The Passive Voice: Revision

Exercise 254. Choose a right variant:

1. The printing press … in the fifteenth century:

a) is invented

b) was invented

c) is invent

d) will be invented

e) will invent.

2. Last night we …to the restaurant by our friends:

a) were invited

b) was invited

c) are invited

d) is invited

e) will be invited.

3. Tomorrow this man …for something he hadn't done:

a) is punished

b) are punished

c) was punished

d) were punished

e) will be punished.

4. In 1666, a large part of london …by fire:

a) destroyed;

b) is destroyed;

c) was destroyed;

d) will be destroyed;

e) were destroyed.

5. A book … next year:

a) is translated

b) was translated

c) were translated

d) will be translated

e) are translated.

6. An island … by water:

a) is washed

b) was washed

c) were washed

d) will be washed

e) are washed.

7. The -ing form of «sit» … with a double t:

a) are written

b) were written

c) was written

d) is written

e) will be written.

8. Forty percents of the world's oxygen … in the Amazon valley:

a) is produced

b) are produced

c) was produced

d) were produced

e) will be produced.

9. Three hundred new houses … next year:

a) will be built

b) were built

c) was built

d) are built

e) is built.

10. The students … at every lesson:

a) is asked

b) are asked

c) were asked

d) was asked

e) will be asked.

11. The room looks nice. It … cleaned:

a) was cleaned;

b) is cleaned;

c) are cleaned;

d) were cleaned;

e) has been cleaned.

12. …you ever …by a dog?

a) have…been bitten;

b) has…been bitten;

c) is …bitten;

d) are bitten;

e) was…bitten

13. Have you heard the news? The president …

a) was shot;

b) were shot;

c) has been shot;

d) have been shot;

e) is shot.

14. They have changed the date of the meeting. The date of the meeting …

a) has been changed;

b) have been changed;

c) was changed;

d) were changed;

e) is being changed.

15. Where is my bicycle? it's gone! It …

a) had been stolen;

b) has been stolen;

c) was stolen;

d) were stolen;

e) is stolen.

16. This room looks different. …it … … since I was last?

a) has … been painted

b) was …painted

c) is it painted

d) is …being painted

e) were… painted

17. The text … … … by 5 o'clock yesterday:

a) has been translated;

b) had translated

c) had been translated

d) has translated

e) is being translated.

18. The project … … … … by next June:

a) has been finished

b) have been finished

c) will have been finished

d) will have finished

e) will has been finished.

19. A doctor said the operation … … … … successfully by 7 o'clock tomorrow:

a) has been finished

b) have been finished

c) will finished

d) will have finished

e) will have been finished.

20. The surgeon informed a new method … … already …:

a) had been invented

b) has been invented

c) have been invented

d) will have been invented

e) will have invented.

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