Active and Passive
Change to passive:
People believe that the artist lives in Paris.
It is believed that the artist lives in Paris.
Change to active:
All the documents must have been signed by the manager.
The manager must have signed all the documents.
Fill in the blank:
The project ______ (not complete) yet by the team.
The project has not been completed yet by the team.
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate modal:
You ______ study harder if you want to pass the exam.
You must / should study harder if you want to pass the exam.
Choose the correct modal:
You ______ wear a helmet when riding a bike.
a) must
b) can
c) might
a) must
Identify the voice and tense:
The results are being analyzed by the committee.
Present continuous passive.
Fill in the blank with the correct passive form:
When we arrived, dinner ______ (already / serve).
When we arrived, dinner had already been served.
Which sentence is in the passive voice?
A) The wind blew the papers away.
B) The papers were blown away by the wind.
B) The papers were blown away by the wind.
Choose the best option:
You look exhausted — you ___ have been studying all night!
a) must
b) should
c) could
a) must
Choose the correct modal:
You ______ smoke in the hospital.
a) must
b) must not
c) might
b) must not
Rewrite in active:
The experiment had been completed before the deadline.
They had completed the experiment before the deadline.
Change this sentence to the passive voice:
The chef prepares the meal.
The meal is prepared by the chef.
Change this passive sentence to active voice:
The results were announced by the principal.
The principal announced the results.
Fill in the blank:
You ______ take an umbrella. It looks like it’s going to rain.
Should
Fill in the blank:
She ______ know the answer — let’s ask her.
Might
Choose the correct passive form:
They are going to publish the new book next month.
a) The new book is going to publish next month.
b) The new book is going to be published next month.
c) The new book has been published next month.
b) The new book is going to be published next month.
Fill in the blank:
The letter ______ (send) by Maria yesterday.
The letter was sent by Maria yesterday.
Fill in the blank:
If the book ______ (write) in 1990, it would be a classic by now.
If the book had been written in 1990, it would be a classic by now.
Fill in the blank:
He ______ be at the library now, but I’m not sure.
Might / could
Choose the correct modal:
You look pale — you ______ see a doctor.
a) can
b) should
c) might
b) should
Correct the mistake:
The movie directed by Christopher Nolan was won several awards.
It should be The movie directed by Christopher Nolan has won several awards.
Change this sentence to the passive voice:
The students cleaned the classroom.
The classroom was cleaned by the students.
Explain why this sentence is not passive:
The children are being noisy.
It is not passive because there is no action done to the subject — the children are doing the action themselves.
Fill in the blank:
They ______ finished the report yesterday, but they didn’t.
Should have
Fill in the blank:
They ______ have left already; I don’t see their car outside.
Must