Difference Between Active and Passive Voice Practice — Exercise 2 (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 AI module generated the summary in seconds.
A) The summary was generated in seconds by the AI module.
B) The summary generated in seconds by the AI module.
C) The summary has been generated in seconds by the AI module.
D) The summary had been generated in seconds by the AI module
Verb: generate — verb. To create or produce.
Key POS: generated (past), in seconds (time).
A) Correct: was generated in seconds by — passive simple past.
B) Wrong: Missing auxiliary.
C) Wrong: Present perfect with explicit past time — odd.
D) Wrong: Past perfect — mismatched.
2. Active: The university will host the symposium next spring.
A) The symposium will be hosted by the university next spring.
B) The symposium will host by the university next spring.
C) The symposium will have hosted by the university next spring.
D) The symposium will hosting by the university next spring
Verb: host — verb. To provide facilities for an event.
Key POS: will host (future), next spring (time).
A) Correct: will be hosted by — future passive correct.
B) Wrong: Wrong word order and missing be.
C) Wrong: Future perfect active/incorrect form; passive future perfect would be will have been hosted.
D) Wrong: Gerund form wrong.
3. Active: The engineers implemented the protocol immediately.
A) The protocol was implemented immediately by the engineers.
B) The protocol implemented immediately by the engineers.
C) The protocol had implemented immediately by the engineers.
D) The protocol has been implemented immediately by the engineers.
Verb: implement — verb. To put into effect.
Key POS: implemented (past), immediately (adverb).
A) Correct: was implemented immediately by — simple past passive matches active.
B) Wrong: Missing was.
C) Wrong: Incorrect auxiliary.
D) Wrong: Present perfect with past adverb — odd.
4. Active: The designers incorporated user feedback into the prototype.
A) User feedback was incorporated into the prototype by the designers.
B) User feedback incorporated into the prototype by the designers.
C) User feedback was incorporating into the prototype by the designers.
D) User feedback has incorporated into the prototype by the designers.
Verb: incorporate — verb. To include as part of something.
Key POS: incorporated (past), user feedback (object).
A) Correct: was incorporated by — simple past passive.
B) Wrong: Missing auxiliary.
C) Wrong: Progressive form wrong.
D) Wrong: Active form of present perfect wrong.
5. Active: The accountant justified the unusual charges on the statement.
A) The unusual charges on the statement were justified by the accountant.
B) The unusual charges on the statement justified by the accountant.
C) The unusual charges on the statement have been justified by the accountant.
D) The unusual charges on the statement had been justified by the accountant.
Verb: justify — verb. To show a reason or explanation.
Key POS: justified (past), unusual charges (object).
A) Correct: were justified by — correct past passive.
B) Wrong: Missing were.
C) Wrong: Present perfect passive — changes aspect.
D) Wrong: Past perfect passive — different sequence.
6. Active: The laboratory licensed the assay for clinical use last year.
A) The assay was licensed for clinical use last year by the laboratory.
B) The assay licensed for clinical use last year by the laboratory.
C) The assay has been licensed for clinical use last year by the laboratory.
D) The assay had been licensed for clinical use last year by the laboratory.
Verb: license — verb. To legally permit use.
Key POS: licensed (past), last year (time).
A) Correct: was licensed… by — past passive correct.
B) Wrong: Missing auxiliary.
C) Wrong: Present perfect with past time — wrong.
D) Wrong: Past perfect — wrong aspect.
7. Active: The senior will mentor the new recruits over the summer.
A) The new recruits will be mentored by the senior over the summer.
B) The new recruits will mentor by the senior over the summer.
C) The new recruits will have mentored by the senior over the summer.
D) The new recruits will be mentoring by the senior over the summer.
Verb: mentor — verb. To guide or advise a less experienced person.
Key POS: will mentor (future), new recruits (object).
A) Correct: will be mentored by — future passive correct.
B) Wrong: Missing be.
C) Wrong: Future perfect active/passive incorrectly formed.
D) Wrong: Progressive passive wrong form.
8. Active: The HR department notified staff about the policy change this morning.
A) Staff were notified about the policy change this morning by the HR department.
B) Staff was notified about the policy change this morning by the HR department.
C) Staff have been notified about the policy change this morning by the HR department.
D) Staff had notified about the policy change this morning by the HR department.
Verb: notify — verb. To inform someone officially.
Key POS: notified (past), staff (plural noun subject in passive).
A) Correct: were notified… by — correct plural agreement and past passive.
B) Wrong: was — singular auxiliary incorrect for plural staff.
C) Wrong: Present perfect with past adverb — tense mismatch.
D) Wrong: Active past perfect wrong structure.
9. Active: The auditor observed several protocol deviations during the inspection.
A) Several protocol deviations were observed during the inspection by the auditor.
B) Several protocol deviations observed during the inspection by the auditor.
C) Several protocol deviations have been observed during the inspection by the auditor.
D) Several protocol deviations will have been observed during the inspection by the auditor.
Verb: observe — verb. To notice or record events.
Key POS: observed (past), protocol deviations (object).
A) Correct: were observed… by — past passive correct.
B) Wrong: Missing auxiliary.
C) Wrong: Present perfect with past time — mismatch.
D) Wrong: Future perfect passive — wrong tense.
10. Active: The marketing team personalized the emails for each subscriber.
A) The emails were personalized for each subscriber by the marketing team.
B) The emails personalized for each subscriber by the marketing team.
C) The emails have personalized for each subscriber by the marketing team.
D) The emails had personalized for each subscriber by the marketing team.
Verb: personalize — verb. To tailor specifically to an individual.
Key POS: personalized (past), the emails (object).
A) Correct: were personalized… by — past passive correct.
B/C/D) Wrong: Auxiliary errors or wrong tense/aspect.