Difference Between Passive Voice to Active Voice — Exercise 9 (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: The invitation was not accepted by her.
A) She does not accept the invitation.
B) She did not accept the invitation.
C) She will not accept the invitation.
D) She has not accepted the invitation.
Vocabulary:
accept (verb): to agree to take or receive something.
B) Correct: Passive: was not accepted → simple past negative.
Active: did not accept.
A) Wrong: Present tense.
C) Wrong: Future tense.
D) Wrong: Present perfect changes meaning.
2. Passive: The emergency message is sent to all users at midnight.
A) All users sent the emergency message at midnight.
B) All users send the emergency message at midnight.
C) All users are sending the emergency message at midnight.
D) All users will send the emergency message at midnight.
Vocabulary:
send (verb): to deliver a message.
B) Correct: “Is sent” describes routine → Active: “send.”
A) Wrong: Changes subject/object order incorrectly.
C) Wrong: Continuous doesn’t show routine action.
D) Wrong: Changes time meaning to future.
3. Passive: The event has been postponed by the organizers.
A) The organizers postponed the event.
B) The organizers postpone the event.
C) The organizers have postponed the event.
D) The organizers had postponed the event.
Vocabulary:
postpone (verb): to delay an event.
C) Correct: Present perfect passive → present perfect active.
A) Wrong: Simple past loses the connection to present.
B) Wrong: Present tense does not match result.
D) Wrong: Past perfect changes timeline.
4. Passive: A new safety policy will be introduced by the board next month.
A) The board will introduce a new safety policy next month.
B) The board introduces a new safety policy next month.
C) The board introduced a new safety policy next month.
D) The board is introducing a new safety policy next month.
Vocabulary:
introduce (verb): to bring something into use.
A) Correct: “Will be introduced” → future simple passive → “will introduce.”
B) Wrong: Present tense + future time is unnatural.
C) Wrong: Past tense contradicts “next month.”
D) Wrong: Continuous form is possible in real life but does not match passive form.
5. Passive: The movie was directed by a famous filmmaker.
A) A famous filmmaker directs the movie.
B) A famous filmmaker directed the movie.
C) A famous filmmaker has directed the movie.
D) A famous filmmaker will direct the movie.
Vocabulary:
direct (verb): to guide the making of a film.
B) Correct: “Was directed” → simple past → “directed.”
A) Wrong: Present tense.
C) Wrong: Present perfect alters meaning.
D) Wrong: Future tense.
6. Passive: The missing files were discovered by the intern this morning.
A) The intern discovers the missing files this morning.
B) The intern discovered the missing files this morning.
C) The intern has discovered the missing files this morning.
D) The intern will discover the missing files this morning.
Vocabulary:
discover (verb): to find something that was hidden or unknown.
B) Correct: “Were discovered” → past simple.
A) Wrong: Present tense + past time.
C) Wrong: Present perfect doesn’t combine with “this morning.”
D) Wrong: Future tense incompatible.
7. Passive: The winning athlete is being interviewed by reporters right now.
A) Reporters interview the winning athlete right now.
B) Reporters will interview the winning athlete right now.
C) Reporters are interviewing the winning athlete right now.
D) Reporters have interviewed the winning athlete right now.
Vocabulary:
interview (verb): to ask someone questions.
C) Correct: “Is being interviewed” → present continuous passive → “are interviewing.”
A) Wrong: Present simple lacks sense of ongoing action.
B) Wrong: Future tense contradicts “right now.”
D) Wrong: Present perfect + “right now” impossible.
8. Passive: This artwork was admired by thousands during the exhibition.
A) Thousands admire this artwork during the exhibition.
B) Thousands admired this artwork during the exhibition.
C) Thousands will admire this artwork during the exhibition.
D) Thousands are admiring this artwork during the exhibition.
Vocabulary:
admire (verb): to look at something with respect or pleasure.
B) Correct: Past simple passive → past simple active.
A) Wrong: Present tense.
C) Wrong: Future tense changes meaning.
D) Wrong: Continuous tense unnecessary and incorrect here.
9. Passive: The reports had been completed by the team before noon.
A) The team completed the reports before noon.
B) The team completes the reports before noon.
C) The team has completed the reports before noon.
D) The team had completed the reports before noon.
Vocabulary:
complete (verb): to finish something.
D) Correct: “Had been completed” → past perfect → “had completed.”
A) Wrong: Simple past loses perfect meaning.
B) Wrong: Present tense.
C) Wrong: Present perfect doesn’t fit.
10. Passive: Several warnings were ignored by the driver.
A) The driver ignores several warnings.
B) The driver ignored several warnings.
C) The driver will ignore several warnings.
D) The driver is ignoring several warnings.
Vocabulary:
ignore (verb): to not pay attention to something.
B) Correct: Past passive → past active.
A) Wrong: Present tense.
C) Wrong: Future tense.
D) Wrong: Continuous tense.
