Difference Between Active and Passive Voice Practice — Exercise 10 (Tenses, Modals, Infinitive, Participle, & Gerund Included) Improve English with Word Power
This practice set trains you to convert active sentences into correct passive forms across a wide range of tenses and modals (simple, continuous, perfect, perfect-continuous, modals + perfect, infinitive, participle, gerund, passive with causatives, and more). Each item gives an active sentence followed by four passive options — only one is correct. Every question includes the main verb (POS & short word meaning), key POS items, and a clear explanation for why the correct answer is right and why each distractor is wrong. No verbs or questions repeat within this set — designed for thorough practice and strong English coverage of “passive voice,” “active to passive,” and tense-conversion queries.
English Grammar Definition: Passive Voice (Be + verb 3rd form)
- Form: be + verb 3rd form.
- Definition: Passive voice = Object of the active + appropriate form of be + past participle (+ by + agent) (agent optional).
- When to use: when the action or object is more important than the actor, or actor unknown/irrelevant.
- Form basics:
- Simple present passive: is/are + V3
- Simple past passive: was/were + V3
- Present perfect passive: has/have been + V3
- Future passive: will be + V3 or will have been + V3 (future perfect passive)
- Modal passive: modal + be + V3 or modal + have been + V3 (modal perfect passive)
- Passive of continuous forms: is/are being + V3; was/were being + V3; will be being + V3 (rare)
- Conversion tip: Identify the object of the active sentence — that becomes the subject of the passive. Match tense and auxiliary forms; preserve modals (can/will/must/should) using be or have been as needed.
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Quiz Question, Answer and Explanation
Note: Do remember in the quiz box above, the questions and options will shuffle, so they won’t have the same sequence like 1, 2, 3, or A, B, C as below.
1. Active: The farmer will harvest the barley in two weeks.
A) The barley will be harvested in two weeks by the farmer.
B) The barley will harvest in two weeks by the farmer.
C) The barley will have harvested in two weeks by the farmer.
D) The barley will be harvesting in two weeks by the farmer.
Verb: harvest — to gather crops.
Key POS: will harvest (future), barley (object), in two weeks (time).
A) Correct: Plain explanation: Future passive uses will be + V3 → will be harvested.
B) Wrong: misses be.
C) Wrong: mis-forms future perfect.
D) Wrong: wrong progressive.
2. Active: The shipping company had delayed deliveries due to the storm.
A) Deliveries had been delayed due to the storm by the shipping company.
B) Deliveries were delayed due to the storm by the shipping company.
C) Deliveries have been delayed due to the storm by the shipping company.
D) Deliveries had delayed due to the storm by the shipping company.
Verb: delay — to cause to be late.
Key POS: had delayed (past perfect), deliveries (object).
A) Correct: Plain explanation: Past perfect passive: had been + V3.
B) Wrong: simple past (different nuance).
C) Wrong: present perfect (wrong).
D) Wrong: misses been.
3. Active: The chef is going to introduce a new vegan menu next month.
A) A new vegan menu is going to be introduced next month by the chef.
B) A new vegan menu is going to introduce next month by the chef.
C) A new vegan menu will have been introduced next month by the chef.
D) A new vegan menu is introduced next month by the chef.
Verb: introduce — to start offering.
Key POS: is going to introduce (near-future), new vegan menu (object).
A) Correct: Plain explanation: “Is going to” passive uses is going to be + V3 → is going to be introduced.
B) Wrong: misses be.
C) Wrong: uses future perfect passive (different).
D) Wrong: uses present simple (less accurate for future plan).
4. Active: The host had promised guests a late-night snack.
A) Guests had been promised a late-night snack by the host.
B) Guests were promised a late-night snack by the host.
C) Guests have been promised a late-night snack by the host.
D) Guests had promised a late-night snack by the host.
Verb: promise — to give a commitment.
Key POS: had promised (past perfect), guests (object).
