These Active and Passive Voice MCQs are designed for SSC, Banking, Railway, NDA, UPSC, State PCS and other competitive exams. The questions cover tense-based transformations, modal verbs, imperatives, interrogatives, double-object sentences, reporting structures and common voice-conversion patterns.
Q1. The boy writes a letter.
A. A letter is written by the boy.
B. A letter was written by the boy.
C. A letter has been written by the boy.
D. A letter is being written by the boy.
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The active sentence is in the simple present tense. Its passive form is is/am/are + past participle.
Q2. The teacher praised the student.
A. The student is praised by the teacher.
B. The student was praised by the teacher.
C. The student has been praised by the teacher.
D. The student had praised the teacher.
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The active sentence is in the simple past tense, so the passive uses was/were + past participle.
Q3. They are building a new bridge.
A. A new bridge has been built by them.
B. A new bridge was being built by them.
C. A new bridge is being built by them.
D. A new bridge is built by them.
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The active sentence is present continuous. The passive structure is is/am/are + being + past participle.
Q4. She has completed the project.
A. The project was completed by her.
B. The project is completed by her.
C. The project had been completed by her.
D. The project has been completed by her.
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Present perfect passive is formed with has/have + been + past participle.
Q5. The police arrested the thief.
A. The thief was arrested by the police.
B. The thief is arrested by the police.
C. The thief has been arrested by the police.
D. The thief had arrested the police.
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The active verb arrested is simple past, so the passive is was + arrested.
Q6. He will finish the work tomorrow.
A. The work is finished by him tomorrow.
B. The work was finished by him tomorrow.
C. The work will be finished by him tomorrow.
D. The work has been finished by him tomorrow.
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Future simple passive is will + be + past participle.
Q7. They had completed the work before sunset.
A. The work was completed before sunset.
B. The work had been completed before sunset.
C. The work has been completed before sunset.
D. The work is completed before sunset.
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Past perfect passive uses had been + past participle.
Q8. Someone has stolen my wallet.
A. My wallet was stolen.
B. My wallet is stolen.
C. My wallet had been stolen.
D. My wallet has been stolen.
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The object my wallet becomes the subject, and present perfect changes to has been stolen.
Q9. The workers are repairing the road.
A. The road is being repaired by the workers.
B. The road was repaired by the workers.
C. The road has been repaired by the workers.
D. The road is repaired by the workers.
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Present continuous passive requires is/am/are being + past participle.
Q10. The company will launch a new product.
A. A new product was launched by the company.
B. A new product is launched by the company.
C. A new product will be launched by the company.
D. A new product has been launched by the company.
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Future simple passive uses will be + past participle.
Q11. People speak English all over the world.
A. English was spoken all over the world.
B. English is spoken all over the world.
C. English has spoken all over the world.
D. English is being spoken all over the world.
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The simple present active sentence becomes is + spoken in the passive.
Q12. The manager is checking the documents.
A. The documents are checked by the manager.
B. The documents were being checked by the manager.
C. The documents have been checked by the manager.
D. The documents are being checked by the manager.
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The active verb is present continuous, requiring are being checked in the passive.
Q13. She bought a new dress.
A. A new dress was bought by her.
B. A new dress is bought by her.
C. A new dress has been bought by her.
D. A new dress had been bought by her.
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Simple past changes to was/were + past participle.
Q14. He has written an interesting article.
A. An interesting article was written by him.
B. An interesting article is written by him.
C. An interesting article has been written by him.
D. An interesting article had been written by him.
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Present perfect passive is has been + past participle.
Q15. The students will solve the problem.
A. The problem was solved by the students.
B. The problem will be solved by the students.
C. The problem is solved by the students.
D. The problem has been solved by the students.
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The future simple passive is will be solved.
Q16. The chef cooked a delicious meal.
A. A delicious meal is cooked by the chef.
B. A delicious meal has been cooked by the chef.
C. A delicious meal had been cooked by the chef.
D. A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.
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The active verb is simple past, so was cooked is required.
