Difference Between Active and Passive Voice Practice — Exercise 5 (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 logistics team consolidated the shipments into one consignment.
A) The shipments were consolidated into one consignment by the logistics team.
B) The shipments consolidated into one consignment by the logistics team.
C) The shipments have been consolidated into one consignment by the logistics team.
D) The shipments will have been consolidated into one consignment by the logistics team.
Verb: consolidate — verb. To combine into a single whole.
Key POS: consolidated (past), shipments (object).
A) Correct: were consolidated… by — past passive correct.
B-D) Wrong: Auxiliary/tense issues.
2. Active: The product team validated the prototype’s performance yesterday.
A) The prototype’s performance was validated yesterday by the product team.
B) The prototype’s performance validated yesterday by the product team.
C) The prototype’s performance has been validated yesterday by the product team.
D) The prototype’s performance had been validated yesterday by the product team.
Verb: validate — verb. To confirm or substantiate.
Key POS: validated (past), prototype’s performance (object).
A) Correct: was validated… by — past passive correct.
B-D) Wrong: Auxiliary/tense errors.
3. Active: The HR manager arranged interviews for the shortlisted candidates.
A) Interviews for the shortlisted candidates were arranged by the HR manager.
B) Interviews for the shortlisted candidates arranged by the HR manager.
C) Interviews for the shortlisted candidates have been arranged by the HR manager.
D) Interviews for the shortlisted candidates had been arranged by the HR manager.
Verb: arrange — verb. To organize or schedule.
Key POS: arranged (past), interviews (object).
A) Correct: were arranged… by — past passive correct.
B-D) Wrong: Auxiliary/tense issues.
4. Active: The specialist calibrated the detector earlier this morning.
A) The detector was calibrated earlier this morning by the specialist.
B) The detector calibrated earlier this morning by the specialist.
C) The detector has calibrated earlier this morning by the specialist.
D) The detector had calibrated earlier this morning by the specialist.
Verb: calibrate — verb. To adjust an instrument for accuracy.
Key POS: calibrated (past), detector (object).
A) Correct: was calibrated earlier this morning by — past passive correct.
B-D) Wrong: Auxiliary/tense mistakes.
5. Active: The operations team implemented contingency measures immediately.
A) Contingency measures were implemented immediately by the operations team.
B) Contingency measures implemented immediately by the operations team.
C) Contingency measures have been implemented immediately by the operations team.
D) Contingency measures will have implemented immediately by the operations team.
Verb: implement — verb. (Note: implement used earlier in this set Q13; if full uniqueness across all questions is required, I can swap.)
Key POS: implemented (past), contingency measures (object).
A) Correct: were implemented immediately by — past passive correct.
B-D) Wrong: Auxiliary or tense mismatches.
6. Active: The developer patched the vulnerability within hours of discovery.
A) The vulnerability was patched within hours of discovery by the developer.
B) The vulnerability patched within hours of discovery by the developer.
C) The vulnerability has been patched within hours of discovery by the developer.
D) The vulnerability had been patched within hours of discovery by the developer.
Verb: patch — verb. To fix a software vulnerability.
Key POS: patched (past), vulnerability (object).
A) Correct: was patched… by — past passive correct.
B-D) Wrong: Auxiliary/tense issues.
7. Active: The committee commissioned an independent review last month.
A) An independent review was commissioned last month by the committee.
B) An independent review commissioned last month by the committee.
C) An independent review has been commissioned last month by the committee.
D) An independent review will have been commissioned last month by the committee.
Verb: commission — verb. To formally authorize or engage (a study/work).
Key POS: commissioned (past), independent review (object).
A) Correct: was commissioned… by — past passive correct.
B-D) Wrong: Auxiliary/tense problems.
8. Active: The supplier delivered the components ahead of schedule.
A) The components were delivered ahead of schedule by the supplier.
B) The components delivered ahead of schedule by the supplier.
C) The components have been delivered ahead of schedule by the supplier.
D) The components had been delivered ahead of schedule by the supplier.
Verb: deliver — verb. To bring goods to a destination.
Key POS: delivered (past), components (object).
A) Correct: were delivered… by — simple past passive correct.
B-D) Wrong: Auxiliary/tense errors.
9. Active: The principal commended the students for their civic project.
A) The students were commended for their civic project by the principal.
B) The students commended for their civic project by the principal.
C) The students have been commended for their civic project by the principal.
D) The students had been commended for their civic project by the principal.
Verb: commend — verb. To praise publicly.
Key POS: commended (past), students (object), for their civic project (prepositional phrase).
A) Correct: were commended… by — past passive correct.
B-D) Wrong: Auxiliary/tense issues.
10. Active: The curator exhibited the collection throughout the summer.
A) The collection was exhibited throughout the summer by the curator.
B) The collection exhibited throughout the summer by the curator.
C) The collection has been exhibited throughout the summer by the curator.
D) The collection had been exhibited throughout the summer by the curator.
Verb: exhibit — verb. To display publicly.
Key POS: exhibited (past), the collection (object), throughout the summer (time).
A) Correct: was exhibited… by — past passive correct.
B-D) Wrong: Auxiliary/tense mistakes.