Exercise 4: 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
- Read each question and choose the best answer out of given options. There is one word option to fill the blanks and you can use one option more than once.
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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 will consider him for the promotion.
Convert To Passive: [[blank1]] will [[blank2]] [[blank3]] for the promotion.
Options: will, be, considered, him, consider, is, was, he, the, for, promotion, by, considering, them
Verb (POS & meaning): consider — verb. To think about.
Key POS: they (agent), will consider (future), him (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): [[He]] will [[be]] [[considered]] for the promotion.
Explanation: Future passive = will be + V3.
Why distractors wrong: is/was wrong tense; considered alone incomplete.
Trap/tip: Split auxiliaries into separate blanks: will / be / considered.
2. Active: The accident injured several people.
Convert To Passive: Several people [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] the accident.
Options: were, was, injured, injure, are, several, people, in, the, accident, by
Verb (POS & meaning): injure — verb. To harm physically.
Key POS: the accident (agent), injured (V2/V3), several people (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): Several people [[were]] [[injured]] [[by]] the accident.
Explanation: If you want to take the passive sentence into another direction, you should use it as prepositional phrase; ‘were injured in the accident.’
Why distractors wrong: was wrong with plural; injure base form.
Trap/tip: Include prepositions like in, by if pattern requires one-word blank.
3. Active: We heard someone singing in the hallway.
Convert To Passive: Someone [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] in the hallway.
Options: was, heard, singing, hearing, sung, is, are, someone, by, we, in, being
Verb (POS & meaning): hear — verb. Perceive sound.
Key POS: we (agent), heard (verb), someone singing (object phrase).
Correct Passive (blanks): Someone [[was]] [[heard]] [[singing]] in the hallway.
Explanation: Perception verbs passive: was heard + -ing to show ongoing action.
Why distractors wrong: heard singing combined tile not allowed; is/are wrong tense.
Trap/tip: Verbs of perception often take be + V3 + V-ing pattern in passive.
4. Active: They have to complete the form before the interview.
Convert To Passive: The form [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] [[blank4]] before the interview.
Options: has, have, to, being, be, completed, been, completing, the, form, before, interview, complete
Verb (POS & meaning): complete — verb. To finish.
Key POS: they (agent), have to (obligation modal-ish), complete (V1), the form (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): The form [[has]] [[to]] [[be]] [[completed]] before the interview.
Alternate more natural: The form [[must]] [[be]] [[completed]] before the interview. (But we follow original meaning: has to be completed.)
Explanation: Obligation with have to → passive has to be + V3. For plural subject change have.
Explanation: Obligation with have to → passive has to be + V3. For plural subject change have.
Why distractors wrong: been wrong slot; must changes wording but acceptable alternative.
Trap/tip: have to behaves like modal + be + V3 in passive.
5. Active: They consider the novel entertaining. (adjective participle use)
Convert To Passive: The novel [[blank1]] [[blank2]] entertaining.
Options: is, are, considered, considering, was, were, the, novel, entertaining, by, them, consider
Verb (POS & meaning): consider — verb. To regard as.
Key POS: they (agent), consider (verb), the novel (object→subject), entertaining (adjective/participle).
Correct Passive (blanks): The novel [[is]] [[considered]] entertaining.
Explanation: Passive with adjective complement: be + V3 + adjective.
Why distractors wrong: are/was wrong agreement/tense; considered to be combined.
Trap/tip: Past participle + adjective can both appear in passive sentences.
6. Active: They accuse him of stealing the money.
Convert To Passive: He [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] stealing the money.
Options: was, are, accused, be, is, she, the, he, by, him, of, them, accuse, had, has
Verb (POS & meaning): accuse — verb. To charge with wrongdoing.
Key POS: they (agent), accuse (verb), him (object→subject), of stealing (prepositional phrase).
Correct Passive (blanks): He [[is]] [[accused]] [[of]] stealing the money.
Explanation: Simple present passive: is accused of.
Explanation: Simple present passive: was accused of.
Why distractors wrong: are wrong agreement; accused of combined tile not allowed.
Trap/tip: Keep the preposition of in separate blank if needed.
7. Active: The lecturer will deliver the keynote speech next month.
Convert To Passive: The keynote speech [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] next month.
Options: will, be, delivered, deliver, is, was, the, keynote, delivered, speech, next, month, by, lecturer
Verb (POS & meaning): deliver — verb. To give or present.
Key POS: lecturer (agent), will deliver (future), the keynote speech (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): The keynote speech [[will]] [[be]] [[delivered]] next month.
Explanation: Future passive = will be + V3.
Why distractors wrong: deliver base form; is/was wrong tense.
Trap/tip: Use single-word blanks for each auxiliary.
8. Active: They should have told us the truth.
Convert To Passive: We should [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] the truth.
Options: should, be, have, been, telling, tell, were, was, we, the, truth, told, by, them, had, has
Verb (POS & meaning): tell — verb. To inform.
Key POS: they (agent), should have (modal perfect), told (V3), us (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): We should [[have]] [[been]] [[told]] the truth.
Explanation: Modal perfect passive = modal + have + been + V3.
Why distractors wrong: were/was change meaning; have been incomplete without modal.
9. Active: They have been renovating the museum since April.
Convert To Passive: The museum [[blank1]] [[blank2]] [[blank3]] [[blank4]] since April.
Options: has, have, been, being, renovated, renovating, had, was, were, the, be, museum, for, renovate
Verb (POS & meaning): renovate — verb. To restore or repair.
Key POS: they (agent), have been (present perfect continuous), renovating (V-ing), the museum (object→subject).
Correct Passive (blanks): The museum [[has]] [[been]] [[being]] [[renovated]] since April.
Explanation: Present perfect continuous passive: has/have been being + V3 (rare and clunky but grammatically possible). For learner-friendliness, many prefer “The museum has been renovated since April” (though meaning changes and it is Passive of Present Perfect Tense).
Why distractors wrong: have been renovated changes aspect.
Trap/tip: Continuous passive forms are rare; use them sparingly in practice.
10. Active: They let him drive the company car. (causative/let)
Convert To Passive: He [[blank1]] [[blank2]] to [[blank3]] the company car.
Options: was, let, letting, allowed, allowing, allows, were, him, she, he, to, drive, by, them, driven, permit, letted, lets, driving
Verb (POS & meaning): let — verb (causative/permission). To allow.
Key POS: they (agent), let (verb), him (object→subject), drive (bare infinitive).
Correct Passive (blanks): He [[was]] [[allowed]] to [[drive]] the company car. (Or colloquial: He was let drive the company car — but canonical: was allowed to.)
Explanation: Causative/permission passive uses be + allowed + to + V1.
Why distractors wrong: was let is colloquial; let alone not passive.
Trap/tip: For permission, prefer be allowed to in passive. The “Be” is used as “Is, Am, Are, Was, Were,” but in options there is only was, were given.
