Tenses – Passives (Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate) Test 1

When I last talked to him, he ______ English.

I met her at yesterday’s party, but I ______ her by sight for years before that.

By 2010, scientists surely ______ a cure for cancer.

Since the day he ______ ill he ______ a lot of reading.

A: What’s the time? B: I’m sorry I ______. My watch ______.

He ______ in the library every night for the last two months.

Last Sunday we ____ out of the house where we ____ for five years.

We spent hours talking about what we ______ since we left school.

They ______ married but in the end they changed their mind.

A: Would you like me to give Mike a message for you?

B: Oh, I don’t want to trouble you.

A: It’s no trouble, really. I ______ Mike tomorrow anyway.

When I counted my change I realized they ______ me $ 3 too much.

When he’d counted his change he ______ it in his pocket.

As soon as she ______ out of bed she got dressed.

In a fortnight’s time they ______ their exams.

They were very rude to us. We ______ there again.

In about forty years’ time we’ll probably ______ on pills.

A: Why have you set your alarm clock to go off at 5.30?

B: Because I ______ then. I have to catch the early train.

A: I’ve planned my future for the next five years.

B: That is very clever of you. What ______ when you retire?

You’ll feel a lot better after you ______ a rest.

Next August, while you ______ for your exams, I ______ on a Mediterranean beach.