Passionate about Passives | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Choose active or passive! Hundreds of people___ in this factory and many of them___ their jobs.

are employed/ will lose

were employed/ have been lost

have employed/ will be lost

are employing/ have lost

The mechanic told me that my car ______ repaired until next week.

isn't going to be

hasn't been

should be

will be

The hotel was completely different the second time we stayed there. It ______ completely redecorated.

had been

was being

will be

is being

Make it passive! I took these photos during the President's last trip to Nigeria.

These photos were taken during the president's last trip to Nigeria.

English ______ in most countries in the world.

is understood

is being understood

has been understanding

will have been understood

We are sorry about the problem, sir; but don't worry, the mistake ______ right now.

is being fixed

has been fixed

will be being fixed

was fixed

It's too late now. Nothing ________.

can be done

must be done

might be done

is able to be done

We tried to keep our relationshp a secret. We were afraid of ____ together.

being seen

be seen

been seen

being seeing

George couldn’t find his bag because it ________.

had been stolen

was being stolen

is stolen

would be stolen

Until 2004, composer Mamoru Samuragochi ____ as ‘Japan’s Beethoven’.

was known

has been known

was being known

was knowing

Romeo and Juliet _________ between 1591 and 1595.

was probably written

has already been written

might be wrote

will be written

A: What language ____ in Hong Kong? B: Cantonese.

is spoken

was being spoken

was spoken

has been spoken

The exam results______by post next week.

will be sent

have been sent

will have been sent

are sent

I walked into the office while a job applicant_______.

was being interviewed

has been being interviewed

was interviewed

had been interviewed

A: _____ these glasses______.? B: No, they haven’t.

Have/ been washed

Do/ have to be washed

Were/ being washed

Did/ be washed

Don't turn around! I think we __________.

are being followed

are followed

are following us

must be followed

____ German ______ in your high school?

Was/ taught

Had/ been

Has/ been taught

Was/ teaching

Make it passive! You should leave dirty shoes by the door.

Dirty shoes should be left by the door.

Toby _______ trusted!

can't be

isn't being

hasn't to be

wouldn't be

Make it passive! You have to write your name in capital letters.

Your name has to be written in capital letters.

Make it passive! They might have cancelled the concert.

The concert might have been cancelled.

Make it passive! You shouldn’t eat those mushrooms.

Those mushrooms shouldn't be eaten.