Form 8 Passive Voice (Simple & Continuous Tenses)
Choose the correct answer:
1. A new bridge over the river ... now.
a) is building
b) is be built
c) is being built
d) is built
2. I forgot to water the plants! - Don't worry! They ... yesterday.
a) were watering
b) were watered
c) have been watered
d) were being watered
3. Look! The room ... .
a) is being cleaned
b) is cleaned
c) is cleaning
d) was cleaned
4. The letter ... yesterday by my mother.
a) wrote
b) was written
c) writes
d) was being written
5. A new mobile phone ... tomorrow.
a) is bought
b) is being bought
c) will bought
d) will be bought
6. Pure Italian coffee ... in special restaurants only.
a) is being sold
b) is selled
c) is sold
d) is selling
7. I think this dish ... later.
a) is served
b) will be served
c) will be serving
d) is being served
8. The picture ... the whole month by my sister.
a) was painting
b) was being painted
c) was painted
d) would be painted
9. The parcel ... three days ago.
a) was delivered
b) were delivered
c) will be delivered
d) was being delivered
10. Keep silence! The performance ... in the assembly hall.
a) is held
b) is being held
c) is hold
d) is being hold
11. People who keep fit say, "Cakes and sweets ... to eat only on holidays."
a) are allow
b) allowed
c) are allowing
d) are allowed
12. A lot of interesting games always ... at our PT lessons.
a) played
b) were played
c) are played
d) are being played
Keys: 1C, 2B, 3A, 4B, 5D, 6C, 7B, 8B, 9A, 10B, 11D, 12C