Q17. The mechanic is repairing my car.
A. My car is being repaired by the mechanic.
B. My car was repaired by the mechanic.
C. My car has been repaired by the mechanic.
D. My car is repaired by the mechanic.
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Present continuous changes to is being repaired.
Q18. The government has announced a new policy.
A. A new policy was announced by the government.
B. A new policy is announced by the government.
C. A new policy has been announced by the government.
D. A new policy had been announced by the government.
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Present perfect passive uses has been + past participle.
Q19. The workers had painted the house.
A. The house is painted by the workers.
B. The house was painted by the workers.
C. The house has been painted by the workers.
D. The house had been painted by the workers.
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Past perfect passive is formed with had been + past participle.
Q20. The company employs thousands of people.
A. Thousands of people are employed by the company.
B. Thousands of people were employed by the company.
C. Thousands of people have been employed by the company.
D. Thousands of people are being employed by the company.
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Simple present passive uses are + employed.
Q21. Open the door.
A. Let the door opened.
B. Let the door be opened.
C. Let the door is opened.
D. The door should opened.
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For an imperative sentence, the passive commonly uses Let + object + be + past participle.
Q22. Close the window.
A. Let the window be closed.
B. Let the window is closed.
C. Let the window closed.
D. The window is closing.
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The imperative Close the window becomes Let the window be closed.
Q23. Do not waste water.
A. Let water not wasted.
B. Let water not be wasted.
C. Let water be not waste.
D. Water should not wasting.
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A negative imperative in the passive can be formed as Let + object + not be + past participle.
Q24. Help the poor.
A. Let the poor helped.
B. Let the poor be helped.
C. Let the poor are helped.
D. The poor should helping.
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The passive imperative requires be + past participle after the object.
Q25. Please finish the work.
A. Let the work finished.
B. Let the work be finished.
C. Let the work is finished.
D. The work should finishing.
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The object the work becomes the receiver of the action.
Q26. Can you solve this problem?
A. Can this problem be solved by you?
B. Can this problem solved by you?
C. Can this problem be solve by you?
D. Can this problem is solved by you?
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With a modal verb, passive voice uses modal + be + past participle.
Q27. You must obey the rules.
A. The rules must obey you.
B. The rules must be obeyed by you.
C. The rules are must obeyed by you.
D. The rules must have obeyed by you.
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The modal must is followed by be + past participle in the passive.
Q28. We should respect our elders.
A. Our elders should respected by us.
B. Our elders should be respected by us.
C. Our elders are should be respected by us.
D. Our elders should have respected by us.
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The passive form of a modal construction is should + be + past participle.
Q29. They may cancel the meeting.
A. The meeting may be cancelled by them.
B. The meeting may cancelled by them.
C. The meeting is may cancelled by them.
D. The meeting may have cancel by them.
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The passive structure after may is may + be + past participle.
Q30. You ought to follow the instructions.
A. The instructions ought followed by you.
B. The instructions ought to be followed by you.
C. The instructions ought to followed by you.
D. The instructions are ought to follow by you.
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The passive form of ought to follow is ought to be followed.
Q31. Did she write the letter?
A. Was the letter written by her?
B. Is the letter written by her?
C. Did the letter written by her?
D. Has the letter been written by her?
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A simple past interrogative becomes Was/Were + object + past participle in the passive.
Q32. Did the police arrest the criminal?
A. Is the criminal arrested by the police?
B. Was the criminal arrested by the police?
C. Has the criminal been arrested by the police?
D. Did the criminal arrested by the police?
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The active simple past question changes to Was + subject + past participle.
Q33. Has he completed the assignment?
A. Was the assignment completed by him?
B. Is the assignment completed by him?
C. Has the assignment been completed by him?
D. Had the assignment been completed by him?
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Present perfect interrogative passive uses Has/Have + subject + been + past participle.
Q34. Are they cleaning the room?
