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Passive voice: Simple present vs Simple past

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  • The roof of the building _____________ in a storm a few days ago.
    was damaged
    are damaged
    were damaged
    is damaged
  • Ask about silver. (what / use for?)
    What is silver used for?
  • You ___________________ to the party. Why didn’t you go?
    is invited
    was invited
    are invited
    were invited
  • The company I work for __________________ by a much larger company.
    is owned
    were owned
    are owned
    was owned
  • There was an accident last night, but fortunately nobody ________________ .
    are injured
    is injured
    were injured
    was injured
  • I never received the letter. It ________________ to the wrong address.
    was sent
    were sent
    are sent
    is sent
  • Although we were driving fast, we __________________ by a lot of other cars.
    are overtaken
    were overtaken
    was overtaken
    is overtaken
  • You can’t see the house from the road. It ____________________ by trees.
    is surrounded
    was surrounded
    were surrounded
    are surrounded
  • A cinema is a place where films ______________________ .
    are shown
    is shown
    was shown
    were shown
  • Ask about mountains. (how / form?)
    How are mountains formed?
  • Ask about television. (when / invent?)
    When was television invented?
  • In the US, elections for president _______________ every four years.
    are held
    were held
    is held
    was held
  • Ask about glass. (how / make?)
    How is glass made?
  • This plant is very rare. It _______________ in very few places.
    are found
    was found
    is found
    were found
  • Cheese ________________ from milk.
    are made
    were made
    is made
    was made
  • Ask about DNA. (when / discover?)
    When was DNA discovered?