Difference Between Passive Voice to Active Voice — Exercise 1 (Tenses, Modals, Infinitive, Participle, Gerund, All English Grammar Included) Enrich Your Vocabulary
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. Passive: The itinerary will be finalized next week by the committee.
A) The committee will finalize the itinerary next week.
B) The itinerary will finalize next week by the committee.
C) The committee will be finalizing the itinerary next week.
D) The itinerary will have been finalized next week by the committee.
Verb (POS & meaning): finalize — verb. To finish arranging details.
Key POS: the itinerary (Passive subject → Active object), the committee (agent → Active subject), will be finalized (future passive).
A) Correct: Start with the by phrase: by the committee → that tells us the active subject is the committee.
The passive shows future action (will be finalized), so the active must be will finalize (simple future).
Option A exactly moves the committee to subject and uses will finalize — same time and meaning.
B) Wrong: keeps passive word order (wrong).
C) Wrong: changes aspect to continuous (means “ongoing”).
D) Wrong: uses future perfect passive (different meaning).
2. Passive: The risk assessment had been completed before launch by the team.
A) The team had completed the risk assessment before launch.
B) The team completed the risk assessment before launch.
C) The risk assessment had completed the team before launch.
D) The team has completed the risk assessment before launch.
Verb: complete — verb. To finish something.
Key POS: had been completed (past perfect passive), by the team (agent).
A) Correct: Had been completed → past perfect passive. Convert to active by making the agent the subject (the team) and use past perfect: had completed.
A matches tense and meaning exactly.
B) Wrong: uses simple past (loses the “had” — the sequence is different).
C) Wrong: has wrong word order.
D) Wrong: uses present perfect (wrong time frame).
3. Passive: The incident report is being reviewed right now by management.
A) Management is reviewing the incident report right now.
B) Management reviews the incident report right now.
C) The incident report reviews management right now.
D) Management has reviewed the incident report right now.
Verb: review — verb. To look over carefully.
Key POS: is being reviewed (present continuous passive), by management (agent).
A) Correct: Is being reviewed → present continuous passive. Active must be present continuous: is reviewing.
Move management to subject: Management is reviewing the incident report right now.
B) Wrong: (present simple) lacks the ongoing sense “right now.”
C) Wrong: reverses agent/object — nonsense.
D) Wrong: (present perfect) changes timing — implies action completed already.
4. Passive: Their findings will have been published by June by the researchers.
A) The researchers will have published their findings by June.
B) The researchers will publish their findings by June.
C) The findings will be publishing by the researchers by June.
D) Their findings will have published by the researchers by June.
Verb: publish — verb. To make public.
Key POS: will have been published (future perfect passive), by the researchers (agent).
A) Correct: Future perfect passive (will have been + V3) converts to active future perfect (will have published) with researchers as subject.
B) Wrong: is simple future (may not show completion by June).
C) Wrong: is wrong progressive.
D) Wrong: is ungrammatical passive form.
5. Passive: The worn gears must be replaced by tomorrow.
A) Someone must replace the worn gears by tomorrow.
B) Someone must be replacing the worn gears by tomorrow.
C) The worn gears must replace someone by tomorrow.
D) Someone will have to replace the worn gears by tomorrow.
Verb: replace — verb. To put a new part in place of an old one.
Key POS: must be replaced (modal passive), by tomorrow (deadline).
A) Correct: Must be replaced is modal passive (must + be + V3). Active requires must + base verb with agent as subject.
Option A: Someone must replace the worn gears by tomorrow — keeps obligation and deadline.
B) Wrong: uses progressive (wrong form).
C) Wrong: flips roles.
D) Wrong: alters the modal nuance (“will have to” changes obligation timing).
6. Passive: The sauce had been being prepared when the power failed.
A) The chef had been preparing the sauce when the power failed.
B) The chef had prepared the sauce when the power failed.
C) The sauce had been prepared by the chef when the power failed.
D) The chef was preparing the sauce when the power failed.
Verb: prepare — verb. To make or cook something.
Key POS: had been being prepared (past perfect continuous passive), when the power failed (time clause).
A) Correct: The passive shows an action in progress before a past point (past perfect continuous). Convert to active: subject (chef) + had been preparing (past perfect continuous).
A matches that ongoing past-in-progress meaning.
B) Wrong: (past perfect simple) removes the “in progress” idea.
C) Wrong: keeps passive.
D) Wrong: is past continuous (less precise about the completed-before relation — A is best match).
7. Passive: The settings may have been tampered with last night.
A) Someone may have tampered with the settings last night.
B) Someone may be tampering with the settings last night.
C) The settings may have tampered with someone last night.
D) Someone must have tampered with the settings last night.
Verb: tamper (with) — to meddle improperly.
Key POS: may have been tampered with (modal + perfect passive), last night (time).
A) Correct: Modal perfect passive (may have been + V3) becomes may have + V3 in active voice with agent subject.
A: Someone may have tampered with the settings last night — matches possibility and past time.
B) Wrong: mixes present progressive with past time (wrong).
C) Wrong: flips roles.
D) Wrong: changes modal (must) — stronger certainty than “may”.
8. Passive: The pipeline had been installed by October by the contractor.
A) The contractor had installed the pipeline by October.
B) The contractor installed the pipeline by October.
C) The pipeline had installed the contractor by October.
D) The pipeline had been installed by the contractor by October.
Verb: install — verb. To put equipment in place.
Key POS: had been installed (past perfect passive), by October (deadline).
A) Correct: Past perfect passive → active with had installed and contractor as subject.
A exactly keeps the “completed before October” sense.
B) Wrong: uses simple past (loses the “had” nuance about sequence).
C) Wrong: is wrong order.
D) Wrong: stays passive (we needed active).
9. Passive: The safety of the bridge will be confirmed by the inspection.
A) The inspection will confirm the safety of the bridge.
B) The inspection will be confirming the safety of the bridge.
C) The safety of the bridge will confirm the inspection.
D) The inspection will have confirmed the safety of the bridge.
Verb: confirm — verb. To check and state something is true.
Key POS: will be confirmed (future passive), by the inspection (agent instrument).
A) Correct: Move agent to subject (the inspection), convert passive future will be confirmed → active will confirm.
A matches meaning and tense.
B) Wrong: changes to progressive (ongoing).
C) Wrong: reverses roles.
D) Wrong: uses future perfect (different completion nuance).
10. Passive: The documents will not be disclosed without permission by the lawyer.
A) The lawyer will not disclose the documents without permission.
B) The lawyer will not be disclosing the documents without permission.
C) The documents will not disclose the lawyer without permission.
D) The lawyer cannot disclose the documents without permission.
Verb: disclose — verb. To reveal information.
Key POS: will not be disclosed (future negative passive), without permission (condition).
A) Correct: Passive negative will not be + V3 → active will not + base verb with agent as subject.
A: The lawyer will not disclose the documents without permission — exact meaning.
B) Wrong:keeps passive-sounding structure and changes aspect.
C) Wrong: reverses subject/object.
D) Wrong: changes modal meaning from future/permission to inability.