A. Is the room cleaned by them?
B. Was the room being cleaned by them?
C. Has the room been cleaned by them?
D. Is the room being cleaned by them?
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Present continuous passive uses is/am/are + being + past participle.
Q35. Will they announce the results tomorrow?
A. Will the results be announced tomorrow?
B. Will the results announced tomorrow?
C. Are the results announced tomorrow?
D. Will the results have announced tomorrow?
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Future interrogative passive uses will + subject + be + past participle.
Q36. Who wrote this poem?
A. By whom was this poem written?
B. By whom is this poem written?
C. Who was this poem written?
D. By whom has this poem written?
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In formal passive transformation, who becomes by whom.
Q37. Who teaches you English?
A. By whom English is taught to you?
B. By whom are you taught English?
C. By whom were you taught English?
D. Who are you taught English?
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The object you can become the passive subject: you are taught English by whom.
Q38. What did he buy?
A. What is bought by him?
B. What has been bought by him?
C. What was bought by him?
D. What did be bought by him?
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The simple past question changes to What was + past participle.
Q39. Why did the manager reject the proposal?
A. Why was the proposal rejected by the manager?
B. Why is the proposal rejected by the manager?
C. Why had the proposal rejected by the manager?
D. Why did the proposal reject by the manager?
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The simple past active question changes to Why was + subject + past participle.
Q40. When will they open the new branch?
A. When is the new branch opened?
B. When was the new branch opened?
C. When will the new branch be opened?
D. When will the new branch opened?
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Future passive uses will be + past participle.
Q41. The teacher gave me a prize.
A. I was given a prize by the teacher.
B. I am given a prize by the teacher.
C. I had given a prize by the teacher.
D. I have been given a prize by the teacher.
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With two objects, either object can become the passive subject. Here, I becomes the subject.
Q42. She sent me an email.
A. I am sent an email by her.
B. I was sent an email by her.
C. I have sent an email by her.
D. I had sent an email by her.
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The active verb sent is simple past, so the passive is was sent.
Q43. The company offered him a job.
A. He has been offered a job by the company.
B. He is offered a job by the company.
C. He was offered a job by the company.
D. He had offered a job by the company.
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The simple past verb offered becomes was offered.
Q44. My father bought me a bicycle.
A. I was bought a bicycle by my father.
B. I am bought a bicycle by my father.
C. I had bought a bicycle by my father.
D. I have bought a bicycle by my father.
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The indirect object me becomes I in this passive construction.
Q45. The principal awarded her a scholarship.
A. She is awarded a scholarship by the principal.
B. She was awarded a scholarship by the principal.
C. She has awarded a scholarship by the principal.
D. She had award a scholarship by the principal.
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The active verb is simple past, so was awarded is required.
Q46. People believe that he is honest.
A. It is believed that he is honest.
B. It was believed that he is honest.
C. He believed to be honest.
D. It has believed that he is honest.
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With a reporting verb in the simple present, an impersonal passive can be formed using It is believed that…
Q47. People say that she is very talented.
A. It was said that she is very talented.
B. It is said that she is very talented.
C. She is said that she is very talented.
D. It has said that she is very talented.
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The reporting verb say in the simple present becomes It is said that…
Q48. People think that he stole the money.
A. It is thought that he stole the money.
B. He is thought that he stole the money.
C. It was thought that he steals the money.
D. It has thought that he stole the money.
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The reporting verb think becomes is thought in the impersonal passive.
Q49. People believe that the earth is round.
A. The earth believes to be round.
B. It is believed that the earth is round.
C. It was believed that the earth was round.
D. The earth is believed that it is round.
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The standard impersonal passive is It is believed that…
Q50. They say that the minister is honest.
A. The minister says to be honest.
B. It was said that the minister is honest.
C. It is said that the minister is honest.
D. The minister is said that he is honest.
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The simple present reporting structure becomes It is said that…
Q51. The doctor advised the patient to take rest.
