Active → Passive
Key Word Transformations
Spot the Mistake
Jumbled Passives
100

They cancelled the conference at the last minute.

The conference was cancelled at the last minute.

100

Someone has postponed the meeting.

BEEN


The meeting __________ postponed.

The meeting has been postponed.

100

The product was launch last week.

The product was launched last week.

100

cancelled / the / was / conference / yesterday

The conference was cancelled yesterday.

200

They are reviewing the proposal at the moment.

The proposal is being reviewed at the moment.

200

People think the minister is under pressure to resign.

THOUGHT


The minister __________ under pressure to resign.

The minister is thought to be under pressure to resign.

200

The new system is install at the moment.

The new system is being installed at the moment.

200

being / the / proposal / is / currently / reviewed

The proposal is currently being reviewed.

300

People say the company is planning a merger.

The company is said to be planning a merger.

300

They reported that several files had been deleted.

REPORTED


Several files __________ deleted.

Several files were reported to have been deleted.

300

The CEO is said being under investigation.

The CEO is said to be under investigation.

300

is / said / the / to / planning / be / company / a / merger

The company is said to be planning a merger.

400

People believe the documents were destroyed before the investigation began.

The documents are believed to have been destroyed before the investigation began.

400

Someone will have completed the report by tomorrow.

BEEN


The report __________ by tomorrow.

The report will have been completed by tomorrow.

400

The documents are believed to be destroyed during the fire.

The documents are believed to have been destroyed during the fire.

400

documents / believed / the / been / to / have / destroyed / are

The documents are believed to have been destroyed.

500

They expect the government to have approved the policy by next week.

The policy is expected to have been approved by next week.

500

People believe that the company deliberately misled investors.

BELIEVED


The company __________ investors.

The company is believed to have misled investors.

500

The company is expected having made a public apology.

The company is expected to have made a public apology.

500

alleged / have / been / the / deliberately / figures / to / manipulated / are

The figures are alleged to have been deliberately manipulated.

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