c) She is said to have been dealing with a lot of d) She said that a house had been bought for
problems at the moment. their daughter.
d) She is said to have to deal with a lot of
problems at the moment.
27. They have learned the lesson by heart.
a) The lesson has been learned by heart.
b) The lesson is learned by heart.
c) The lesson was learned by heart.
d) The lesson has learned by heart.
28. I dislike people giving me advice when I
don’t ask for it.
a) I dislike to be given advice when I don’t ask
for it.
b) I dislike having been given advice when I
don’t ask for it.
c) I dislike being given advice when I don’t ask
for it.
d) I dislike giving advice when I don’t ask for
it.