PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISES - PRESENT AND PAST REVIEWING WORK

Question 1

Active: People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

Passive: Portuguese ___________ in Brazil.

A	is speak
B	is spoke
C	is spoken

Question 2

Active: The staff cleans all the hotel rooms daily.

Passive: The hotel rooms _________ daily.

A	are clean
B	are cleaned
C	is cleaned

Question 3

Active: We update the company website frequently.

Passive: The company website ___________ frequently.

A	are updated
B	is updated
C	was updated

Question 4

Active: People see this beach as the most beautiful in the country.

Passive: This beach __________ as the most beautiful in the country.

A	is seen
B	is saw
C	is see

Question 5

Active: Somebody ships the products via express mail.

Passive: The products ___________ via express mail.

A	are shipped
B	is shipped
C	were shipped

Question 6

Active: A friend gave me this sweater.

Passive: This sweater ________ to me by a friend.

A	is given
B	was gave
C	was given

Question 7

Active: A famous author wrote these letters.

Passive: These letters _________ by a famous author.

A	were wrote
B	was written
C	were written

Question 8

Active: The teachers chose her to receive the award.

Passive: She __________ by the teachers to receive the award.

A	was chosen
B	was chose
C	were chosen

Question 9

Active: A knock at the door woke us all up.

Passive: We _____________ by a knock at the door.

A	was all woke up
B	were all woken up
C	were all waked up

Question 10

Active: Over 300,000 students took the college entrance exam.

Passive: The college entrance exam _________ by over 300,000 students.

A	was taken
B	was took
C	was tooken