we form the passive with the verb to be and the past participle of the main verb verb to be past participle pp present simple present continuous past simple past continuous present perfect past

Fill in the gaps with one of the following verbs using the indicated passive form: ask, annoy, brush, catch, extinguish, give, keep, put, punish, repair, rescue, ruin, send, take, use, [r]

We form the passive with the verb to be and the past participle of the main verb: Verb (to be) + past participle (PP)

Present simple: Present continuous: Past simple: Past continuous: Present perfect: Past perfect: Future simple: Future perfect: Infinitives: Modals:

am/is/are + PP am/is/are being + PP was/were + PP was/were being + PP has/have been + PP had been + PP will be + PP or

am/is/are going to be + PP will have been + PP

(to) be + PP modal + be + PP

Jim’s car is serviced twice a year Dinner is being prepared now Jim’s car was serviced last week

Dinner was being prepared at last night Lunch has already been eaten

Trees had been cut

Dinner will be prepared soon

Dinner is going to be prepared at seven Checks will have been paid by Tuesday The dishes need to be cleaned now The dishes should be cleaned

Fill in the gaps with one of the following verbs using the indicated passive form: ask, annoy, brush, catch, extinguish, give, keep, put, punish, repair, rescue, ruin, send, take, use, whiten

a They ……… by the sound of the loud music (present simple)

b The baby ……… in bed by his mother

(present continuous)

c Your teeth need

……… and ……… (infinitive)

d They ………to stop talking by the librarian (past simple)

e The car ……… well by mechanic

(past simple)

f Joe ……… an A+ by the math teacher

(present perfect) g Cell phones ………

while driving a car (modal/shouldn’t)

h Long time ago, letters ……… with doves (past perfect)

i Both ……… by the school principal (future simple)

j These pants ……… by the stains of paint

(present simple) k Steven ………

to the doctor this morning (past simple)

l The sinking ship ……… ……… by anyone (present continuous/not) m Martin ………

cheating in tests several times (past simple)

n The fire ……… before it gets worse

(future simple) Answer key

a Are annoyed

b Was being put

c To be brushed and whitened d Were asked

e Was repaired f Has been given g Shouldn’t be used h Were sent

i Will be punished j Are ruined k Was taken

l Is not being rescued m Was caught