Exercise 2: 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
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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: They recommend using public transport to reduce congestion.
Convert To Passive: Using public transport [[blank1]] [[blank2]] to [[blank3]] congestion.
Options: is, are, recommended, recommend, being, to, be, using, public, transport, reduce, congestion
Verb (POS & meaning): recommend — verb. To advise.
Key POS: they (agent), recommend (verb), using public transport (gerund phrase → object).
Correct Passive (blanks): Using public transport [[is]] [[recommended]] to [[reduce]] congestion.
Explanation: Gerund phrase turned into subject; simple present passive uses is + V3.
Why distractors wrong: are wrong agreement; being not needed here.
Trap/tip: Gerund subjects usually take singular is.
2. Active: The chef had prepared the menu before the guests arrived.
Convert To Passive: The [[blank1]] had [[blank2]] [[blank3]] before the guests arrived.
Options: had, been, prepared, was, were, prepare, the, menu, before, guests, arrived, by, chef
Verb (POS & meaning): prepare — verb. To make ready.
Key POS: chef (agent), had (past perfect), prepared (V3), the menu (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): The [[menu]] had [[been]] [[prepared]] before the guests arrived.
Explanation: Past perfect passive uses had been + V3.
Why distractors wrong: was/were change tense; prepared alone incomplete.
Trap/tip: Check sequence — past perfect indicates an action completed before another past action.
3. Active: The manager can approve the new policy today.
Convert To Passive: The [[blank1]] [[blank2]] can [[blank3]] [[blank4]] today.
Options: can, be, approved, could, been, being, the, new, policy, today, manager, by
Verb (POS & meaning): approve — verb. To accept officially.
Key POS: manager (agent), can (modal), approve (V1), the new policy (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): The [[new]] [[policy]] can [[be]] [[approved]] today.
Explanation: Modal passive = modal + be + V3.
Why distractors wrong: could/will change meaning; been/being wrong forms for modal simple passive.
Trap/tip: Modal passive never uses been directly after modal for simple modal; it uses be.
4. Active: They will be publishing the report next week.
Convert To Passive: The report will [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] next week.
Options: will, be, being, published, publish, publishing, the, report, next, week, is, are
Verb (POS & meaning): publish — verb. To make public.
Key POS: they (agent), will be (future continuous), publishing (V-ing), the report (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): The report will [[be]] [[being]] [[published]] next week.
Explanation: Future passive from progressive is usually rendered as will be published (interpreting future continuous active → future simple passive). In many contexts will be being published is theoretically possible but rare; so Native English speaker choose will be published. But here grammatically correct is given.
Why distractors wrong: being would create unusual will be being published; is/are wrong tense.
Trap/tip: Avoid using this, “will being published” — use common passive forms.
5. Active: Someone must finish this assignment by Monday.
Convert To Passive: This assignment [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] by Monday.
Options: must, be, finished, have, has, been, the, this, assignment, by, monday
Verb (POS & meaning): finish — verb. To complete.
Key POS: must (modal necessity), finish (V1), this assignment (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): This assignment [[must]] [[be]] [[finished]] by Monday.
Explanation: Modal passive = modal + be + V3 → must be finished.
Why distractors wrong: have been changes meaning to perfect; has wrong subject agreement; must be incomplete without V3.
Trap/tip: Use must be + V3 for obligations in passive.
6. Active: They had been repairing the road for months.
Convert To Passive: The road [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] [[blank4]] for months.
Options: had, been, being, repaired, was, were, is, the, road, for, months
Verb (POS & meaning): repair — verb. To fix.
Key POS: they (agent), had been (past perfect continuous), repairing (V-ing), the road (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): The road [[had]] [[been]] [[being]] [[repaired]] for months.
Explanation: To express past perfect continuous passive is rare; Native English Speaker usually convert to had been repaired (meaning Past Perfect passive – completed over that span). For practical and real quiz convert as had been being repaired.
Why distractors wrong: was/were change tense; being used in continuous passive but pairing with other auxiliaries gets complex.
Trap/tip: For complex continuous forms, prefer simpler perfect passive equivalents for learners.
7. Active: The editor is considering the manuscripts at the moment.
Convert To Passive: The [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] [[blank4]] at the moment.
Options: is, being, considered, was, were, considering, are, the, manuscripts, at, the, moment, by, editor
Verb (POS & meaning): consider — verb. To think about carefully.
Key POS: editor (agent), is considering (present continuous), the manuscript (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): The [[manuscripts]] [[are]] [[being]] [[considered]] at the moment.
Explanation: Present continuous passive = is/are being + V3. In active form, it was a singular called, editor, so is but in passive there comes manuscripts is a plural, so are.
Why distractors wrong: is considered would be simple present; was/were wrong tense.
Trap/tip: Use are being + V3 for ongoing passive actions, not is because Manuscripts are plural.
8. Active: The committee will have been discussing the matter for two hours by then.
Convert To Passive: The [[blank1]] will have [[blank2]] [[blank3]] [[blank4]] for two hours by then.
Options: will, have, been, discussed, be, being, discussing, the, matter, for, two, hours, by, then
Verb (POS & meaning): discuss — verb. To talk about.
Key POS: committee (agent), will have been (future perfect continuous), discussing (V-ing), the matter (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): The [[matter]] will have [[been]] [[being]] [[discussed]] for two hours by then.
Explanation: Future perfect continuous often simplified in passive as will have been + V3 (future perfect passive) by native speaker but here we give you passive of the Future perfect continuous.
Why distractors wrong: be/being change aspect; discussed needed as V3.
Trap/tip: For rare progressive futures, prefer future perfect passive formulation.
9. Active: Farmers grow organic vegetables here.
Convert To Passive: Organic vegetables [[blank1]] [[blank2]] here.
Options: are, is, grown, grow, by, farmers, organic, vegetables, here, were, being
Verb (POS & meaning): grow — verb. To cultivate.
Key POS: farmers (agent), grow (verb), organic vegetables (object→subject), here (place).
Correct Passive (blanks): Organic vegetables [[are]] [[grown]] here.
Explanation: Simple present passive uses are + V3 for plural subjects.
Why distractors wrong: is singular; grow base form; were past.
Trap/tip: Match subject number for is/are.
10. Active: The scientists might have discovered a new compound.
Convert To Passive: A new compound [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] [[blank4]] [[blank5]].
Options: might, have, been, discovered, may, be, a, new, compound, has
Verb (POS & meaning): discover — verb. To find out.
Key POS: scientists (agent), might have (modal perfect), discovered (V3), a new compound (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): A new compound [[might]] [[have]] [[been]] [[been]] [[discovered]].
Explanation: Normally people use this simple Modal perfect passive = modal + have + been + V3. But actual rule will add another been to it.
Why distractors wrong: may slightly different certainty; be wrong slot; has changes modal.
Trap/tip: For modal perfect, split into four single-word blanks: might / have / been / discovered.