TOPIC 4: PASSIVE VOICE :

TYPE 1: PASSIVE VOICE

Active Passive
V1/s/es
V2/ed
Am/is/are+ Ving
Was/were+ Ving
Have/has+ V3.ed
Had V3.ed
Will/would/can/could/may/might + V1
 Modal V1
Used to + V1
(be) going to V1

Ex 1: Someone has warned us not to go out alone.

We ______________________________________________________

Ex 2: The manager accused the accountant of cheating.

The accountant ____________________________________________

TYPE 2: PASSIVE WITH REPORETING VERBS
1. People think that the man robbed a bank.

a. ________________________________________________________

b. ________________________________________________________

2.People believe that several priceless paintings have been stolen.

a. ____________________________________________________

b. _____________________________________________________

3.Everybody considers that this is a wonderful opportunity for young people.

a. ____________________________________________________

b. _____________________________________________________

TYPE 3: PASSVIVE WITH TWO OBJECTS

1.Someone gave Chris a new iPod.

Chris _________________________________

A new iPond _____________________________

2. They showed Dennis the photographs.

Dennis ______________________________________

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 The photographs __________________________________

3. Normally, they pay me my salary at the end of each month.

Normally, I ________________________________________

Normally, my salary _________________________________

TYPE 4: CAUSATIVE VERBS
Question 1: The building has a smoke detector so that any fires _______ immediately
A. can detect B. can be detected C. will detect D. detect
Question 2: Reagan _______ an actor years ago.
A. is said to be B. is said to have been C. was said have been D. was said being
Question 3: The trees _______.
A. were grown by John yesterday in the backyard
B. were grown in the backyard by John yesterday
C. were grown in the backyard yesterday by John
D. in the backyard were grown yesterday by John
Question 4: Mathematics, a required subject in all schools, is _________ into many branches.
A. grouped B. prepared C. divided D. added
Question 5: The children _______not to speak to strangers
A. should warn B. must warn C. should be warned D. is warned
Question 6: By getting the housework _____, my mother has more time to pursue her career
A. do B. did C. done D. to do
Question 7: I am going to the hairdresser’s to have my hair _____________
A. cut B. to cut C. cutting D. be cut
Question 8: Tom had his car ____________ last day; but now it still ______________.
A. repair / doesn’t work C. repair / works
B. repaired / doesn’t work D. repaired / works
Question 9: Books with good stories __________as “ hard to put down”
A. are often describing B. are often described
C. are often been describing D. are often been described
Question 10: The hurricane has totally destroyed the villages._
 The villages__________by the hurricane.
A. have been totally destroyed C. have totally been destroyed
B. has been totally destroyed D. has totally been destroyed
Question 11: He had a portrait ____ as a birthday present for his daughter
A. painting B. paint C. painted D. to be painted
Question 12: Somebody gave Tom a bill at the shop.
A. A bill was given Tom to at the shop. B. Tom was given to a bill at the shop.
C. A bill was given at the shop by Tom. D. Tom was given a bill at the shop.
Question 13:The academic year in England______into three terms
A. are divided B. have been divided C. is divided D. divides
Question 14:The first question must ________ before you attempt the others.
A. answer B. to answer C. be answered D. have answered
Question 15: Meals_______as pleasant as possible
A. ought to make B. ought to be made C. ought to be make D. ought to being made
Question 16: Each term _____by a one-week break
A. separates B. is separated C. separated D. are separated
Question 17: The national curriculum________by the government
A. usually set B. is set usually C. usually sets D. is usually set
Question 18: There are believed ________ over 300 species of trees in El Yunque rainforest in Puerto Rico.
A. to be B. being C. there are D. they are
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Question 19: Every student in the class______a small research on culture shock
A. are required to do B. is required doing C. is required to do D. are required doing
Question 20: The factory is said _____ in an awful fire two years ago .
A. to be destroyed C. to have been destroyed
B. to have destroy D. to destroy
Question 21: Tea ________ to Japan from China in 1191
A. took B. is taken C. has taken D. was taken
Question 22: The computer _____________. It’s working again now.
A. is repaired B. was repairing C. has been repaired D. has repaired
Question 23: The church tower _________. The work is almost finished
A. is restoring B. is being restored C. was restored D. has been restoring
Question 24: “How old is this stone bridge?” It___________over 200 years old.
A. believes to be B. is believed to being C. is believed to be D. was believed to being
Question 25: After ___________, the man was taken to the police station
A. arresting B. being arrested C. was arrested D. having arrested
Question 26: Twelve people are reported _________in an explosion at the supermarket yesterday.
A. to be injured B. to have been injured C. to being injured D. to having been injured
Question 27: Sometimes mistakes _________. It is inevitable
A. are made B. are making C. make D. have made
Question 28: We can’t go along here because the road __________
A. is being repaired B. is repaired C. repair D. repaired
Question 29: Five hundred people ___________ from their homes up to now
A. have evacuated B. have been evacuated C. is evacuating D. is being evacuated
Question 30: A lot of rice __________in South East Asia today
A. grow B. is grown C. are grown D. is growing
Question 31:Something funny ____________in class yesterday
A. happened B. was happened C. happens D. is happened
Question 32:The story I’ve just read___________by Agatha Christie
A. were written B. was written C. was written from D. wrote by
Question 33:The telephones____________by Alexander Graham Bell
