Active and Passive Voice

Practice converting active voice sentences to passive voice in English grammar

25 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Do you imitate others?

  1. Are others imitated by you?
  2. Are others being imitated by you?
  3. Were others being imitated by you?
  4. Have others been imitated by you?
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

I saw him conducting the rehearsal.

  1. He was seen conducting the rehearsal.
  2. I saw the rehearsal to be conducted by him.
  3. He was seen by me to conduct the rehearsal.
  4. The rehearsal being conducted by him was seen by me.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

You must look into this matter.

  1. This matter has been looked into by you
  2. This matter may be looked into by you
  3. This matter should be looked into by you
  4. This matter must be looked into by you
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Someone has picked his pocket.

  1. They have his pocked picked.
  2. Picking has been done to his pocket.
  3. Picked has been his pocket.
  4. His pocket has been picked.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Someone gave her a bull dog.

  1. She was given by someone a bull dog.
  2. A bull dog was given to her by someone.
  3. She has been given a bull dog.
  4. She is being given a bull dog by someone.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

The Romans expected to conquer Carthages.

  1. Carthages was expected to be conquered by the Romans.
  2. The Roman were expected to conquer Carthages.
  3. It was expected by the Romans that they would conquer Carthages.
  4. The Romans expected to have conquered Carthages.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Darjeeling grows tea.

  1. Tea grows in Darjeeling
  2. Tea is grown in Darjeeling
  3. Let the tea be grown in Darjeeling
  4. Tea is being grown in Darjeeling
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

My Uncle promised me a present.

  1. A present was promised by my uncle to me.
  2. I was promised a present by my uncle.
  3. I had been promised a present by my uncle.
  4. I was promised by my uncle a present.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Rain disrupted the last day's play between India and Sri Lanka.

  1. The last day's play of India and Sri Lanka was disrupted by rain.
  2. India and Sri Lanka's play of the last day was disrupted by rain.
  3. The last day's play between India and Sri Lanka was disrupted by rain.
  4. The last day's play between India and Sri Lanka were disrupted by rain.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Please help me.

  1. You were requested to help me.
  2. You are being requested to help me.
  3. You are requested to help me.
  4. You have been requested to help me.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

One should keep one's promise.

  1. One's promise should be kept by us.
  2. One's promise has to be kept.
  3. A promise should be keeping.
  4. A promise should be kept.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

I know him.

  1. He is known by me.
  2. He was known to me.
  3. He has been known by me.
  4. He is known to me.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

The residents celebrated the Independence Day.

  1. The Independent Day is celebrated by the residents.
  2. The Independence Day was celebrated by the residents.
  3. The Independence Day has been celebrated by the residents.
  4. Celebration of Independence Day was done by the residents.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Why are you not listening to me?

  1. Why I am not being listened to by you?
  2. Why am I not being listened to by you?
  3. Why I am not listened to by you?
  4. Why was I not listened to by you?
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Who is creating this mess?

  1. Who has created this mess?
  2. By whom has this mess been created?
  3. By whom this mess is being created?
  4. By whom is this mess being created?
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

I saw him leaving the house.

  1. He had been seen leaving the house.
  2. He was seen to be leaving the house.
  3. Leaving the house he was seen by me.
  4. He was seen leaving the house by me.
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Who teaches you English?

  1. By whom were you taught English?
  2. By whom are you taught English?
  3. English is taught by whom?
  4. By whom will you be taught English?
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Why do you waste time?

  1. Why is time wasted by you?
  2. Why is time being wasted by you?
  3. Why has time been wasted by you?
  4. Why has time being wasted by you?
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Have the box broken.

  1. Have the broken box?
  2. Break the box.
  3. Get someone to break the box.
  4. They have broken the box.
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

It is time to ring the bell.

  1. It is time the bell rings.
  2. It is being time to ring the bell.
  3. It is time for the bell to ring.
  4. It is the time for the bell to be rung.
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

We hope that we shall win the match.

  1. The match is hoped to be won.
  2. Match winning is our hope.
  3. It is hoped that the match will be won by us.
  4. Winning the match is hoped by us.
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

People claim to have seen the suspect in several cities.

  1. The suspect is being seen in several cities.
  2. The suspect has been the people in several cities.
  3. The suspect is claimed to have been seen by people in several cities.
  4. The suspect was seen by people in several cities
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

You will have finished this work by tomorrow.

  1. This work will have been finished tomorrow
  2. This work will be finished by tomorrow.
  3. This work will finished tomorrow.
  4. This work will have been finished by you by tomorrow.
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Somebody told me that there had been an explosion in the Town Hall.

  1. I was told by somebody about the explosion in the Town Hall.
  2. I was told about the explosion in the Town Hall.
  3. I was informed that there was an explosion in the Town Hall.
  4. I was told by somebody that there had been an explosion in Town Hall.
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Who taught her such things?

  1. Who was she such things by?
  2. She was taught such things by who?
  3. By whom she was taught such things?
  4. By whom was she taught such things?