Exercise 3: Practice difference between Active to Passive across tense, modals, gerund, infinitive, participle & complete grammar set. Exam-style question with word meaning.
This practice set trains you to make correct passive forms sentences across a wide range of tenses and modals (simple, continuous, perfect, perfect-continuous, modals + perfect, infinitive, participle, gerund, passive with causatives, and more). Each question gives an active sentence followed by blanks for the passive voice — your job is to select & drop single-word option containers into the blanks. 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 other options and distractors are wrong. No verbs or questions repeat within the full set — designed for thorough practice and strong English Grammar and Spoken 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 Instructions
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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: They expect him to win the prize.
Convert To Passive: [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] to [[blank4]] the prize.
Options: is, him, expected, to, be, them, won, win, expect, by, they, expecting, the, prize, he
Verb (POS & meaning): expect — verb. To think something will happen.
Key POS: they (agent), expect (verb); the structure has object + infinitive: him to win. In passive we often say He is expected to win the prize.
Correct Passive (blanks): [[He]] [[is]] [[expected]] to [[win]] the prize.
Explanation: For verbs like expect, passive = be + past participle + to-infinitive → is expected to win.
Why distractors wrong: expected to be changes structure; won wrong tense.
Trap/tip: Many verbs + object + to-infinitive convert to Subject + be + V3 + to + be + V3 OR if you did not want to change infinitive in passive then leave as it is.
2. Active: The company employs many graduates every year.
Convert To Passive: Many graduates [[blank1]] [[blank2]] every year.
Options: are, employed, employ, the, company, every, year, by, many, graduates, is, employing
Verb (POS & meaning): employ — verb. To hire.
Key POS: company (agent), employs (present simple), many graduates (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): Many graduates [[are]] [[employed]] every year.
Explanation: Simple present passive = are + V3 because graduates is a plural, so are, not is.
Why distractors wrong: employ base form; is wrong agreement.
Trap/tip: Keep multiword adverbials intact; you may split across sentence not blanks.
3. Active: They will consider changing the schedule.
Convert To Passive: Changing the schedule [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]].
Options: will, be, change, considered, consider, changing, the, schedule, to, by, they, considering, changed
Verb (POS & meaning): consider — verb. To think about.
Key POS: they (agent), will consider (future), changing the schedule (gerund phrase object → subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): Changing the schedule [[will]] [[be]] [[considered]].
Explanation: Gerund phrase becomes subject; future passive uses will be + V3.
Why distractors wrong: considered alone incomplete; will be considered combined tile not allowed.
Trap/tip: Gerund + future passive same as noun subject + future passive.
4. Active: The director has promoted several staff members this quarter.
Convert To Passive: Several staff members [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] this quarter.
Options: have, been, promoted, has, were, several, staff, members, this, quarter, by, director
Verb (POS & meaning): promote — verb. To raise to a higher position.
Key POS: director (agent), has (aux), promoted (V3), several staff members (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): Several staff members [[have]] [[been]] [[promoted]] this quarter.
Explanation: Present perfect passive uses have/has been + V3.
Why distractors wrong: has wrong with plural; were wrong tense.
Trap/tip: Use have with plural subjects in perfect passive.
5. Active: People say that the castle dates from the 12th century.
Convert To Passive: It [[blank1]] [[blank2]] that the castle [[blank3]] from the 12th century.
Options: is, said, says, was, are, saying, are, dates, dated, the, castle, from, 12th, century
Verb (POS & meaning): say — verb. To state.
Key POS: people (agent), say (verb), that-clause; passive common: It is said that… or The castle is said to date from…
Correct Passive (blanks): It [[is]] [[said]] that the castle [[dates]] from the 12th century.
Explanation: Impersonal passive uses It is said; or be said to + V1 structure for the castle.
Why distractors wrong: is said to requires to and base verb; dated wrong form here.
Trap/tip: Use impersonal passive It is said / is believed for reported speech.
6. Active: They will deliver the medical supplies by next Tuesday.
Convert To Passive: The [[blank1]] supplies will [[blank2]] [[blank3]] by next Tuesday.
Options: the, medical, supplies, will, be, delivered, deliver, by, next, tuesday, were, are, being
Verb (POS & meaning): deliver — verb. To take goods to a place.
Key POS: they (agent), will (future), deliver (V1), the medical supplies (object→subject), by next Tuesday (time).
Correct Passive (blanks): The [[medical]] supplies will [[be]] [[delivered]] by next Tuesday.
Explanation: Future passive = will be + V3.
Why distractors wrong: deliver base form wrong; were/are/being wrong tense/aspect.
Trap/tip: Put adjectives (medical) before nouns in blanks if pattern requires.
7. Active: The board has appointed a new CEO.
Convert To Passive: A new CEO [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]].
Options: has, been, appointed, have, was, were, appoint, a, new, ceo, by, board
Verb (POS & meaning): appoint — verb. To officially give a job/position.
Key POS: board (agent), has (present perfect), appointed (V3), a new CEO (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): A new CEO [[has]] [[been]] [[appointed]].
Explanation: Present perfect passive = has/have been + V3.
Why distractors wrong: have wrong with singular; was/were simple past.
Trap/tip: Use has with singular subjects, have with plural.
8. Active: She advised him to apply for the scholarship.
Convert To Passive: [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] to apply for the scholarship.
Options: is, advised, to, him, be, apply, applying, her, advising, been, him, she, he, by
Verb (POS & meaning): advise — verb. To give guidance or suggestion.
Key POS: she (agent), advised (verb), him to apply (object + to-infinitive).
Correct Passive (blanks): [[He]] [[is]] [[advised]] to apply for the scholarship.
Explanation: Verbs + object + to-infinitive → passive: be + V3 + to + V1.
Why distractors wrong: advised to combined tile not allowed; be needs V3.
Trap/tip: Remember the to-infinitive remains after be + V3.
9. Active: The students asked to submit assignments online.
Convert To Passive: [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] to submit online.
Options: students, were, assignments, asked, are, asking, asks, the, is, by, teachers, to, submit
Verb (POS & meaning): ask — verb. To request.
Key POS: students (object→subject), were asked (passive already in active), to submit (infinitive).
Correct Passive (blanks): [[Assignments]] [[were]] [[asked]] to submit online.
Explanation: The active voice form; pattern remains were asked + to-infinitive.
Why distractors wrong: are changes tense; asked to combined not allowed.
Trap/tip: Some actives already contain a passive-like structure — be careful.
10. Active: They prevented him from leaving the country.
Convert To Passive: [[blank1]] [[blank2]] prevented from leaving the country.
Options: was, were, been, being, is, the, he, prevented, prevent, by, them, they, him
Verb (POS & meaning): prevent — verb. To stop someone from doing something.
Key POS: they (agent), prevented (V2/V3), him (object→subject in passive).
Correct Passive (blanks): [[He]] [[was]] prevented from leaving the country.
Explanation: Simple past passive = was/were + V3.
Why distractors wrong: were wrong agreement; been wrong auxiliary.
Trap/tip: After some verbs, passive keeps the same preposition phrase (prevented from).