A. The patient was advised to take rest by the doctor.
B. The patient advised the doctor to take rest.
C. The patient is advised taking rest by the doctor.
D. The patient was advising to take rest by the doctor.
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With advise + object + to-infinitive, the passive becomes object + was/were advised + to-infinitive.
Q52. The teacher asked the students to maintain silence.
A. The students asked the teacher to maintain silence.
B. The students were asked to maintain silence by the teacher.
C. The students are asked maintaining silence.
D. The students had asked to maintain silence.
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The structure ask + object + to-infinitive becomes object + was/were asked + to-infinitive.
Q53. The officer ordered the soldiers to march forward.
A. The soldiers were ordered to march forward by the officer.
B. The soldiers ordered the officer to march forward.
C. The soldiers are ordered marching forward.
D. The soldiers were ordering to march forward.
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The passive of ordered + object + to-infinitive is object + was/were ordered + to-infinitive.
Q54. The manager told me to wait outside.
A. I told the manager to wait outside.
B. I was told to wait outside by the manager.
C. I am told waiting outside by the manager.
D. I had told to wait outside by the manager.
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The object me becomes I, followed by was told + to-infinitive.
Q55. The police forced the suspect to confess.
A. The suspect was forced to confess by the police.
B. The suspect was forced confess by the police.
C. The suspect forced the police to confess.
D. The suspect is forcing to confess.
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In the passive, force + object + to-infinitive becomes object + was/were forced + to-infinitive.
Q56. They made him apologize.
A. He was made apologize by them.
B. He was made to apologize by them.
C. He made them apologize.
D. He is made apologizing by them.
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After make + object + bare infinitive, the passive uses be made + to-infinitive.
Q57. The teacher made the students repeat the sentence.
A. The students were made repeat the sentence.
B. The students made the teacher repeat the sentence.
C. The students were made to repeat the sentence.
D. The students are made repeating the sentence.
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The bare infinitive repeat changes to to repeat in the passive.
Q58. We saw him cross the road.
A. He was seen cross the road.
B. He was seen to cross the road.
C. He was saw to cross the road.
D. He saw the road being crossed.
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With perception verbs such as see, a bare infinitive generally changes to a to-infinitive in the passive.
Q59. We heard her sing a song.
A. She was heard to sing a song.
B. She was heard sing a song.
C. She heard to sing a song.
D. She was hearing a song sing.
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The passive of heard + object + bare infinitive uses was/were heard + to-infinitive.
Q60. The guard caught the man stealing money.
A. The man was caught to steal money by the guard.
B. The man was caught stealing money by the guard.
C. The man caught the guard stealing money.
D. The man was catching stealing money.
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The participle phrase stealing money remains after the passive form of caught.
Q61. Someone is following me.
A. I am followed by someone.
B. I was being followed by someone.
C. I am being followed by someone.
D. I have been followed by someone.
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The active sentence is present continuous, so the passive uses am being followed.
Q62. Someone was following the car.
A. The car is being followed.
B. The car was being followed.
C. The car has been followed.
D. The car was followed.
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Past continuous passive is formed with was/were being + past participle.
Q63. Someone had stolen the documents.
A. The documents had been stolen.
B. The documents were stolen.
C. The documents have been stolen.
D. The documents are stolen.
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The active past perfect changes to had been stolen.
Q64. Someone will inform you about the decision.
A. You are informed about the decision.
B. You were informed about the decision.
C. You will be informed about the decision.
D. You have been informed about the decision.
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The future simple passive is will be informed.
Q65. People grow rice in this region.
A. Rice was grown in this region.
B. Rice is grown in this region.
C. Rice has been grown in this region.
D. Rice is being grown in this region.
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The sentence expresses a general fact in the simple present, so the passive is is grown.
Q66. People speak Hindi in many parts of India.
A. Hindi is spoken in many parts of India.
B. Hindi was spoken in many parts of India.
C. Hindi has spoken in many parts of India.
D. Hindi is being spoken in many parts of India.
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A general statement in the simple present uses is spoken in the passive.
