Grammar Tests: Passive voice

Practise the passive voice with grammar tests for A2, B1, B2 and C1 levels. Start at your level, answer the questions, then check your mistakes. There is also a lesson page if you want to read the rules first.

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72 results

QuizB1Passive voicePDF

Active or Passive Form MCQ Exercise 1

20 questions · about 7 min

QuizB2Passive voicePDF

Active or Passive Form MCQ Exercise 2

20 questions · about 7 min

QuizB1Passive voicePDF

Active or Passive Form MCQ Exercise 3

20 questions · about 7 min

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QuizB1Passive voicePDF

INTERMEDIATE Test 4

24 questions · about 9 min

QuizC1Passive voicePDF

Passive Voice Advanced Level MCQs Test With Answers 1

35 questions · about 13 min

QuizC1Passive voicePDF

Passive Voice Advanced Level MCQs Test With Answers 2

35 questions · about 13 min

QuizC1Passive voicePDF

Passive Voice Advanced Level MCQs Test With Answers 3

45 questions · about 17 min

QuizB1Passive voicePDF

Passive Voice MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 1

20 questions · about 7 min

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QuizB1Passive voicePDF

Passive Voice MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 2

20 questions · about 7 min

QuizB1Passive voicePDF

Passive Voice MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 3

27 questions · about 10 min

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Questions

How do I form the passive voice?

Use the verb be in the right tense, then the past participle. Present simple: The room is cleaned every day. Past simple: The room was cleaned yesterday. Present perfect: The room has been cleaned.

When do I use the passive voice?

Use it when the action is more important than who does it, or when we do not know who did it. For example: My bike was stolen. You can add by to name the person: The book was written by Orwell.

What is the difference between active and passive?

In an active sentence, the subject does the action: The chef cooked the meal. In a passive sentence, the subject receives the action: The meal was cooked by the chef. The meaning is similar, but the focus is different.