Passive tenses
Every online payment __________ automatically. (record)
Every online payment is recorded automatically.
The new manager __________ our department next month. (join)
The new manager is going to join / will join our department next month.
The figures need __________ before the report is published. (check)
to be checked
I dislike __________ while I am speaking during online meetings. (interrupt)
being interrupted
Correct the mistake: The final report should to be completed today.
should be completed
The invitations __________ to the wrong email addresses yesterday. (send)
The invitations were sent to the wrong email addresses yesterday.
While the technicians __________ the network, all incoming emails __________ to a temporary server. (upgrade / redirect)
The technicians were upgrading the network; all incoming emails were being redirected.
Elena appears __________ the original file by mistake. (delete)
to have deleted
Before __________ the contract, make sure you understand the cancellation policy. (sign)
signing
Rewrite in the passive: Someone is interviewing the final candidate now.
The final candidate is being interviewed now.
The main entrance __________ at the moment, so please use the side door. (repair)
The main entrance is being repaired at the moment.
Carla __________ three complaints since this morning, but none of the problems __________ yet. (answer / resolve)
Carla has answered three complaints; none of the problems has been resolved yet.
I may __________ his instructions because I went to the wrong office. (misunderstand)
have misunderstood
The accountant admitted __________ the figures to make the results look stronger. (alter)
altering/having altered
Rewrite in the passive: Someone should have warned us about the cancellation earlier.
We should have been warned about...
By the time the investigation began, several important files __________. (remove)
Several important files had been removed.
By the time the clients arrived, the staff __________ the room, but the name badges __________. (prepare / not print)
The staff had prepared the room, but the name badges had not been printed.
The candidate seems __________ from the shortlist without any explanation. (remove)
to have been removed
After __________ access to the files twice, Priya contacted technical support. (refuse)
having been refused
Rewrite using a perfect passive infinitive: It seems that someone sent the customer the wrong invoice.
The customer seems to have been sent the wrong invoice.
By the end of Friday, all the applications __________ by two independent reviewers. (assess)
All the applications will have been assessed by two independent reviewers.
By June, the company __________ the old system, and the new procedures __________ in every branch. (replace / introduce)
The company will have replaced the old system, and the new procedures will have been introduced in every branch.
Several guests claim __________ that the starting time had changed. (not inform)
not to have been informed
The company denied __________ its employees closely, but staff resented __________ about the new policy. (monitor / not consult)
monitoring; not having been consulted
Correct the sentence so that the opening clause describes the right person: Having been promised a refund, the company received another email from Marta.
Having been promised a refund, Marta emailed the company again.