Passive Voice All Tenses

Respuesta correcta: A) is delivered

• A) is deliveredCorrect. The present simple passive is formed with is or are plus the past participle, so is delivered is right.
• B) deliversIncorrect. Delivers is active present simple, but the letter cannot deliver itself.
• C) is deliveringIncorrect. Is delivering is present continuous active, which describes an action in progress, not a daily routine.
• D) deliveredIncorrect. Delivered alone is past simple active; the passive needs the auxiliary is before the participle.

Respuesta correcta: B) was built

• A) builtIncorrect. Built is active past simple and would mean the bridge did the building.
• B) was builtCorrect. The past simple passive is was or were plus the past participle, so was built fits the year 1990.
• C) is builtIncorrect. Is built is present simple passive and clashes with the finished past time in 1990.
• D) buildsIncorrect. Builds is active present simple and describes a routine, not a past event.

Respuesta correcta: C) is being painted

• A) is paintingIncorrect. Is painting is active; it would mean the house is applying paint itself.
• B) paintsIncorrect. Paints is active present simple and shows a habit, not an action happening now.
• C) is being paintedCorrect. The present continuous passive is is or are being plus the past participle, so is being painted describes work in progress.
• D) has paintedIncorrect. Has painted is active present perfect and does not express the ongoing action.

Respuesta correcta: D) was being repaired

• A) was repairingIncorrect. Was repairing is active and means the road was fixing something.
• B) repairedIncorrect. Repaired is active past simple; it loses the idea of an action in progress.
• C) is repairedIncorrect. Is repaired is present passive and does not match the past moment when we arrived.
• D) was being repairedCorrect. The past continuous passive is was or were being plus the past participle, so was being repaired shows the ongoing action.

Respuesta correcta: A) has not been finished

• A) has not been finishedCorrect. The present perfect passive is has or have been plus the past participle, so has not been finished is right.
• B) has not finishedIncorrect. Has not finished is active and suggests the report finished something by itself.
• C) is not finishingIncorrect. Is not finishing is active present continuous and ignores the link to now.
• D) did not finishIncorrect. Did not finish is active past simple and drops the passive auxiliary been.

Respuesta correcta: B) had been sold

• A) had soldIncorrect. Had sold is active and would mean the tickets sold something themselves.
• B) had been soldCorrect. The past perfect passive is had been plus the past participle, so had been sold marks the earlier past event.
• C) were sellingIncorrect. Were selling is active past continuous and does not show the action was completed first.
• D) have soldIncorrect. Have sold is active present perfect and does not fit a past before another past.

Respuesta correcta: C) will be announced

• A) will announceIncorrect. Will announce is active future and would mean the results announce something.
• B) are announcingIncorrect. Are announcing is active present continuous and does not express a future action in the passive.
• C) will be announcedCorrect. The future simple passive is will be plus the past participle, so will be announced is right.
• D) announcedIncorrect. Announced is active past simple and clashes with tomorrow.

Respuesta correcta: D) will have been completed

• A) will have completedIncorrect. Will have completed is active and means the project completes something else.
• B) will be completingIncorrect. Will be completing is active future continuous and loses the passive sense.
• C) has completedIncorrect. Has completed is active present perfect and cannot follow by next year.
• D) will have been completedCorrect. The future perfect passive is will have been plus the past participle, so will have been completed fits by next year.

Respuesta correcta: A) must be signed

• A) must be signedCorrect. After a modal the passive is be plus the past participle, so must be signed is the right form.
• B) must signIncorrect. Must sign is active; it would mean the form signs something.
• C) must signingIncorrect. Must is followed by the bare infinitive, so must signing is not grammatical.
• D) must have signIncorrect. Have must be followed by the past participle signed, not the noun sign.

Respuesta correcta: B) Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.

• A) Hamlet was wrote by Shakespeare.Incorrect. Wrote is the past simple, but the passive needs the past participle written.
• B) Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.Correct. The past simple passive needs was or were plus the past participle written, and the agent follows by.
• C) Hamlet is written by Shakespeare.Incorrect. Is written is present passive and changes the tense of the original.
• D) Hamlet wrote by Shakespeare.Incorrect. Wrote is active and leaves the sentence without the passive auxiliary was.