Q67. The storm damaged several houses.
A. Several houses are damaged by the storm.
B. Several houses have been damaged by the storm.
C. Several houses were damaged by the storm.
D. Several houses had damaged the storm.
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The active verb damaged is simple past, so the passive uses were damaged.
Q68. The scientists are conducting an experiment.
A. An experiment was conducted by the scientists.
B. An experiment is conducted by the scientists.
C. An experiment has been conducted by the scientists.
D. An experiment is being conducted by the scientists.
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Present continuous passive is is being conducted.
Q69. The committee has approved the proposal.
A. The proposal was approved by the committee.
B. The proposal has been approved by the committee.
C. The proposal is approved by the committee.
D. The proposal had been approved by the committee.
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Present perfect passive requires has been approved.
Q70. The company had dismissed the employee.
A. The employee was dismissed by the company.
B. The employee has been dismissed by the company.
C. The employee had been dismissed by the company.
D. The employee is dismissed by the company.
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Past perfect passive uses had been + past participle.
Q71. They will have completed the project by June.
A. The project will have been completed by June.
B. The project will be completed by June.
C. The project has been completed by June.
D. The project had been completed by June.
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Future perfect passive is formed with will have been + past participle.
Q72. They will complete the work by Monday.
A. The work has been completed by Monday.
B. The work will be completed by Monday.
C. The work will have completed by Monday.
D. The work was completed by Monday.
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The active sentence is future simple, so the passive is will be completed.
Q73. The students are preparing the presentation.
A. The presentation was prepared by the students.
B. The presentation has been prepared by the students.
C. The presentation is being prepared by the students.
D. The presentation is prepared by the students.
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The active present continuous becomes is being prepared.
Q74. The workers were constructing the building.
A. The building was constructed by the workers.
B. The building has been constructed by the workers.
C. The building is being constructed by the workers.
D. The building was being constructed by the workers.
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Past continuous passive is was/were being + past participle.
Q75. The government is building new schools.
A. New schools are being built by the government.
B. New schools were built by the government.
C. New schools have been built by the government.
D. New schools are built by the government.
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The active present continuous becomes are being built.
Q76. The principal will announce the results.
A. The results are announced by the principal.
B. The results were announced by the principal.
C. The results will be announced by the principal.
D. The results have been announced by the principal.
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Future simple passive uses will be announced.
Q77. The students must submit the forms today.
A. The forms must submit today.
B. The forms must be submitted today.
C. The forms are must submitted today.
D. The forms must have submit today.
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The passive of a modal verb is modal + be + past participle.
Q78. You should not ignore this warning.
A. This warning should not be ignored.
B. This warning should not ignored.
C. This warning is not should be ignored.
D. This warning should not have ignore.
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The negative modal passive is should not be + past participle.
Q79. We can solve this problem easily.
A. This problem can solved easily by us.
B. This problem can be solved easily by us.
C. This problem is can be solved by us.
D. This problem could solved easily by us.
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The modal can requires be + past participle in the passive.
Q80. They should have completed the task.
A. The task should have been completed.
B. The task should be completed.
C. The task should have completed.
D. The task was should have completed.
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For a modal perfect passive, the structure is should have been + past participle.
Q81. Did someone clean the room?
A. Did the room cleaned?
B. Was the room cleaned?
C. Is the room cleaned?
D. Has the room cleaned?
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The simple past interrogative passive is Was/Were + subject + past participle?
Q82. Has anyone informed the manager?
A. Was the manager informed?
B. Is the manager informed?
C. Has the manager been informed?
D. Had the manager informed?
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Present perfect passive uses Has/Have + subject + been + past participle.
Q83. Are the workers repairing the road?
A. Is the road repaired by the workers?
B. Was the road repaired by the workers?
C. Has the road been repaired by the workers?
D. Is the road being repaired by the workers?
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The active present continuous question becomes Is + subject + being + past participle?
Q84. Will the committee approve the proposal?
