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Is - am - are To + Be

Is - am - are + v+ing To + be + v ing


Was - were Have been
Past verb ( ate ) Have + pp ( have eaten )
Will + inf ( will eat ) To + inf ( to eat )
Have or has + pp To have + pp
Had + pp ( had eaten ) To + have + pp ( to have eaten )
Had = past To have had
Verb with s ( writes ) To write ( inf )

1) People think that the new prime minister is a good speaker.


It is thought that the new prime minister is a good speaker
 The new prime minister is thought to be a good speaker .

2) They report that the suspended gunman is in custody.


The suspended gunman is repoerted to be in custody .
  It is reported that the suspended gunman is in custody..

3) People don't expect that the new party will win the election.
It isn't expected that the new party will win the election .
The new party isn’t expected to win the election .

4) The police say that the principal is at large.


It is said that the principal is at large  .
The principal is said to be at large.
5) The detective knows that the robber has left the city.
It is known that the robber has left the city .
The robber is known to have left the city .

6) People believe that giving encouragement is important at work, too.


It is believed that giving encouragement is important at work too
Giving encouragement is believed to be important at work too .

7) They told us that Charles drank too much at the party.


It was told that charles drank too much at the party .
Charles  was told to have drunk too much at the party
They are going to plant trees.
Trees are going to be planted by them

 The doctor can't persuade her.


She can’t be persuaded by the doctor .
They need to repair my car.
My car needs to be repaired by them

You must not steal his pencil.


His pencil must not be stolen by you .

The doctor could not save the patient.


The patient could not be saved by the doctor .

Someone should have set the alarm.


The alarm should have been set by someone .

She may not make the cake in time.


The cake may not be made in time by her .

Someone could have texted her.


She could have been texted by someone .

1) The Government is planning a new road near my house.

A new road is being planned by the government near my house


2) My grandfather built this house in 1943.

This house was built by my grand father in 1943


3) Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.

Guernica was being painted at that time by picasso


4) The cleaner has cleaned the office.
The office has been cleaned by the cleaner
5) He had written three books before 1867.

Three books had been written before 1867 by him


6) John will tell you later.

You will be told by john later


7) By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.

The deal will have been signed by this time tomorrow by us


8) Somebody should do the work.

The work should be done by somebody


9) The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.

Jimmy might have been delayed by the traffic


10) People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

Portuguese is spoken in brazil


11) Everybody loves Mr Brown.

Mr brown is loved by everbody


12) They are building a new stadium near the station.

A new stadium is being built near the station by them


13) The wolf ate the princess.

Th princess was eaten by the wolf


14) At six o'clock someone was telling a story.

A story was being told at six o’clock by someone

15) Somebody has drunk all the milk!

All the milk has been drunk by somebody

16) I had cleaned all the windows before the storm.


all the windows had been cleaned before the storm by me
17) A workman will repair the computer tomorrow.

The computer will be repaired tomorrow by a workman


18) By next year the students will have studied the passive.

The passive will have been studied by next year by the students

Q 1 - They will rebuild the entire block.

A - The entire block is being rebuilt.

B - The block may be rebuilt entirely.

C - The entire block will have to be rebuilt

D - The entire block will be rebuilt.

Q 2 - The teacher ... the student for theft.

A - Has been punished

B - Punished

C - Is punished

D - Was punished

Q 3 - As the patient could not walk he ... home in a wheel chair.

A - Has carried

B - Has been carried

C - Was carried


D - Was carrying

Q 4 - Shriya has sung three songs.

A - Three songs are sung by Shriya.

B - Three songs has been sung by Shriya.

C - Three songs have been sung by Shriya.

D - Three songs had been sung by Shriya.

Q 5 - The cop arrested the robber.

A - The robber were arrested by the cop.

B - The robber was arrested by the cop.

C - The robber arrested by the cop.

D - The robber had arrested by the cop.

Q 6 - The gymnasts had not done their pushups.

A - Their pushups had not been done.

B - Their pushups had been not done.

C - Their pushups have not been done.


D - Their pushups have been not done.

Q 7 - The police will have filed a case.

A - A case will have filed by the police.

B - A case have been filed by the police.

C - A case will have been filed by the police.

D - A case would have been filed by the police.

Q 8 - Their team may win the match.

A - The match may be win.

B - The match may be won.

C - The match may be won by their team.

D - The match may won.

Q 9 - There is no game to play.

A - To be played there is no game.

B - To play there is no game.

C - There is a game to be played.


D - There is no game to be played.

Q 10 - We have launched a massive tribal welfare program.

A - A massive tribal welfare program is launched by us.

B - A massive tribal welfare program has been launched by us.

C - We has launched a massive tribal welfare program.

D - We have launched a massive tribal welfare program.

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