Respuesta correcta: C) The car has been repaired.

• A) The car has repaired.Incorrect. This is active present perfect and misses the passive auxiliary been.
• B) The car is repairing.Incorrect. Is repairing is active present continuous and changes the tense.
• C) The car has been repaired.Correct. The present perfect passive is has been plus the past participle, so The car has been repaired is right.
• D) The car was repairing.Incorrect. Was repairing is active past continuous and changes both tense and voice.

Respuesta correcta: D) past continuous passive

• A) past simple passiveIncorrect. The past simple passive would be was baked, without being.
• B) present continuous passiveIncorrect. The present continuous passive would be is being baked.
• C) past perfect passiveIncorrect. The past perfect passive would be had been baked.
• D) past continuous passiveCorrect. Was being plus the past participle is the past continuous passive, an action in progress in the past.

Respuesta correcta: A) The window was broken by the storm.

• A) The window was broken by the storm.Correct. The passive uses was plus the past participle broken, and by introduces the agent.
• B) The window was broke by the storm.Incorrect. Broke is the past simple, but the passive requires the participle broken.
• C) The window did broken by the storm.Incorrect. Did cannot introduce a passive; the auxiliary must be was.
• D) The window was break by the storm.Incorrect. Break is the base form and cannot follow the auxiliary was.

Respuesta correcta: B) to be invited

• A) to inviteIncorrect. To invite is active and means she will invite someone else.
• B) to be invitedCorrect. The passive infinitive is to be plus the past participle, so to be invited is right.
• C) to be invitingIncorrect. To be inviting is a continuous active form, not a passive infinitive.
• D) invitingIncorrect. Inviting is a gerund and does not follow hopes in this structure.

Respuesta correcta: C) being interrupted

• A) interruptingIncorrect. Interrupting is active and means he interrupts other people.
• B) to be interruptIncorrect. The infinitive needs the participle interrupted, not the base form interrupt.
• C) being interruptedCorrect. After hate the passive gerund is being plus the past participle, so being interrupted is right.
• D) interruptIncorrect. Interrupt is a bare verb and cannot stand after hates in this meaning.

Respuesta correcta: D) might have been broken

• A) might have brokenIncorrect. This is active and would mean the window broke something.
• B) might be breakingIncorrect. This is active continuous and does not express a completed past action.
• C) might brokeIncorrect. After might the verb needs the bare infinitive, so broke cannot follow it.
• D) might have been brokenCorrect. A modal perfect passive is modal plus have been plus the past participle, so might have been broken is right.

Respuesta correcta: A) Were

• A) WereCorrect. Were forms the past simple passive question together with the past participle sent.
• B) DidIncorrect. Did would create the active question Did the letters send, which is not passive.
• C) AreIncorrect. Are forms a present passive question and clashes with yesterday.
• D) HaveIncorrect. Have would need the past participle been, as in have the letters been sent.

Respuesta correcta: B) was not sent

• A) was not sendIncorrect. Send is the base form; the passive needs the participle sent.
• B) was not sentCorrect. The negative past simple passive is was not plus the past participle, so was not sent is right.
• C) did not sentIncorrect. Did not is active and must be followed by the base form, not sent.
• D) not sentIncorrect. The sentence lacks the auxiliary was, so it is not a complete passive.

Respuesta correcta: C) is being sung

• A) is being sangIncorrect. Sang is the past simple, but the passive needs the participle sung.
• B) is singingIncorrect. Is singing is active and means the song sings by itself.
• C) is being sungCorrect. The present continuous passive is is being plus the past participle sung, so is being sung is right.
• D) is sung beingIncorrect. The words are in the wrong order; being must come before sung.

Respuesta correcta: D) The chef prepared the meal.

• A) The meal was prepared by the chef.Incorrect. Was prepared plus the agent by the chef makes this a passive sentence.
• B) The meal has been prepared.Incorrect. Has been prepared is the present perfect passive.
• C) The meal is being prepared.Incorrect. Is being prepared is the present continuous passive.
• D) The chef prepared the meal.Correct. The chef prepared the meal is active because the subject chef performs the action.