Grammar: Passives. Exercise 2

GRAMMAR: EXERCISE 2

Quiz

Select the correct passive form in each of the following examples

 

1. I can't pick you up. My car __ ___ _____
   1.   is being repaired
   2.   will be repaired
   3.   was repaired
   4.   was being repaired
2. We're very disappointed. Our research grant __ ___ _____
   1.   will be renewed
   2.   should be renewed
   3.   hasn't been renewed
   4.   was renewed
3. Berthan ___ ___ ____ an award for her work. She is very happy now.
   1.   was not given
   2.   should be given
   3.   won't be given
   4.   has been given
4. The book ___ ______ in Spain in 2009.
   1.   was published
   2.   is published
   3.   will be published
   4.   was being published
5. More copies ___ ___ in April than in the rest of the year.
   1.   aren't sold
   2.   were sold
   3.   were being sold
   4.   will be sold
6. I ___ ____ an iPad for Christmas.
   1.   had been given
   2.   should be given
   3.   was given
   4.   was being given
7. The meeting ___ __ ___ in the sports hall next coming Monday.
   1.   will be held
   2.   had been held
   3.   was held
   4.   was being held
8. The two towers ___ ____ at the same time.
   1.   will be built
   2.   had been built
   3.   were being built
   4.   were built
9. Guns ___ ____ in normal shops in some countries.
   1.   were being sold
   2.   have been sold
   3.   are sold
   4.   are being sold
10. The cinema ___ ___ _____ when a fire started.
    1.   is being rebuilt
    2.   should be rebuilt
    3.   would be rebuilt
    4.   was being rebuilt