The passive voice: All tenses – English Grammar Test for B2
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Part A – Multiple Choice (1–20)
1 The new stadium ___ last year.
(a) was built
(b) has built
(c) built
2 These letters ___ by the secretary every morning.
(a) are typing
(b) are typed
(c) type
3 The report ___ by the time you arrive.
(a) will have been finished
(b) has finished
(c) will have finished
4 The road ___ at the moment, so please drive carefully.
(a) repairs
(b) is repaired
(c) is being repaired
5 The Eiffel Tower ___ in 1889.
(a) is built
(b) was built
(c) has been built
6 The final results ___ next Monday.
(a) announce
(b) will be announced
(c) are announcing
7 The documents ___ before the meeting started.
(a) were prepared
(b) have been prepared
(c) had been prepared
8 This book ___ into over 20 languages.
(a) is translated
(b) has been translated
(c) translated
9 The police ___ by the witnesses immediately.
(a) were called
(b) called
(c) are calling
10 The package ___ yet.
(a) hasn’t been delivered
(b) wasn’t delivered
(c) isn’t delivering
11 A new airport ___ in this area soon.
(a) builds
(b) is built
(c) will be built
12 My car ___ at the moment.
(a) is being repaired
(b) repairs
(c) is repaired
13 The meeting ___ by the time you get there.
(a) will be finished
(b) has finished
(c) was finished
14 The food ___ before we arrived.
(a) had been served
(b) has been served
(c) was being served
15 The documents ___ to the manager yesterday.
(a) were sent
(b) have sent
(c) are sending
16 English ___ in more than 50 countries.
(a) speaks
(b) is spoken
(c) is speaking
17 The windows ___ right now.
(a) are being cleaned
(b) clean
(c) were cleaning
18 The invitations ___ last week.
(a) were sent
(b) have sent
(c) are sent
19 The wall ___ white every summer.
(a) paints
(b) is painted
(c) was painting
20 A new hospital ___ here two years ago.
(a) was built
(b) builds
(c) has built
Part B – Gap-Fill (21–30)
21 The report ______ (not / complete) yet.
22 The old building ______ (demolish) last month.
23 A new shopping center ______ (build) in our town right now.
24 All the emails ______ (send) before 6 p.m. yesterday.
25 The bridge ______ (repair) every year.
26 The results ______ (announce) next Friday.
27 The letter ______ (deliver) this morning.
28 The movie ______ (direct) by Christopher Nolan.
29 Dinner ______ (already / prepare) when they arrived.
30 The phone ______ (not / use) at the moment.
Part C – Sentence Transformation (31–40)
31 They are building a new library.
→ A new library ______.
32 Someone has cleaned the office.
→ The office ______.
33 They will publish his new novel next year.
→ His new novel ______ next year.
34 They didn’t invite me to the wedding.
→ I ______ to the wedding.
35 They are repairing the road now.
→ The road ______ now.
36 Someone broke the window yesterday.
→ The window ______ yesterday.
37 They have just opened a new café.
→ A new café ______ just.
38 They will announce the winner tomorrow.
→ The winner ______ tomorrow.
39 They were painting the walls when I arrived.
→ The walls ______ when I arrived.
40 They had finished the project before the deadline.
→ The project ______ before the deadline.
Part D – Error Correction (41–50)
Find and correct the mistake.
41 The documents was signed by the director.
42 The house is builded near the lake.
43 The car has being repaired all morning.
44 The tickets was sent yesterday.
45 The food is serve at 7 p.m.
46 The report will delivered next week.
47 This movie was direct by Spielberg.
48 The letter has been deliver already.
49 The meeting is holding in room 3.
50 The new phones are selling in stores now.
Part E – Real-life Situations (51–60)
51 A: Who invented the telephone?
B: It ___ by Alexander Graham Bell.
(a) was invented
(b) has invented
(c) invented
52 A: Is your car ready yet?
B: Yes, it ___ yesterday.
(a) fixed
(b) was fixed
(c) has fixed
53 A: What language is spoken in Brazil?
B: Portuguese ___ there.
(a) was spoken
(b) is spoken
(c) speaks
54 A: Has the problem been solved yet?
B: Yes, it ___ already.
(a) has solved
(b) has been solved
(c) was solved
55 A: When will the results be published?
B: They ___ on Monday.
