Passive Voice Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. The dog followed the boy everywhere. / The boy ………………………… everywhere by the dog.

followed

was following

was followed

Correct! Wrong!

In the simple past tense, we make the passive form with was / were + past participle.

2. She doesn’t remember anything. / Nothing …………………… by her.

is remembering

is remembered

remembered

Correct! Wrong!

In the simple present tense, the passive form is made with is/am/are + past participle.

3. She has finished the work. / The work …………………….. by her.

has been finished

has been finishing

had been finished

Correct! Wrong!

4. Somebody has stolen my bag. / My bag ……………………….

is stolen

has been stolen

has been stealing

Correct! Wrong!

5. They praised the girl for her honesty. / The girl …………………… for her honesty.

was praised

was praising

was being praised

Correct! Wrong!

6. He has written five novels. / Five novels …………………… by him.

has been written

have been written

have written

have been writing

Correct! Wrong!

In the present perfect tense, we make passive verb forms with has / have + been + past participle.

7. I visited my grandparents yesterday. / My grandparents ………………………… by me.

were visiting

were visited

had been visited

Correct! Wrong!

8. We appreciate your work. / Your work ……………………… by us.

is appreciated

is being appreciated

has been appreciated

Correct! Wrong!

9. They were painting the walls. / The walls ……………………… by them.

were painted

were being painted

had been painted

Correct! Wrong!

In the past continuous, the passive form is made with was / were + being + past participle.

10. I sent the report yesterday. / The report ………………………… yesterday.

was sent

had been sent

had sent

Correct! Wrong!

11. He called me names. / I ……………………. names.

was called

had been called

was calling

Correct! Wrong!

12. Our team will win the championship. / The championship ……………………… by our team.

will won

will be won

would be won

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

The dog followed the boy everywhere. / The boy is followed everywhere by the dog.
She doesn’t remember anything. / Nothing is remembered by her.
She has finished the work. / The work has been finished by her.
Somebody has stolen my bag. / My bag has been stolen.
They praised the girl for her honesty. / The girl was praised for her honesty.
He has written five novels. / Five novels have been written by him.
I visited my grandparents yesterday. / My grandparents were visited by me.
We appreciate your work. / Your work is appreciated by us.
They were painting the walls. / The walls were being painted by them.
I sent the report yesterday. / The report was sent yesterday.
He called me names. / I was called names.
Our team will win the championship. / The championship will be won by our team.