Grammar: Present Simple Passive (Pre-Intermediate)
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In this short quiz of 25 items, you can practice how the Present Simple Passive is used. Remember to use the be + 3rd form of the verb in all the sentences. Sometimes, you need to use the active voice, not the passive one. Be careful which one to choose. Good luck! © Csaba Berger, 2012
- 1.Portuguese ... spoken in France as an official language.
- A.
Isn't
- B.
Is
- C.
Are
- D.
Aren't
- 2.I ... up by my mother every day.
- A.
Wake
- B.
Are woken
- C.
Am woken
- D.
Am woke
- 3.The wedding ... (organise) by a team.
- 4.Thriller is sung ... Michael Jackson.
- 5.MP3 music songs ... by millions of people.
- A.
Are downloaded
- B.
Are download
- C.
Download
- D.
Downloads
- 6.The students ... the exam at the end of the school year.
- 7.Transform the following active sentence into a passive one: They cook soup in the kitchen.
- 8.Transform the following active sentence into a passive one. They speak English all over the world.
- 9.Match the following passive sentences with their active equivalent.
- A. They see a bird in the sky.
- A.
- B. They eat fast food very often.
- B.
- C. George hit a cat.
- C.
- 10.Which is the correct passive equivalent of the following passive sentence: Mountain climbers use a lot of bottled oxygen.
- A.
A lot of bottled oxygen are used by mountain climbers.
- B.
Bottled oxygen is used by mountain climbers a lot of.
- C.
A lot of bottled oxygen is used by the mountain climbers.
- D.
A lot of bottled oxygen is used by mountain climbers.
- 11.Erica ... the record of the champion of free diving.
- A.
Is held
- B.
Is hold
- C.
Holds
- D.
Hold
- 12.My shirts ... ironed every day.
- A.
Is
- B.
Be
- C.
Are
- D.
Am
- 13.What's the passive equivalent of this active sentence? Sunglasses protect our eyes in summer.
- 14.People buy clothes in the shopping centre.
- 15.Chinese ... (not understand) by many Hungarians.
- 16.My hair ... (cut) every second week.
- 17.My hairdresser ... my hair every second week.
- 18.What's the passive equivalent of this active question: Do they ride this horse every day?
- A.
Is every day this horse ridden?
- B.
Is this horse rode every day?
- C.
Is this horse ridden every day?
- D.
Are every day this horse ridden?
- 19.This email was sent ... the boss.
- 20.The match is ... (win) by Real Madrid every time.
- 21.The gardener ... a lot of flowers in the yard.
- A.
Grow
- B.
Grows
- C.
Is grown
- D.
Are grown
- 22.Every glass ... (break) in this house.
- A.
Are broken
- B.
Is broken
- C.
Are broke
- D.
Is broke
- 23.Match the following sentences.
- A. Books are sold every day.
- A.
- B. TV is watched by a lot of people.
- B.
- C. A bus is driven by a bus driver.
- C.
- D. Sandcastles are built by children on the beach.
- D.
- 24.My leg is ... when I play football with my friends.
- A.
Hert
- B.
Hurt
- C.
Hurted
- D.
Hurts
- 25.People wear pullovers in winter.
- 26.Transform the following sentence into a passive one: People speak English all over the world.
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