Passive Aggression | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

Why _________ about yesterday's meeting?

wasn't I told

I won't be told

I wasn't being told

was I not being told

The question _____ at tomorrow's meeting.

will be discussed

is discussed

is going to been discussed

might been discussed

Change it! A man found illegal copies of DVDs and games in a garage.

Illegal copies of DVDs were found in a garage.

When I opened the cupboard, I saw that all the cookies _______.

had been eaten

were eaten

are being eaten

have been eaten

Change it! The government is now watching traders more carefully.

Traders are now being watched more carefully now.

The new chemical _____ when it exploded.

was being tested

had been tested

is tested

is being tested

the/ while/ award/ climbed/ about/ Mount Everest/ his/ climbing/ informed/ was/ was/ he/ scientist (There is one extra word!)

The scientist was informed about his award while he was climbing Mount Everest.

Before drone deliveries become a reality, there are some technical issues which ____

need to be resolved

need to have been resolved

will have needed to have been resolved

are needed to have been resolved

The Mars One project ____ by a Dutch entrepreneur, who announced the project in 2012.

is being managed

is being managing

will be managed

has to be managed

Before the invention of the internet, ideas ____ by word of mouth.

were spread

had been spread

were spreaded

were being spread

There is a new viewing platform on the hill, and from here the animals ____ more easily.

can be observed

have been observed

must be observed

will be being observed

Modern life, with all the machines and gadgets that we love, ____by the industrial revolution.

was started

has been started

is being started

is started

The holiday resort ____ before the airport was built so very few tourists went there at first.

had been constructed

was being constructed

is being constructed

can't have been constructed

Some people believe we _____ self-driving cars by the end of this decade.

will have developed

would have developed

will have been developed

The building _____ when the builders found the old paintings in the cellar.

was being repaired

had been repaired

will have been repaired

will be repaired

Crops such as rice and wheat _____ all around the world for thousands of years.

have been grown

have been growing

have been being grown

must have been grown

Make it passive! Susan wants people to take her more seriously as a teacher.

Susan wants to be taken more seriously as a teacher.

Dress codes are so unfair! I think employees ______ the opportunity to express themselves through the way they dress.

should be given

should have been given

have been given

are given

I'm not keen _________ by people I don't know.

on being called

being called

to be called

for having been called

Dogs _____ as Man's Best Friend for centuries because of their loyalty and companionship.

have been referred to

have been referred

were being referred to

are being referred

In the world of employment, people ________ what to wear and what not to wear.

are regularly told

have regularly been told

might be regularly told

regularly are being told

Millions of selfies ______daily around the world, and they ____ a sign of modern-day narcissism.

are taken/ are considered to be

are being taken/ are considered to have been

will be taken/ were considered being

have been taken/ are considered to be being

After a few minutes, we noticed that _____________ by a strange man.

we were being watched

we had been watched

we had been being watched

we have been watching

When I arrived home, I realised that I ____________ the wrong tickets.

had been given

was given

should have been given

would have been given

When I checked into the hotel, my room _____________.

was still being cleaning

had still been cleaned

will still be being cleaned

was still cleaned

It's unbelievable! George's car ________ again. That's the third time this year!

has been stolen

could have been stolen

will have been stolen

must be being stolen

ago/ paid/ client/ been/ Our/ should/ days/ two/ had/ have (There is one extra word!)

Our client should been paid two days ago.

It ___ (say) that your mood ____ (can/ influence) by your diet, especially if you limit yourself to low-calorie food.

is said/ can be influenced

was said/ could have been influenced

is being said/ could be being influenced

has been said/ can't have been influenced

By the end of today, the President's Instagram post ________ (see) by over 20 million people worldwide.

will have been seen

would be seen

has been seen

will be seen

Make it passive! Students must show their identity card when entering the building.

Identity cards must be shown when entering the building (OR The building must not be entered without showing an identity card)

Make it passive! They should have invited Tom to the party.

Tom should have been invited to the party.

Make it passive! They'll probably finish the project today.

The project will probably be finished today.

Make it passive! Everyone agreed that the meeting should be cancelled.

It was agreed (by everyone/ It was unanimously agreed) that the meeting should be cancelled.

Make it passive! You need to send the form by next week.

The form needs to be sent by next week.

Make it passive! No-one expected her to win the election.

She wasn't expected to win the election.