Exercise 1: Choose the correct passive verb tense or form to complete the following sentences.

1. When we called she didn't answer because  she ______ for the job.
a.has been interviewed b.was interviewed c.was being interviewed
2. We are sorry about the problem, sir. But don't worry, the mistake ______  right now.
a.has being corrected b.was corrected c.is being corrected
3. English ______ understood in most countries in the world.
a.is b.is being c.has been
4. He  ______ promoted and now he is the accounts manager.
a.is b.had been c.has been
5. These photos ______ during the president's last trip to Nigeria.
a.are taken b.were taken c.have been taken
6. The hotel was completely different the second time we stayed. It ______ redecorated.
a.is b.has been c.had been
7. The building _____ totally destroyed by the fire. All its neighbours are staying in hotels or with relatives.
a.is b.was c.has been
8. He ______ introduced to the Royal Family at the age of 13.
a.has been b.was c.was being
9. He is a very promising artist. His songs ______ known all over the world. Choose TWO correct options
a.are going to be b.are being c.will be
10. The mechanic told me that my car ______ repaired until next week.
a.hasn't been b.isn't going to be c.isn't
Exercise 2: Turn the following active sentences into passive sentences. Keep the same verb tense.

1. They forbid smoking here. ⇒ Smoking   here.

2. They accept credit cards. ⇒ Credit cards  .

3. They are building a new cinema in the city. ⇒ A new cinema   in the city.

4. Someone is accusing him of stealing money. ⇒ He   of stealing money.

5. They built the house in 1950. ⇒ The house   in 1950.

6. The Romans named Neptune after the Roman god of the sea. ⇒ Neptune   after the Roman god
of the sea.
7. Someone was blackmailing him. ⇒ He  .

8. When I passed by, someone was painting the walls. ⇒ When I passed by, the walls  .

9. They have told him that he has to leave the country. ⇒ He   that he has to leave the country.

10. For generations local fishermen have inhabited the lake. ⇒ For generations the lake   by local
fishermen.
Exercise 3: Turn the following active sentences into passive sentences. Keep the same verb tense.

1. Then I noticed that someone had stolen my wallet. ⇒ Then I noticed that my wallet  .

2. He said that the police had arrested him 13 times. ⇒ He said that he   13 times.

3. They will not make a decision until next week. ⇒ A decision   until next week.

4. They are going to clean the room today. ⇒ The room   today.

5. Someone should open the window. ⇒ The window  .

6. We must keep the secret. ⇒ The secret  .

7. I'm tired of people telling me what to do. ⇒ I'm tired of   what to do.

8. They used to send Anna to her room after dinner. ⇒ Anna used   to her room after dinner.

9. Someone might discover the truth. ⇒ The truth  .

10. We can do nothing ⇒ Nothing  .

Exercise 4: Choose the correct form, active or passive, for each gap below.
1. The new musical ______ next week at 12th Street's Old Auditorium.
a.is going to be performed b.is going to perform c.is performed

2. A lot of measures ______ to fix the economy.

a.have been taken b.are taking c.have taken
3. I ______ you exactly what to do when we arrive.
a.will be shown b.am shown c.will show
4. The police discovered a group of women who ______ in an illegal factory.
a.have been exploited b.were being exploited c.were exploiting
5. When do you think they ______ us the copy of the contract?
a.will send b.will be sent c.are they being sent
6. Chicken thighs ______ for 40 to 50 minutes.
a.should be baking b.should be baked c.should bake
7. After five months the children ______ to say many things in English.
a.had learned b.had been learned c.had learning
8. Five people ______ after a car ______ into a bus last night.
a.were injured / crashed b.injured / was crashed c.injured / crashed
9. Road safety ______ in every school of the country.
a.should teach b.should be teaching c.should be taught
10. He has no initiative. He needs ______ what to do all the time.
a.to tell b.to be told c.to been told
Exercise 5: Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (in active or passive
voice).

Authorities 1   (just/announce) that Saint Pauls Bank 2   (rob) yesterday. Two

men 3   (go) into the bank at 9.30 armed with automatic guns. The customers and
workers 4   (tell) to lie down on the floor and one of the bank clerks 5   (ask) at gunpoint
to give them all the money. Then the two robbers 6   (leave) the the building quickly.

Local authorities have informed that about 500,000 dollars 7   (steal) yesterday, but fortunately
nobody 8   (injure). Police investigators 9   (assure) residents that the
robbers 10 
Exercise 6: Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (in active or passive
voice).

Wine 1   (produce) for thousands of years. The earliest known evidence of wine 2   

(come) from Georgia (Caucasus), where 8000-year-old wine jars 3   (find) in 2008.  Wine
4   (reach) the Balkans by c. 4500 BC and 5   (consume) in ancient Greece, Thrace and
Rome. Throughout history, wine 6   (consume) for its intoxicating effects, which are evident at
normal serving sizes.

Wine 7   (also/play) an important role in religion for centuries. Red wine 8   (associate)

with blood by the ancient Egyptians and 9   (use) by both the Greek cult of Dionysus and the
Romans in their Bacchanalia. Nowadays, both Judaism and Christianity 10   (incorporate) wine
in their religious rituals.