TEST

Passive Voice

1) The letters ................. (type) at the moment.

type
are being typed
types

2) Guernica ................. (paint) by Picasso.

has painted
is painted
paints

3) The parcel ................. (not/deliver) yet.

has not been delivered yet
has not deliver
have not yet been delivered

4) Alpha Romeo cars ................. (make) in Italy.

made
make
are made

5) The thief ................. (arrest) late last night.

has been arrested
was arrested
had been arrested

6) The announcement ................. (make) tomorrow.

will be made
will make
is maked

7) Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I ................. (be) Charles Trump. 

am
was
do

8) I ................. (report) from BBC news headquarters.

report
reported
 am reporting

9) Earlier this evening an earthquake hit Cairo, Egypt. Many people .................
(kill);
killed
are killed
have been killing

10) many more ................. (injure) 

will be injured
am injured
are injured

11) and much of the city ................. (destroy). 

had been destroyed
destroys
is destroyed

12) Emergency teams ................. (already/set up) all over the city. 

already has set up
already have been set up
have already been set up

13) They ................. (help) the injured.

are helping
are being helped
are being helping

14) Firemen and local people ................. (dig) in the wreckage

dug
are digging
were digging

15) as many people ................. (still/trap). 

still are trapped
trapped still are
are still trapped

16) We ................. (expect) a special, in-depth report from our reporters at

any moment.
being expected
 are expected
are expecting

17) As soon as we ................. (hear) from them we will release another news
bulletin. 
hear
will hear
are heard

18) Anyone who ................. (wish) to enquire about family or friends should

ring the following emergency numbers - 010 888 - 38691/2/8/0 for
information.
is wished
wishes
are wished

19) We ................. (be back) with the special bulletin.

will be
are back
are being

20) A BBC special news team ................. (leave) for Cairo immediately.
is leaving
will be leaving
has been leaving
1 What’s the matter? My car ___.
A was just stolen B has just been C is just stolen
stolen

2 One of the theatres in our city ___ now.

A is being B was being C will be
reconstructed reconstructed reconstructed

3 That house ___ a long time ago.

A has been sold B was sold C is sold

4 Jin said the room ___.

A will have already B will be cleaned C had already been
been cleaned cleaned

5 All the banks ___ on Sundays.

A are closed B had been closed C are been closed

6 The documents ___ by 5 p.m.

A will be signed B are signed C will have been
signed

7 We ___ on our way home yesterday.

A were being followed B are being C have been
followed followed

8 My sister ___ to hospital tomorrow.

A is being taken B will be taken C was taken

9 The cake smells so nice. It ___.

A will just be baked B has just been C is just baked
baked

1 The conference room ___ at the moment.

0 A was being used B had been used C is being used

1 When we arrived at the airport, we found that the flight ___.

1 A had been cancelled B is being C has been
cancelled cancelled

1 The flowers in the flowerbeds ___ by this evening.

2 A are being watered B were watered C will have been
watered

1 America ___ several centuries ago.

3 A had been discovered B was discovered C will be
 discovered

1 The floors in the office ___ every day.

4 A are swept B will have been C were being
swept swept

1 An old woman ___ while she was living with her children.
5 A is being looked after B was being C will be looked
looked after after

1 I think the money ___ back in the nearest future.

6 A had been paid B were paid C will be paid

1 My car ___ at the moment.

7 A was being repaired B has been C is being repaired
repaired

1 The exams ___ by 3 in the afternoon.

8 A will have been B were being C are being
finished finished finished

1 Olympic Games ___ every four years.

9 A are held B had been held C will have been
held

2 When we returned home, the walls ___.

0 A has been painted B had been C will be painted
painted

2 Two people ___ in a car accident yesterday.

1 A were killed B are killed C were being
killed

2 I ___ before.
2 A will never be B have never been C am never
mugged mugged mugged

2 Jill ___ if I don’t come to her birthday party.

3 A were offended B will be offended C are being
offended

2 I didn’t realize our conversation ___ to.

4 A will be listened B is listened C was being
listened

2 Jack said the letter ___ the next day.

5 A would be sent B will be sent C is being sent
Ответы
1 B
2 A
3 B
4 C
5 A
6 C
7 A
8 B
9 B
10 C
11 A
12 C
13 B
14 A
15 B
16 C
17 C
18 A
19 A
20 B
21 A
22 B
23 B
24 C
25 A