English Grammar: Tenses and Active/Passive Voice

Test your knowledge of English verb tenses in both active and passive voice

30 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Past perfect passive: build

  1. Most things had been build.
  2. Most things had been built.
  3. Most things has been built.
  4. Most things are built.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Present perfect passive: chase

  1. is chased
  2. will be chased
  3. has been chased
  4. will being chased
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Past simple passive: tell

  1. I was telled a story
  2. I was telling a story.
  3. I be tell a story
  4. I was told a story
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Present progressive passive: follow

  1. we are being followed
  2. we are following
  3. we were been followed
  4. we are following
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Past passive: save

  1. Money saved
  2. Money is saved
  3. Money was saved
  4. Money will be saved
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Past perfect passive: learn

  1. nothing has been learned
  2. nothing has learned
  3. nothing was learned
  4. nothing was been learned
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Future passive: eat

  1. it was eaten
  2. it will be eaten
  3. it was eat
  4. it will be eat
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Past simple passive: run

  1. it was runned
  2. it was ran
  3. it was run
  4. it did run
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Present simple passive: teach

  1. he is taught
  2. he is teached
  3. she has been taught
  4. she taught
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A cup of milk is being drunk by Sheila.

  1. Present simple passive
  2. Present simple active
  3. Present progressive passive
  4. Present progressive active
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

I will clean the house every Saturday.

  1. Past perfect active
  2. Future active
  3. Present simple active
  4. Present progressive active
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Three stores were robbed last night.

  1. Passive
  2. Active
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The dog bit the postal carrier.

  1. Passive
  2. Active
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Have you ever been kicked by an elephant?

  1. Passive
  2. Active
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.

  1. Passive
  2. Active
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mistakes were made.

  1. Past perfect passive
  2. Past perfect active
  3. Past simple passive
  4. Past simple active
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The window got broken.

  1. Passive
  2. Active
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Don't get killed.

  1. Passive
  2. Active
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Caesar was stabbed by Brutus.

  1. Passive
  2. Active
  3. Hail Ceasar
  4. Et tu Brute
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A movie is going to be watched by us tonight.

  1. Future passive
  2. Future active
  3. Past passive
  4. Past active
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The whole suburb was destroyed by the forest fire.

  1. Passive
  2. Active
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sugar cane is raised by some people in Hawaii.

  1. Present perfect passive
  2. Present perfect active
  3. Present simple passive
  4. Present simple active
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The kangaroo carried her baby in her pouch.

  1. Passive
  2. Active
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The homeowners remodeled the house to help it sell.

  1. Passive
  2. Active
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Grand Canyon is viewed by thousands of tourists every year.

  1. Passive
  2. Active
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Instructions will be given to you by the director.

  1. Past perfect passive
  2. Present simple passive
  3. will-future passive
  4. will-future active
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Alex posted the video on Facebook.

  1. Present simple passive
  2. Present simple active
  3. Past simple active
  4. Past simple active
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who taught you to ski?

  1. Past simple passive
  2. Past simple active
  3. Past perfect passive
  4. Past perfect active
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

That piece is really enjoyed by the choir.

  1. Present simple passive
  2. Present simple active
  3. Present perfect passive
  4. Future active
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The teacher always answers the students’ questions.

  1. Present simple passive
  2. Present simple active
  3. Past simple passive
  4. Past simple active