The Passive Test A2 - B1 Grammar Exercises
Question 1 |
My mother is very angry because some paint _____ on the carpet in the living room.
A | was spilling |
B | has been spilt |
C | had been spilt |
D | will spill |
Question 2 |
We _____ the first birthday of our son next week, and the invitations _____ out to all of our family and friends yesterday.
A | are celebrated / are sending |
B | are going to celebrate / have been sent |
C | are celebrating / were sent |
D | will be celebrated / sent |
Question 3 |
When the project _____, the staff _____ an off week because they will have got really tired by then.
A | is finished / will be given |
B | finishes / has given |
C | was finished / gave |
D | will finish / is given |
Question 4 |
The Internet _____ by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in 1989, and since then, it _____ by people all around the world.
A | will be invented / must use |
B | was inventing / will be used |
C | invented / has been using |
D | was invented / has been used |
Question 5 |
Thieves _____ this afternoon because they _____ a car from a car park.
A | arrested / were stolen |
B | were arrested / had stolen |
C | will be arrested / have been stolen |
D | arrest / steal |
Question 6 |
The functions of the new computer programme _____ to the employers by a technician last week.
A | have been explained |
B | explained |
C | were explained |
D | had explained |
Question 7 |
A passenger plane flying from Jordan to London _____ by the terrorists this morning.
A | had been hijacked |
B | hijacked |
C | will hijack |
D | has been hijacked |
Question 8 |
Some strong aftershocks _____ about 10 minutes after the main earthquake.
A | has been feeling |
B | were felt |
C | feels |
D | had been felt |
Question 9 |
Before its movie _____, the final book of the Harry Potter book series _____.
A | was released / had been published |
B | released / has been published |
C | has been released / is published |
D | releases / will be published |
Question 10 |
A: How do you get to work every day?
B: I _____ to work every day by my husband.
A | drive |
B | am driving |
C | had driven |
D | am driven |
Question 11 |
A prize _____ to the person who _____ the jigsaw puzzle first.
A | will be given / completes |
B | has been given / is completed |
C | is giving / has completed |
D | gave / was completed |
Question 12 |
Downloading music from the Internet for free _____ until some steps _____ by the government to stop it.
A | hasn't ended / are going to be taken |
B | hadn't ended / took |
C | won't end / are taken |
D | isn't ending / take |
Question 13 |
The milk of the cows which _____ at the moment _____ to make yoghurt, butte cheese later.
A | are milking / is going to be used |
B | are being milked / will be used |
C | have been milked / is using |
D | will milk / uses |
Question 14 |
Lake Van _____ some of the water that _____ in the irrigation of nearby agricultural land.
A | is provided |
B | has been provided / is being used |
C | provides / is used |
D | will provide / is going to use |
Question 15 |
While the kitchen _____ by James, the bedroom _____ by Matt.
A | was being redecorated / was being painted |
B | was redecorating / was painting |
C | redecorated / painted |
D | has redecorated / is being painted |
Question 16 |
Because Mr Pitt _____ one of his teeth, an appointment with the dentist _____ by his secretary immediately.
A | was broken / had been made |
B | has broken / will make |
C | had been broken / made |
D | broke / was made |
Question 17 |
Ekrem and Kamil _____ a bedtime story by their nanny when the lights _____ out.
A | have been reading / go |
B | will be read / were going |
C | were being read / went |
D | are reading / have gone |
Question 18 |
The Grey family _____ for their dog for a week before it _____ by a neighbour in the park.
A | had been looking / was found |
B | will be looked / finds |
C | are looking / is found |
D | have been looking / found |
Question 19 |
A: When _____ the exam results _____?
B: I'm not sure, but probably they _____ them in a couple of weeks.
A | have ... been announced / are announcing |
B | are ... going to announce / announce |
C | will ... be announced / will announce |
D | are ... announcing / are announced |
Question 20 |
Coffee, which _____ heavily all around the world now, _____ to America by the British in the mid-1600s.
A | consumes / introduced |
B | is consumed / was introduced |
C | is consuming / had been introduced |
D | has been consumed / was introducing |
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