Change the words
Change the phrase to Present Progressive:
"The book was read by the entire class."
The book is being read by the entire class.
The cable television (is seeing / is being seen) by less and less people every year.
Is being seen
"They had been informed about the change of schedule" is an example of the Passive Voice in...
Past Perfect Simple
"The meal is being cooked by the chef right now."
This phrase is in:
a) Present Simple
b) Present Progressive
c) Present Perfect Simple
b) Present Progressive
Say a phrase in any tense of Passive Voice.
Grammatical structure:
(subject+verb to be+past participle)
Change the phrase to Past Perfect Simple:
"The report will be completed before the deadline."
The report had been completed before the deadline.
Millions of terabytes of information (has been uploaded / had been uploaded) to the internet since you started reading.
Has been uploaded
"can/must/may/should/could, etc. + be + past participle" is the grammatical rule for...
Passive Voice using Modal Verbs
"A new bridge ________________ by the city next year."
What should go in the blank space?
a) will be constructed
b) has been constructed
c) could be constructed
a) will be constructed
Say a phrase in the Past Simple of Passive Voice.
Grammatical structure:
(was/were+past participle)
Change the phrase to Past Simple:
"A delicious cake is being baked by my grandmother for the family gathering."
A delicious cake was baked by my grandmother for the family gathering.
Ruby (was interviewed / was being interviewed) when her brother called.
Was being interviewed
"Facebook is used as a great source of information" is a sentence in...
Present Simple of Passive Voice
"The proposal had been reviewed by the committee already."
The Active Voice sentence should be:
a) The committee has reviewed the proposal already.
b) The committee had already been reviewed by the proposal.
c) The committee had reviewed the proposal already.
c) The committee had reviewed the proposal already.
Say a phrase in the Past Progressive of Passive Voice.
Grammatical structure:
(was/were+being+past participle)
Change the phrase to Past Progressive:
"The ancient ruins were discovered by archaeologists during the excavation."
The ancient ruins were being discovered by archaeologists during the excavation.
The Internet (was made / was being made) as a form of cutting costs in laboratories.
Was made
What is the correct grammatical rule for the Passive Voice in Future will
subject + will + be + past participle
"The library was being closed because it wasn't at use."
This phrase is in:
a) Past Progressive
b) Present Progressive
c) Past Perfect Simple
a) Past Progressive
Say a phrase in the Past Perfect Simple of Passive Voice.
Grammatical structure:
(had+been+past participle)
Change the phrase to Modal Verbs:
"The song has been played on the radio numerous times this month."
The song should be played on the radio numerous times this month.
Changes (will be made / had been made) by the boss prior to the worker's strike.
Had been made
What is the correct grammatical rule for Pasive Voice in Past Progressive?
subject + was/were + being + past participle
What is the use of the Passive Voice?
a) To emphasise the subject over the object.
b) To emphasise who or what is responsible for the action.
c) To emphasise the action rather than the subject.
c) To emphasise the action rather than the subject.
Say 3 phrases in different tenses of Passive Voice.
Grammatical structure:
(subject+verb to be+past participle)