A. Will the proposal be approved by the committee?
B. Will the proposal approved by the committee?
C. Is the proposal approved by the committee?
D. Has the proposal been approved by the committee?
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Future passive uses will + be + past participle.
Q85. Why are they postponing the meeting?
A. Why was the meeting postponed?
B. Why is the meeting being postponed?
C. Why has the meeting been postponed?
D. Why is the meeting postponed?
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The active verb is present continuous, so the passive is is being postponed.
Q86. The students have submitted their assignments.
A. Their assignments are submitted by the students.
B. Their assignments were submitted by the students.
C. Their assignments have been submitted by the students.
D. Their assignments had been submitted by the students.
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The present perfect active changes to have been submitted.
Q87. The workers will repair the machine.
A. The machine will be repaired by the workers.
B. The machine is repaired by the workers.
C. The machine was repaired by the workers.
D. The machine has been repaired by the workers.
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Future simple passive is formed with will be repaired.
Q88. Someone has broken the window.
A. The window was broken.
B. The window is broken.
C. The window had been broken.
D. The window has been broken.
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The active present perfect becomes has been broken in the passive.
Q89. They were discussing the issue.
A. The issue was discussed by them.
B. The issue is being discussed by them.
C. The issue was being discussed by them.
D. The issue has been discussed by them.
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Past continuous passive uses was/were being discussed.
Q90. The doctor will examine the patient.
A. The patient is examined by the doctor.
B. The patient will be examined by the doctor.
C. The patient was examined by the doctor.
D. The patient has been examined by the doctor.
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The future simple passive is will be examined.
Q91. Someone should check these figures.
A. These figures should be checked.
B. These figures should checked.
C. These figures are should be checked.
D. These figures should have check.
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The modal should takes be + past participle in the passive.
Q92. You cannot use this computer.
A. This computer cannot used.
B. This computer cannot be used.
C. This computer is cannot be used.
D. This computer cannot have used.
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The passive structure with cannot is cannot be + past participle.
Q93. Someone must have stolen the documents.
A. The documents must have stolen.
B. The documents must be stolen.
C. The documents must have been stolen.
D. The documents were must have stolen.
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A modal perfect passive is formed with must have been + past participle.
Q94. People know him as an honest man.
A. He is known as an honest man.
B. He was known as an honest man.
C. He has known as an honest man.
D. He is knowing as an honest man.
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The simple present passive of know is is known.
Q95. Everyone respects the national flag.
A. The national flag was respected by everyone.
B. The national flag has been respected by everyone.
C. The national flag is respected by everyone.
D. The national flag is being respected by everyone.
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The active sentence is simple present, so the passive uses is respected.
Q96. They elected him captain of the team.
A. He was elected captain of the team.
B. He was elected by captain of the team.
C. He elected captain of the team.
D. He has elected captain of the team.
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In this construction, him becomes the passive subject and captain remains as the complement.
Q97. The audience applauded the speaker.
A. The speaker is applauded by the audience.
B. The speaker was applauded by the audience.
C. The speaker has applauded by the audience.
D. The speaker had applauded the audience.
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The active verb applauded is simple past, so the passive is was applauded.
Q98. The company is going to launch a new website.
A. A new website is going to be launched by the company.
B. A new website was going to launch by the company.
C. A new website is going to launched by the company.
D. A new website has been going to launch by the company.
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The passive structure of be going to + verb is be going to be + past participle.
Q99. The government should provide better facilities.
A. Better facilities should provide by the government.
B. Better facilities are should be provided by the government.
C. Better facilities should be provided by the government.
D. Better facilities should have provide by the government.
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The modal should is followed by be + past participle in the passive.
Q100. The committee has taken several important decisions.
A. Several important decisions are taken by the committee.
B. Several important decisions were taken by the committee.
C. Several important decisions had been taken by the committee.
D. Several important decisions have been taken by the committee.
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The active verb is present perfect, so the passive form is have been taken.
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