(a) will be published
(b) are published
(c) were published
56 A: Why is the restaurant closed?
B: It ___ for cleaning.
(a) is being cleaned
(b) cleans
(c) has cleaned
57 A: Who cleans this office?
B: It ___ by a cleaning company.
(a) is cleaned
(b) cleans
(c) has cleaned
58 A: Has your package arrived?
B: Yes, it ___ this morning.
(a) delivered
(b) was delivered
(c) has delivered
59 A: When was the Eiffel Tower built?
B: It ___ in 1889.
(a) was built
(b) has built
(c) built
60 A: Where is coffee grown?
B: It ___ in Brazil and Colombia.
(a) grows
(b) is grown
(c) has grown
Answer
1 was built – Past Simple Passive; shows completed past action.
2 are typed – Present Simple Passive; routine action.
3 will have been finished – Future Perfect Passive; completed before a future time.
4 is being repaired – Present Continuous Passive; action happening now.
5 was built – Past Simple Passive; historical event.
6 will be announced – Future Simple Passive; scheduled future.
7 had been prepared – Past Perfect Passive; finished before another past event.
8 has been translated – Present Perfect Passive; past action with present result.
9 were called – Past Simple Passive; past completed event.
10 hasn’t been delivered – Present Perfect Passive (negative); result not yet completed.
11 will be built – Future Simple Passive; plan for the future.
12 is being repaired – Present Continuous Passive; happening now.
13 will be finished – Future Simple Passive; action expected to end soon.
14 had been served – Past Perfect Passive; earlier past event.
15 were sent – Past Simple Passive; completed yesterday.
16 is spoken – Present Simple Passive; fact or general truth.
17 are being cleaned – Present Continuous Passive; ongoing activity.
18 were sent – Past Simple Passive; past completed action.
19 is painted – Present Simple Passive; routine habit.
20 was built – Past Simple Passive; completed past event.
21 hasn’t been completed – Present Perfect Passive; result not yet finished.
22 was demolished – Past Simple Passive; completed destruction.
23 is being built – Present Continuous Passive; ongoing construction.
24 were sent – Past Simple Passive; all emails sent in past.
25 is repaired – Present Simple Passive; regular maintenance.
26 will be announced – Future Simple Passive; for scheduled results.
27 was delivered – Past Simple Passive; completed this morning.
28 was directed – Past Simple Passive; film credit.
29 had already been prepared – Past Perfect Passive; ready before they arrived.
30 isn’t being used – Present Continuous Passive (negative); happening now.
31 is being built – Present Continuous Passive; construction in progress.
32 has been cleaned – Present Perfect Passive; completed with present result.
33 will be published – Future Simple Passive; future event.
34 wasn’t invited – Past Simple Passive (negative); event exclusion.
35 is being repaired – Present Continuous Passive; current action.
36 was broken – Past Simple Passive; past damage.
37 has just been opened – Present Perfect Passive; recent action.
38 will be announced – Future Simple Passive; planned event.
39 were being painted – Past Continuous Passive; action ongoing in past.
40 had been finished – Past Perfect Passive; completed before deadline.
41 were signed – Correct plural form; “documents” needs were.
42 is built – Correct past participle; builded → built.
43 has been repaired – Correct Present Perfect Passive form.
44 were sent – Plural subject requires were.
45 is served – Present Simple Passive for scheduled time.
46 will be delivered – Future Simple Passive; missing “be” corrected.
47 was directed – Past Simple Passive; correct participle.
48 has been delivered – Present Perfect Passive; completed recently.
49 is held – Present Simple Passive; regular meetings.
50 are being sold – Present Continuous Passive; ongoing action now.
51 was invented – Past Simple Passive; historical invention.
52 was fixed – Past Simple Passive; completed repair.
53 is spoken – Present Simple Passive; fact about language.
54 has been solved – Present Perfect Passive; action completed recently.
55 will be published – Future Simple Passive; plan for release.
56 is being cleaned – Present Continuous Passive; happening now.
57 is cleaned – Present Simple Passive; daily routine.
58 was delivered – Past Simple Passive; event in past.
59 was built – Past Simple Passive; historical construction.
60 is grown – Present Simple Passive; fact about origin.