4. Structure • Level 1

Passive: Present & Past

10 Questions • 3 Minutes

📖 Lesson: Passive: Present & Past

Definition

In Active sentences, the Subject does the action. In Passive, the Action happens TO the subject.

Formula

Subject + BE + PAST PARTICIPLE (V3) (+ by Agent)

Tense Examples

Present: "The room *is cleaned* every day."
Past: "The room *was cleaned* yesterday."
Perfect: "The room *has been cleaned*."

Usage

Use when the *action* is more important than *who* did it.

"My car was stolen." (I don't know who did it).

📋 Practice Questions

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1. English _____ spoken here.

Ais
Bare
Chas
Ddoes

2. The car _____ stolen yesterday.

Ais
Bwas
Chas
Dhad

3. The house was _____ in 1990.

Abuild
Bbuilt
Cbuilding
Dbuilded

4. Wine _____ made from grapes.

Ais
Bwas
Chas
Ddoes

5. The letter _____ written by him.

Awas
Bdid
Chas
Dhad

6. Many cars _____ made in Japan.

Ais
Bare
Chave
Ddo

7. The window _____ broken by the ball.

Awas
Bis
Cdid
Dhas

8. I _____ born in 1995.

Awas
Bam
Cwere
Dhave

9. The keys _____ found.

Awas
Bwere
Cis
Ddid

10. Coffee _____ grown in Brazil.

Ais
Bare
Cwas
Dwere