Exercise 5: 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
- Read each question and choose the best answer out of given options. There is one word option to fill the blanks and you can use one option more than once.
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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: Someone stole my wallet last night.
Convert To Passive: My wallet [[blank1]] [[blank2]] last night.
Options: was, were, stolen, is, are, mine, my, by, someone, last, night, stole
Verb (POS & meaning): steal — verb. To take without permission.
Key POS: someone (agent), stole (past), my wallet (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): My wallet [[was]] [[stolen]] last night.
Explanation: Simple past passive = was/were + V3.
Why distractors wrong: were wrong agreement; is/are wrong tense.
Trap/tip: Use correct subject-verb agreement.
2. Active: The company is launching two new apps next month.
Convert To Passive: Two new apps [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] next month.
Options: is, will, be, launched, been, launching, was, the, new, are, next, month, by, company, being
Verb (POS & meaning): launch — verb. To introduce a product.
Key POS: the company (agent), is launching (present continuous for future), two new apps (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): Two new apps [[are]] [[being]] [[launched]] next month.
Explanation: Present continuous passive = is/am/are being + V3.
Why distractors wrong: will be launched changes future nuance but grammatically acceptable; is launched simple present not continuous.
Trap/tip: Present continuous often used for planned future events.
3. Active: We expect the results to be published soon. (passive with to-infinitive)
Convert To Passive: The results [[blank1]] [[blank2]] to [[blank3]] [[blank4]] soon.
Options: are, expected, to, being, be, expecting, will, expecting, soon, the, results, published, by, we, publishing, expect
Verb (POS & meaning): expect — verb. To anticipate.
Key POS: we (agent), expect (verb), the results (object→subject), to be published (to-infinitive passive).
Correct Passive (blanks): The results [[are]] [[expected]] to [[be]] [[published]] soon.
Explanation: Verbs like expect → passive with be + V3 + to + V1: are expected to be published.
Why distractors wrong: expected to combined tile not allowed; will changes modality.
Trap/tip: In such structures, to be remains after passive auxiliary.
4. Active: They consider him brilliant.
Convert To Passive: [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] brilliant.
Options: is, was, considered, considering, being, the, he, by, them, brilliant, him
Verb (POS & meaning): consider — verb. To regard as.
Key POS: they (agent), consider (verb), him (object→subject), brilliant (adjective).
Correct Passive (blanks): [[He]] [[is]] [[considered]] brilliant.
Explanation: Passive with adjective complement: is considered + adjective.
Why distractors wrong: considered to be adds extra words; was wrong tense if original present.
Trap/tip: Adjective complements remain after passive participle.
5. Active: They will revoke his license if he breaks the rules. (conditional)
Convert To Passive: His license [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] if the rules [[blank5]] [[blank6]].
Options: will, break, be, are, revoked, is, was, would, breaking, his, license, were, by, they, if, broken, been
Verb (POS & meaning): revoke — verb. To officially cancel.
Key POS: they (agent), will revoke (future conditional), his license (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): His license [[will]] [[be]] [[revoked]] if the rules [[are]] [[broken]].
Explanation: Conditional future passive uses will be + V3.
Why distractors wrong: would changes conditionality.
Trap/tip: Keep conditional clauses intact while changing voice or you can change both like above.
6. Active: They had finished painting the hall before guests arrived.
Convert To Passive: The hall had [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] before guests arrived.
Options: had, been, painted, was, were, finished, the, hall, before, guests, arrived, by, they, painting
Verb (POS & meaning): paint — verb. To colour or decorate.
Key POS: they (agent), had finished (past perfect), painting (V-ing → completed), the hall (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): The hall had [[been]] [[finished]] [[painting]] before guests arrived.
Explanation: Past perfect passive = had been + V3.
Why distractors wrong: was/were simple past change; finished wrong slot.
Trap/tip: When active has perfect + participle, passive uses had been + V3.
7. Active: They consider safety measures to be important.
Convert To Passive: Safety measures [[blank1]] [[blank2]] to [[blank3]] important.
Options: are, considered, been, to, be, is, the, safety, considering, measures, important, by, they, being, consider
Verb (POS & meaning): consider — verb. To think something is so.
Key POS: they (agent), consider (verb), safety measures (object→subject), to be important (infinitive complement).
Correct Passive (blanks): Safety measures [[are]] [[considered]] to [[be]] important.
Explanation: Passive with to-infinitive: are considered to be + adj.
Why distractors wrong: is wrong agreement; considered alone incomplete.
Trap/tip: Maintain infinitive structure after passive participle.
8. Active: Someone has vandalized the public restroom.
Convert To Passive: The public restroom [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]].
Options: has, been, vandalized, was, were, the, public, restroom, by, someone, vandalize
Verb (POS & meaning): vandalize — verb. To damage intentionally.
Key POS: someone (agent), has (present perfect), vandalized (V3), the public restroom (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): The public restroom [[has]] [[been]] [[vandalized]].
Explanation: Present perfect passive = has/have been + V3.
Why distractors wrong: was/were simple past; has been combined tile not allowed.
Trap/tip: Use has with singular, have with plural in perfect passive.
9. Active: They believe the project to be feasible.
Convert To Passive: The project [[blank1]] [[blank2]] to [[blank3]] feasible.
Options: is, believed, to, been, be, are, the, project, feasible, by, they, being, them
Verb (POS & meaning): believe — verb. To hold as true.
Key POS: they (agent), believe (verb), the project (object→subject), to be feasible (infinitive complement).
Correct Passive (blanks): The project [[is]] [[believed]] to [[be]] feasible.
Explanation: Verbs like believe → passive with be + V3 + to + V1.
Why distractors wrong: are wrong agreement; believed to combined tile.
Trap/tip: Passive of belief verbs often uses is believed to.
10. Active: The artist had been painting the portrait for weeks.
Convert To Passive: The portrait [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] [[blank4]] for weeks.
Options: had, been, has, be, being, painted, was, have, were, the, portrait, for, weeks, by, artist, painting
Verb (POS & meaning): paint — verb. To create picture.
Key POS: the artist (agent), had been (past perfect continuous), painting (V-ing), the portrait (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): The portrait [[had]] [[been]] [[being]] [[painted]] for weeks.
Explanation: Past perfect continuous passive: had been being + V3 (rare but grammatical). For learner clarity you might also use “The portrait had been painted for weeks” (meaning different aspect).
Why distractors wrong: was/were change tense; been painted loses continuous meaning.
Trap/tip: Continuous passive forms are unusual; explain both forms’ nuances to students.