A. is invented B. is inventing C. invented D. was invented
Question 34: The 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) ________ in Hanoi,
our beautiful and peaceful capital city, from January 18th to 21st, 2018.
A. was held B. is held C. is being held D. will be held
Question 35: He ____________ that day. He had to pay $500 for that faulty part.
A. had his car repaired B. got the car to repair
C. had the mechanic repaired D. had the car repair
Question 36: Audiences all over the world ______ by this band.
A. thrilled B. were thrilled C. have thrilled  D. thrill
Question 37: The staff ______by the company to watch a safety video every year.
A. are required B. require C. are requiring D. required
Question 38: Every night, the office ______ by the cleaning crew.
A. is vacuumed B. vacuumed C. vacuumes D. has vacuumed
Question 39: The ancient houses ______ by the fire. They are now under reconstruction.
A. were destroyed B. destroyed C. have destroyed D. were destroying
Question 40: This house is going ______ by my mother
A. sold B. to be sold C. to sold D. to sell
Question 41:Money ______ to the homeless shelter by Larry.
A. donated B. was donating C. was donated D. donates
Question 42: Waste materials ______ of in a variety of ways.
A. are disposed  B. dispose C. are disposing D. have disposed
Question 43: Highway 15 ______ yesterday due to a serious road accident by the local authority.
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 A. was closed B. closes C. has closed D. was closing
Question 44: "What a beautiful dress you're wearing!"
"Thank you. It______ especially for me by a French tailor".
A. makes B. has made C. made D. was made
Question 45: The accident______in this city by some drunk drivers.
A. was caused B. caused C. were caused D. causes
Question 46: A modern hospital , in this town soon.
A. will be built B. will build C. will built D. will be build
Question 47: The English grammar _____by our teacher.
A. has explained B. has been explained C. have beee explained D. have explained
Question 48: Every day, Peters mother drives him to school. However, today, he _______ to school by his
father.
A. was taken B. is being taken C. is taking D. took
Question 49: Why don’t you have the document _________?
A. photocopy B. to photocopy C. photocopying D. photocopied
Question 50: It’s a beautiful photo. I’m going to________
A. get it enlarging B. have it enlarging
C. have it enlarged D. get it to enlarge
Question 51: The refreshments _______ by Karen.
a. are going to be prepared b. are going to prepare c. are preparing d. are to prepare
Question 52: _______ by the police.
A. The stealing car has just been found B. The stolen car has just been found
C. The stealing car has just found D. The stolen car has just found.
Question 53: _______ students required to wear uniforms at all times?
A. Are B. Do C. Did D. Will
Question 54: _______ to you yet?
A. Are the book been giving back B. Was the book been given back
C. Has been the book given back D. Has the book been given back
Question 55: What he has done to me _______.
a. cannot forgiven b. cannot be forgiven c. cannot forgive d. cannot be forgiving
Question 56:The keys _______ somewhere.
a. must have been leaving b. must have left c. must be leaving d. must have been left
Question 57: Japanese _______ at the meeting.
a. will speak b. will spoken c. will be spoken d. will be speaking
Question 58: Although he tried his best, he could not make his voice _______.
a. hear b. to hear c. hearing d. heard
Question 59: I _______ in the lounge for ten minutes.
a. was told waiting b. was told to wait c. was telling to be waited d. was told to be waited
Question 60: These students _______ so much that they feel very tired and bored.
a. are made to study b. are made study c. are making to study d. ate made to be
studied
Question 61: They _______ time and money doing such a thing.
a. were advised not to waste b. were advised not to be wasted
c. were advising not to waste d. were advising not to be wasted
Question 62:I still can’t believe it! My bicycle………………………last night.
a. was stolen b. was stealing c. stolen d. stole
Question 63:The current constitutional problem is ………………………by the top legal minds in the country.
a. studying b. being studying c. being studied d. been studied
Question 64: Something funny ………………………in class yesterday.
a. happened b. was happened c. happens d. is happened
Question 65:The child’s arm was swollen because he ………………………by a bee.
a. stung b. has stung c. had been stung d. had stung
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Question 66:Today, many serious diseases ………………………by early immunization.
a. are preventing b. can prevent c. prevent d. can be prevented
Question 67: I ………………………with you on that subject.
a. am agree b. am agreed c. agreeing d. agree
Question 68:Many US automobiles ………………………in Detroit, Michigan.
a. manufactureb. have manufactured c. are manufactured d. are manufacturing
Question 69:Let’s go ahead and do it now. Nothing………………………by waiting.
a. accomplishes b. accomplished c. has accomplished d. will be accomplished
Question 70: When ………………………? – In 1928.
a. penicillin was discovered b. did penicillin discovered
c. was penicillin discovered d. did penicillin discover
Question 71: In recent years, the government has imposed pollution controls on automobile manufacturers.
Both domestic and imported automobiles must………………………anti-pollution devices.
a. equip with b. be equipped with c. equip by d. be equipped by
Question 72:A shortage of water is a problem in many parts of the world. In some areas water ………………
from the ground faster than nature can replenish the supply.
a. is being taken b. has been taking c. is taking d. has taken
Question 73:Vitamin C ………………by the human body. It gets into the blood stream quickly.
a. absorbs easily b. is easily absorbing c. is easily absorbed d. absorbed easily
Question 74:Can’t we do something about the situation? – Something ………………………right now.
a. is doing b. is done c. is being done d. has been doing
Question 75:. The university ………………………by private funds as well as by tuition income and grants.
a. is supported b. supports c. is supporting d. has supported

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