Practice Questions
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Concept Explanation
Active voice: subject performs the action. Passive: subject receives the action (be + past participle). Conversion must preserve tense and meaning; the agent may be dropped or introduced with “by”.
How to solve fast
- Identify tense in the given sentence before converting.
- Passive object becomes active subject and vice versa.
- Only transitive verbs form full passives.
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Q1 EasyChange to passive: She posted the letter.ExplanationSimple past active becomes was/were + past participle.
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Q2 EasyChange to passive: They are building a bridge.ExplanationPresent continuous passive uses is/are being + past participle.
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Q3 EasyChange to passive: Someone has stolen my bag.ExplanationPresent perfect passive uses has/have been + past participle; the agent may be dropped.
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Q4 EasyChange to passive: The intern will upload the files tonight.ExplanationWill upload becomes will be uploaded.
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Q5 EasyChange to passive: He will finish the work tomorrow.ExplanationWill + verb becomes will be + past participle.
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Q6 EasyChange to active: A warning has been issued by the office.ExplanationHas been issued returns to has issued.
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Q7 EasyChange to active: The song was sung by the choir.ExplanationWas sung + by-agent returns to simple past active.
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Q8 EasyChange to passive: People speak English all over the world.ExplanationPeople as a vague agent is usually dropped.
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Q9 EasyChange to passive: She is writing a letter.ExplanationIs writing becomes is being written.
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Q10 EasyChange to passive: We must obey the rules.ExplanationMust + verb becomes must be + past participle.
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Q11 EasyChange to passive: The chef is tasting the soup.ExplanationIs tasting becomes is being tasted.
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Q12 EasyChange to passive: They have completed the task.ExplanationHave/has completed becomes has/have been completed.
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Q13 EasyChange to active: A new policy is being drafted by the board.ExplanationIs being drafted returns to is drafting.
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Q14 EasyChange to passive: The storm damaged several roofs.ExplanationPlural object takes were + past participle.
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Q15 EasyChange to passive: She can solve this puzzle.ExplanationCan + verb becomes can be + past participle.
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Q16 EasyChange to passive: Did they deliver the parcel?ExplanationDid + deliver becomes was/were + past participle in the question.
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Q17 EasyChange to active: The guests were welcomed by the host.ExplanationWere welcomed + by-agent returns to simple past.
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Q18 EasyChange to active: By whom was the window broken?ExplanationBy whom + was broken returns to who + simple past.
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Q19 MediumChange to passive: Who wrote this book?ExplanationWho as subject becomes by whom in formal passive.
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Q20 MediumChange to passive: Please open the door.ExplanationPolite imperatives often become you are requested to …
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Q21 MediumChange to passive: Close the window.ExplanationBare imperatives often use let + object + be + past participle.
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Q22 MediumChange to passive: They had already booked the hall.ExplanationPast perfect passive uses had been + past participle.
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Q23 MediumChange to passive: The jury might announce the result.ExplanationModal + verb becomes modal + be + past participle.
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Q24 MediumChange to passive: They were watching the match.ExplanationPast continuous passive uses was/were being + past participle.
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Q25 MediumChange to passive: The teacher is going to announce the marks.ExplanationBe going to becomes be going to be + past participle.
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Q26 MediumChange to passive: One should keep one's promises.ExplanationOne/people as agent is dropped; should be kept remains.
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Q27 MediumChange to passive: They ought to inform the parents.ExplanationOught to + verb becomes ought to be + past participle.
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Q28 MediumChange to passive: Why did she reject the offer?ExplanationKeep the question word; invert was + subject.
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Q29 MediumChange to active: The results are going to be published tomorrow.ExplanationAre going to be published returns to is going to publish.
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Q30 MediumChange to passive: Nobody can repair this watch.ExplanationNobody as agent becomes a negative passive.
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Q31 MediumChange to passive: He gave me a pen. (keep me as object)ExplanationGive can passivize the indirect object: I was given …
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Q32 MediumChange to passive: He gave me a pen. (keep the pen as subject)ExplanationThe direct object can also become the subject: A pen was given to me.
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Q33 MediumChange to passive: We are to submit the form today.ExplanationAre to + verb becomes is/are to be + past participle.
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Q34 MediumChange to passive: The committee has chosen her as chair.ExplanationHas chosen becomes has been chosen.
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Q35 MediumChange to active: Let the lights be switched off.ExplanationLet + object + be + past participle returns to a bare imperative.
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Q36 HardChange to passive: Who is repairing the lift?ExplanationPresent continuous question: is … being repaired; who becomes by whom.
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Q37 HardChange to passive: Stop wasting paper.ExplanationThis imperative becomes let + noun phrase + be + past participle.
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Q38 HardChange to passive: Do not touch the wire.ExplanationNegative imperatives often use let … not be + past participle.
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Q39 HardChange to passive: They will have finished the audit by Friday.ExplanationFuture perfect passive uses will have been + past participle.
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Q40 HardChange to passive: They expect that she will win.ExplanationThey expect that … often becomes it is expected that …