Tenses – Passives (Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate) Test 5

People say that Istanbul is one of the world’s most interesting cities. lstanbul ______ one of the world’s most interesting cities.

Long ago, people thought that the earth was flat. Long ago, the earth ______ flat.

When I arrived, no arrangements ______.

The pilot ______ thought to ______ in the crash.

A: Who’s going to meet him at the airport?

B: He ______ by our ambassador.

This week we’ve had the house ______ into by thieves.

A: What do they use this building for?

B: Well, years ago it ______ as a dance hall but now it ______ for offices.

A: Were you able to cure the patient?

B: He ______ already ______ by the time I got there.

Mars is the first planet ______.

They were unhappy with the way things ______.

Don’t touch that electric stove while it ______.

He was 8 kilos overweight and ______ to go on a diet.

People like policemen ______ always ______ against flu.

His novels ______ into eight languages.

We usually ______ the news on TV at eight o’clock, but tonight we ______ that new soap opera.

He noticed that the room ______ recently.

I hate it when my boiled egg ______ properly.

A speech to the nation was ______ by the Prime Minister, but it had to be cancelled at the last minute because of a cabinet crisis.

He ______ empty the contents of his suitcases onto the counter.

The authorities feared the missing man was dead. The missing man was feared ______.