Difference Between Passive Voice to Active Voice — Exercise 10 (Tenses, Modals, Infinitive, Participle, Gerund, All English Grammar Included) Enrich Your Vocabulary
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. Passive: A new password must be created by the user.
A) The user must create a new password.
B) The user creates a new password.
C) The user will create a new password.
D) The user is creating a new password.
Vocabulary:
create (verb): to make something new.
A) Correct: Modals remain modals: “must be created” → “must create.”
B) Wrong: Removes modal meaning.
C) Wrong: Changes modal to simple future.
D) Wrong: Continuous form does not match modal passive.
2. Passive: The letter was being typed by the assistant.
A) The assistant typed the letter.
B) The assistant is typing the letter.
C) The assistant was typing the letter.
D) The assistant will type the letter.
Vocabulary:
type (verb): to write using a keyboard.
C) Correct: “Was being typed” → past continuous passive → active: “was typing.”
A) Wrong: Past simple loses the continuous meaning.
B) Wrong: Present continuous changes time frame.
D) Wrong: Future tense is incorrect.
3. Passive: The instructions have been misunderstood by many users.
A) Many users misunderstand the instructions.
B) Many users have misunderstood the instructions.
C) Many users misunderstood the instructions.
D) Many users will misunderstand the instructions.
Vocabulary:
misunderstand (verb): to fail to understand something correctly.
B) Correct: Present perfect passive → present perfect active.
A) Wrong: Present tense.
C) Wrong: Past tense not linked to present.
D) Wrong: Future tense changes meaning.
4. Passive: The urgent update is being downloaded by thousands.
A) Thousands download the urgent update.
B) Thousands will download the urgent update.
C) Thousands are downloading the urgent update.
D) Thousands have downloaded the urgent update.
Vocabulary:
download (verb): to transfer data.
C) Correct: Present continuous passive → present continuous active.
A) Wrong: Simple present misses ongoing meaning.
B) Wrong: Future tense.
D) Wrong: Perfect tense.
5. Passive: This unique design was patented by the inventor last year.
A) The inventor patented this unique design last year.
B) The inventor patents this unique design last year.
C) The inventor had patented this unique design last year.
D) The inventor will patent this unique design last year.
Vocabulary:
patent (verb): to legally register an invention.
A) Correct: Past simple passive → past simple active.
B) Wrong: Present tense + “last year” incorrect.
C) Wrong: Past perfect unnecessary.
D) Wrong: Future tense impossible with last year.
6. Passive: The damaged roads will be repaired by the government soon.
A) The government repairs the damaged roads soon.
B) The government repaired the damaged roads soon.
C) The government will repair the damaged roads soon.
D) The government has repaired the damaged roads soon.
Vocabulary:
repair (verb): to fix something broken.
C) Correct: Future passive → future active.
A) Wrong: Present tense not suitable with “soon.”
B) Wrong: Past tense.
D) Wrong: Present perfect incompatible with “soon.”
7. Passive: The new software is expected by analysts to perform well.
A) Analysts expect the new software to perform well.
B) Analysts are expecting the new software to perform well.
C) Analysts will expect the new software to perform well.
D) Analysts expected the new software to perform well.
Vocabulary:
expect (verb): to believe something will happen.
A) Correct: “Is expected” → simple present passive → “expect.”
B) Wrong: Continuous form adds emotional meaning not in passive.
C) Wrong: Future tense changes time.
D) Wrong: Past tense mismatches passive form.
8. Passive: The special permit had been granted by the authority before the event.
A) The authority grants the special permit before the event.
B) The authority granted the special permit before the event.
C) The authority had granted the special permit before the event.
D) The authority will grant the special permit before the event.
Vocabulary:
grant (verb): to give official permission.
C) Correct: Past perfect passive → past perfect active.
A) Wrong: Present tense.
B) Wrong: Past simple does not match “had been.”
D) Wrong: Future tense.
9. Passive: The new guidelines are being implemented by every department this month.
A) Every department implements the new guidelines this month.
B) Every department is implementing the new guidelines this month.
C) Every department implemented the new guidelines this month.
D) Every department will implement the new guidelines this month.
Vocabulary:
implement (verb): to put something into practice.
B) Correct: Present continuous passive → present continuous active.
A) Wrong: Simple present doesn’t suit “this month.”
C) Wrong: Past tense.
D) Wrong: Future tense.
10. Passive: The online registration has been closed by the institute.
A) The institute closes the online registration.
B) The institute closed the online registration.
C) The institute has closed the online registration.
D) The institute will close the online registration.
Vocabulary:
close (verb): to stop or end something.
C) Correct: Present perfect passive → present perfect active.
A) Wrong: Present tense.
B) Wrong: Past simple changes meaning.
D) Wrong: Future tense change.
