Complete the following sentences with appropriate passive verb forms. Each question is followed by three suggested answers. Choose the most appropriate one.

1. The work ………………………. by my brother.

a) has been completed

b) has completed

c) had completed

2. The match ……………………. by our team.

a) may won

b) may be won

c) may win

3. Let the weak not ……………………

a) be insulted

b) insult

c) have insulted

4. The sparrows …………………….. by the boy.

a) were being fed

b) were feeding

c) has been feeding

5. The fact that such an unrealistic policy …………………….. by the committee disappoints me.

a) has adopted

b) has been adopted

c) is adopting

6. The enemy troops …………………… by our soldiers.

a) have defeated

b) have been defeated

c) were defeating

7. One’s promises ……………………..

a) should keep

b) should be kept

c) should kept

8. I ………………….. a job by that firm.

a) offered

b) was offered

c) have offered

9. The patient couldn’t ………………………… to a hospital.

a) have taken

b) have been taken

c) take

10. I ……………….. by his strange attitude.

a) was surprised

b) surprised

c) have surprised

Answers

1. The work has been completed by my brother.

2. The match may be won by our team.

3. Let the weak not be insulted.

4. The sparrows were being fed by the boy.

5. The fact that such an unrealistic policy has been adopted by the committee disappoints me.

6. The enemy troops have been defeated by our soldiers.

7. One’s promises should be kept.

8. I was offered a job by that firm.

9. The patient couldn’t have been taken to a hospital.

10. I was surprised by his strange attitude.