Difference Between Active and Passive Voice Practice — Exercise 6 (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 committee will finalize the itinerary next week.
A) The itinerary will be finalized next week by the committee.
B) The itinerary will finalize next week by the committee.
C) The itinerary will have finalized next week by the committee.
D) The itinerary will be finalizing next week by the committee.
Verb (meaning): finalize — to finish arranging details.
Key POS: committee (agent), itinerary (object), next week (time).
A) Correct: Plain explanation: “Will finalize” is future simple. Passive needs will be + past participle → will be finalized.
B) Wrong: misses the helping verb be.
C) Wrong: uses future perfect but is incorrectly formed for passive.
D) Wrong: uses progressive form wrongly.
2. Active: The team had completed the risk assessment before launch.
A) The risk assessment had been completed before launch by the team.
B) The risk assessment was completed before launch by the team.
C) The risk assessment has been completed before launch by the team.
D) The risk assessment had completed before launch by the team.
Verb: complete — to finish.
Key POS: had completed (past perfect), risk assessment (object).
A) Correct: Plain explanation: Past perfect active (had completed) becomes past perfect passive: had been + V3.
B) Wrong: uses simple past (loses the “had” meaning).
C) Wrong: changes to present perfect (wrong tense).
D) Wrong: drops been so it’s incomplete.
3. Active: Management is reviewing the incident report right now.
A) The incident report is being reviewed right now by management.
B) The incident report is reviewed right now by management.
C) The incident report was being reviewed right now by management.
D) The incident report has been reviewed right now by management.
Verb: review — to look over carefully.
Key POS: is reviewing (present continuous), right now (time).
A) Correct: Plain explanation: Present continuous passive uses is/are being + past participle → is being reviewed.
B) Wrong: uses present simple, not continuous.
C) Wrong: uses past continuous (wrong time).
D) Wrong: is present perfect and doesn’t fit “right now”.
4. Active: They must replace the worn gears by tomorrow.
A) The worn gears must be replaced by tomorrow.
B) The worn gears must replaced by tomorrow.
C) The worn gears must have been replaced by tomorrow.
D) The worn gears must be replacing by tomorrow.
Verb: replace — to put a new part instead of an old one.
Key POS: must (modal), replace (verb), by tomorrow (deadline).
A) Correct: Plain explanation: Modal must keeps its form in passive: must + be + V3 → must be replaced. B misses be.
B) Wrong: misses be.
C) Wrong: changes to perfect modal (must have been), which means “should already be done” — different meaning.
D) Wrong: uses wrong structure.
5. Active: The chef had been preparing the sauce when the power failed.
A) The sauce had been being prepared when the power failed by the chef.
B) The sauce had been prepared when the power failed by the chef.
C) The sauce was prepared when the power failed by the chef.
D) The sauce had been prepare when the power failed by the chef.
Verb: prepare — to make ready/ cook.
Key POS: had been preparing (past perfect continuous), the sauce (object).
A) Correct: Plain explanation: Past perfect continuous passive is awkward but formed as had been being + V3 → had been being prepared.
B) Wrong: changes to past perfect simple (loses continuous idea of “in progress”).
C) Wrong: uses simple past (wrong nuance).
D) Wrong: is ungrammatical.
6. Active: The researchers will have published their findings by June.
A) Their findings will have been published by June by the researchers.
B) Their findings will be published by June by the researchers.
C) Their findings will have published by June by the researchers.
D) Their findings will have been publishing by June by the researchers.
Verb: publish — to make publicly available.
Key POS: will have published (future perfect), their findings (object).
A) Correct: Plain explanation: Future perfect passive is will have been + V3 → will have been published.
B) Wrong: B is future simple passive (not the same: it doesn’t show completion by June).
C) Wrong: drops been.
D) Wrong: is wrong continuous form.
7. Active: Someone may have tampered with the settings last night.
A) The settings may have been tampered with last night.
B) The settings may be tampered with last night.
C) The settings may have tampered with last night.
D) The settings may have been tampering with last night.
Verb: tamper (with) — to interfere improperly.
Key POS: may have (modal + perfect), last night (time).
A) Correct: Plain explanation: For may have + V3 in passive use may have been + V3 → may have been tampered with.
B) Wrong: uses present modal with past time (wrong).
C) Wrong: drops been.
D) Wrong: is wrong progressive.
8. Active: The contractor had installed the pipeline by October.
A) The pipeline had been installed by October by the contractor.
B) The pipeline was installed by October by the contractor.
C) The pipeline has been installed by October by the contractor.
D) The pipeline had installed by October by the contractor.
Verb: install — to put equipment in place.
Key POS: had installed (past perfect), by October (time).
A) Correct: Plain explanation: Past perfect passive needs had been + V3.
B) Wrong: uses simple past.
C) Wrong: uses present perfect (different timing).
D) Wrong: misses been.
9. Active: The inspection will confirm the safety of the bridge.
A) The safety of the bridge will be confirmed by the inspection.
B) The safety of the bridge will confirm by the inspection.
C) The safety of the bridge will have confirmed by the inspection.
D) The safety of the bridge will be confirming by the inspection.
Verb: confirm — to check and state that something is true.
Key POS: will confirm (future), safety of the bridge (object).
A) Correct: Plain explanation: Future simple passive uses will be + V3 → will be confirmed.
B) Wrong: misses be.
C) Wrong: is future perfect but missing proper passive form.
D) Wrong: uses continuous incorrectly.
10. Active: The lawyer will not disclose the documents without permission.
A) The documents will not be disclosed without permission by the lawyer.
B) The documents will not disclose without permission by the lawyer.
C) The documents will not have been disclosed without permission by the lawyer.
D) The documents will not be disclosing without permission by the lawyer.
Verb: disclose — to reveal information.
Key POS: will not (future negative), without permission (condition).
A) Correct: Plain explanation: In passive, negative stays before be: will not be + V3 → will not be disclosed.
B) Wrong: is wrong word order.
C) Wrong: is future perfect negative (changes nuance).
D) Wrong: wrong progressive.