• TEST • passives Level Oxford English Grammar Course Basic Name ● Passive forms These sentences are all untrue Make negatives and questions Use the same tense as the original sentence Where possible, use contracted forms (e.g isn’t NOT is not) ▲ Jane is paid on the first day of every month No, she isn’t paid OR she ‘s not paid on the first day of every month is she paid ‘When ?’ ‘On the last day of every month These cakes are made in a baker’s shop No, in a baker’s shop ‘Where ?’ ‘In a factory.’ Our exams will be finished on Tuesday No, on Tuesday ‘When ?’ ‘On Thursday.’ Coffee is being served at 10 o’clock No, at 10 o’clock ‘When ?’ ‘At 11 o’clock.’ Your tickets were sent to your home address No, to my home address ‘Where ?’ ‘To my work address.’ Some mice have been seen in the hotel kitchen No, in the hotel kitchen ‘Where ?’ ‘In some of the bedrooms.’ ● Active or passive? Circle the correct forms 1 Pizzas first made / were first made in Italy They make / are made with flat bread, cheese and tomato sauce They usually have / are having other things on top, such as olives, mushrooms and peppers 2 My brother used / was used my bicycle to go to the shop yesterday I felt / was felt angry all day because I didn’t ask / wasn’t asked before he took it 3 ‘Our car has stolen / has been stolen.’ – ‘Oh no! Where it was parked / was it parked?’ – ‘I parked / was parked it in front of my house.’ 4 Excuse me, Mrs Fox I think my window broken / was broken by your son while he was playing football.’ – ‘I’m so sorry He’ll pay for it.’ – ‘No, don’t worry If he says sorry, I won’t ask / won’t be asked him to pay for it to be repaired 5 A new swimming pool has built / has been built in my town It will open / will be opened by a famous swimmer who won / was won a medal in the Olympic Games I’m sure my friends and I will use / will be used it a lot 6 My uncle comes from / is come from Canada but he is working / is being worked in China at the moment His wife’s family is Chinese but she born / was born in Canada ● Present progressive passive or present perfect passive? Circle the correct forms ‘Why is it so cold in here?’ ‘The front door isn’t being closed / hasn’t been closed properly.’ Andrew won’t be at school this morning. He is beeing seen / has been seen by the doctor at 11 The coffee is being made / has been made I’ll bring you a cup when it’s ready Have you seen my birthday cake? Some of it is being eaten / has been eaten Was it you? The president will be leaving at p.m Before that, he is being interviewed / has been interviewed by some journalists 6 ‘We are sorry that, because we are so busy, our phones are not being answered / have not been answered at the moment Please call back later.’ 7 I am being given / have been given lots of lovely presents for my birthday Now I need to write some thank you letters. Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST • passives © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE ➔ 10 Level ● Mixed structures Correct (✓) or not (✗)? What is called your cat? He was taught Chinese by his uncle. Oil has been found in my country. When is your purse stolen? I’m not wearing my glasses because they’re being repaired. He is born in Russia, but he went to school in England. The film will finished at o’clock. French is spoken in several countries in Africa. The museum was open in 1890. Has the burglar been caught yet? ● Mixed structures Correct the mistakes or write ‘Correct’ ✓ ▲ ▲ They were woken by the sound of a car. am woken I am being woken by an alarm clock every morning. How is played this game? When is this book written? When was the museum opened?’ ‘In 1910.’ I’m not wearing my watch because it’s being repaired. The pool is closed because it’s cleaned. Why hasn’t our room been cleaned? The letters have not been posted yesterday. Has the phone being used at the moment? Are you being met at the airport tomorrow? 10 This pen is new – it wasn’t been used yet. 11 Your new card will be send to your home address. 12 Why I need my passport? I wasn’t asked to bring it. ● Mixed structures Put in the correct passive tenses of the verbs in brackets Use full forms (e.g will be called) ▲ ▲ was written by my uncle (write) This book will be called You when the doctor is ready to see you (call) My handbag from my car I’m calling the police (steal) I this tie for my birthday last week (give) Your breakfast It’ll be ready in five minutes (cook) Henry by the police because he was driving too fast (stop) ‘Is somebody meeting me at the airport?’ ‘Yes, you at o’clock.’ (meet) She’s very famous and her books all over the world (read) Her latest book into twenty different languages (translate) Four people when a tree fell into the road last Tuesday (hurt) A new house in our street It’ll be finished next month (build) 10 The doctor says the baby in May (born) / 50 Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST • passives © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE ... next month (build) 10 The doctor says the baby in May (born) / 50 Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST • passives © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE