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Active and passive voice

 Exercises  Explanation

Exercises: 1 2 3 4

Exercise 2
Choose the correct form, active or passive, for each gap below.

 
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1 The new musical ______ next week at 12th Street's Old Auditorium.

a. is going to be performed

b. is going to perform

c. is performed

 It’s passive because we are saying what is going to happen to the subject (the new musical).

2 A lot of measures ______ to fix the economy.

a. have been taken

b. are taking

c. have taken

 It’s passive because we are saying what has happened to the subject (a lot of measures).

3 I ______ you exactly what to do when we arrive.

a. will be shown

b. am shown

c. will show

 We use will for offers and requests.

 It’s active because we are saying what the subject (I) will do.

4 The police discovered a group of women who ______ in an illegal factory.

a. have been exploited

b. were being exploited

c. were exploiting

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 We use the past continuous for events that were in progress (were being exploited) when another event happened
(discovered).
 It's passive because we are saying what was happening to the subject (a group of women).

5 When do you think they ______ us the copy of the contract?

a. will send

b. will be sent

c. are they being sent

 It’s active because we are saying what the subject (they) will do.

6 Chicken thighs ______ for 40 to 50 minutes.

a. should be baking

b. should be baked

c. should bake

 It’s passive because we are saying what should happen to the subject (chicken thighs).

7 After five months the children ______ to say many things in English.

a. had learned

b. had been learned

c. had learning

 It’s active because we are saying what the subject (the children) had done.

8 Five people ______ after a car ______ into a bus last night.

a. were injured / crashed

b. injured / was crashed

c. injured / crashed

 The first sentence is passive because we are saying what happened to the subject (five people).
 The second sentence is active because we are saying what the subject (a car) did.

9 Road safety ______ in every school of the country.

a. should teach
b. should be teaching

c. should be taught

 It’s passive because we are saying what should happen to the subject (road safety).

10 He has no initiative. He needs ______ what to do all the time.

a. to tell

b. to be told

c. to been told

 The passive infinitive of to tell is to be told.

 It's passive because we are saying what needs to happen to the subject (he).

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Grammar points » B1 – Intermediate Grammar » Active and passive voice

Exercises: 1 2 3 4

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