A) Correct: Plain explanation: Past perfect passive uses had been + V3 → had been promised.
B) Wrong: simple past (less precise).
C) Wrong: present perfect (wrong).
D) Wrong: missing auxiliary.
5. Active: The firm will withdraw the offer if terms are not met.
A) The offer will be withdrawn if terms are not met by the firm.
B) The offer will withdraw if terms are not met by the firm.
C) The offer will have been withdrawn if terms are not met by the firm.
D) The offer will be withdrawing if terms are not met by the firm.
Verb: withdraw — to take back or remove.
Key POS: will withdraw (future), offer (object), if (condition).
A) Correct: Plain explanation: Future passive uses will be + V3 → will be withdrawn.
B) Wrong: misses be.
C) Wrong: future perfect (different nuance).
D) Wrong: wrong progressive.
6. Active: The committee might consider the appeal next week.
A) The appeal might be considered next week by the committee.
B) The appeal might consider next week by the committee.
C) The appeal might have been considered next week by the committee.
D) The appeal might be considering next week by the committee.
Verb: consider — to think about or review.
Key POS: might (modal), consider (verb), next week (time).
A) Correct: Plain explanation: Modal passive: might + be + V3 → might be considered.
B) Wrong: misses be.
C) Wrong: suggests it already happened (wrong).
D) Wrong: wrong progressive.
7. Active: The editor will circulate the updated guidelines to staff tomorrow.
A) The updated guidelines will be circulated to staff tomorrow by the editor.
B) The updated guidelines will circulate to staff tomorrow by the editor.
C) The updated guidelines will have circulated to staff tomorrow by the editor.
D) The updated guidelines will be circulating to staff tomorrow by the editor.
Verb: circulate — to send around.
Key POS: will circulate (future), updated guidelines (object).
A) Correct: Plain explanation: Future passive requires will be + V3 → will be circulated.
B) Wrong: misses be.
C) Wrong: wrong perfect form.
D) Wrong: progressive wrong.
8. Active: The city council had upgraded street lighting before winter.
A) Street lighting had been upgraded before winter by the city council.
B) Street lighting was upgraded before winter by the city council.
C) Street lighting has been upgraded before winter by the city council.
D) Street lighting had upgraded before winter by the city council.
Verb: upgrade — to improve equipment.
Key POS: had upgraded (past perfect), street lighting (object).
A) Correct: Plain explanation: Past perfect passive: had been + V3 → had been upgraded.
B) Wrong: simple past (less exact).
C) Wrong: present perfect (wrong).
D) Wrong: missing been.
9. Active: The team will review the code and merge the changes tonight.
A) The code will be reviewed and the changes merged tonight by the team.
B) The code will be reviewed and merged tonight by the team.
C) The code will be reviewing and merged tonight by the team.
D) The code will be reviewed and will be merged tonight by the team.
Verb: review / merge — to check code / to combine changes.
Key POS: will review / merge (future), code (object), tonight (time).
B) Correct: Plain explanation: Both actions can be shown compactly: will be reviewed and merged — here will be + V3 applies to both verbs without repeating “will be” twice.
A) Wrong: is wordy but acceptable.
C) Wrong: uses wrong progressive.
D) Wrong: repeats verb unnecessarily (not wrong grammatically, but B is the best concise passive).
10. Active: The marketing director has revised the campaign strategy this morning.
A) The campaign strategy has been revised this morning by the marketing director.
B) The campaign strategy has revised this morning by the marketing director.
C) The campaign strategy had been revised this morning by the marketing director.
D) The campaign strategy was revised this morning by the marketing director.
Verb: revise — to change and improve.
Key POS: has revised (present perfect), this morning (time).
A) Correct: Plain explanation: Present perfect passive is has/have been + V3 → has been revised.
B) Wrong: missing been.
C) Wrong: past perfect (different).
D) Wrong: simple past (less precise about the recent timing).
