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Passive Aggression

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  • There is a new viewing platform on the hill, and from here the animals ____ more easily.
    have been observed
    can be observed
    will be being observed
    must be observed
  • When I opened the cupboard, I saw that all the cookies _______.
    have been eaten
    are being eaten
    were eaten
    had been eaten
  • When I checked into the hotel, my room _____________.
    was still cleaned
    was still being cleaning
    had still been cleaned
    will still be being cleaned
  • In the world of employment, people ________ what to wear and what not to wear.
    regularly are being told
    have regularly been told
    are regularly told
    might be regularly told
  • When I arrived home, I realised that I ____________ the wrong tickets.
    should have been given
    was given
    had been given
    would have been given
  • Modern life, with all the machines and gadgets that we love, ____by the industrial revolution.
    has been started
    is started
    is being started
    was started
  • Change it! The government is now watching traders more carefully.
    Traders are now being watched more carefully now.
  • After a few minutes, we noticed that _____________ by a strange man.
    we had been being watched
    we have been watching
    we had been watched
    we were being watched
  • 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.
  • ago/ paid/ client/ been/ Our/ should/ days/ two/ had/ have (There is one extra word!)
    Our client should been paid two days ago.
  • Make it passive! No-one expected her to win the election.
    She wasn't expected to win the election.
  • The Mars One project ____ by a Dutch entrepreneur, who announced the project in 2012.
    will be managed
    is being managed
    is being managing
    has to be managed
  • Why _________ about yesterday's meeting?
    I wasn't being told
    was I not being told
    wasn't I told
    I won't be told
  • Before drone deliveries become a reality, there are some technical issues which ____
    will have needed to have been resolved
    need to have been resolved
    are needed to have been resolved
    need to be resolved
  • The question _____ at tomorrow's meeting.
    might been discussed
    will be discussed
    is discussed
    is going to been discussed
  • The new chemical _____ when it exploded.
    had been tested
    is tested
    was being tested
    is being tested
  • I'm not keen _________ by people I don't know.
    to be called
    for having been called
    on being called
    being called
  • Make it passive! Susan wants people to take her more seriously as a teacher.
    Susan wants to be taken more seriously as a teacher.
  • Make it passive! They should have invited Tom to the party.
    Tom should have been invited to the party.
  • Change it! A man found illegal copies of DVDs and games in a garage.
    Illegal copies of DVDs were found in a garage.
  • Dogs _____ as Man's Best Friend for centuries because of their loyalty and companionship.
    have been referred to
    are being referred
    have been referred
    were being referred to
  • Dress codes are so unfair! I think employees ______ the opportunity to express themselves through the way they dress.
    should have been given
    should be given
    are given
    have been given
  • Crops such as rice and wheat _____ all around the world for thousands of years.
    have been grown
    must have been grown
    have been being grown
    have been growing
  • By the end of today, the President's Instagram post ________ (see) by over 20 million people worldwide.
    will be seen
    will have been seen
    would be seen
    has been seen
  • Before the invention of the internet, ideas ____ by word of mouth.
    were spread
    were spreaded
    had been spread
    were being spread
  • The building _____ when the builders found the old paintings in the cellar.
    will be repaired
    will have been repaired
    was being repaired
    had been repaired
  • It's unbelievable! George's car ________ again. That's the third time this year!
    could have been stolen
    must be being stolen
    has been stolen
    will have been stolen
  • Make it passive! You need to send the form by next week.
    The form needs to be sent by next week.
  • 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)
  • Some people believe we _____ self-driving cars by the end of this decade.
    will have been developed
    will have been developed
    would have developed
    will have developed
  • It ___ (say) that your mood ____ (can/ influence) by your diet, especially if you limit yourself to low-calorie food.
    is said/ can be influenced
    is being said/ could be being influenced
    has been said/ can't have been influenced
    was said/ could have been influenced
  • Make it passive! They'll probably finish the project today.
    The project will probably be finished today.
  • 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.
  • The holiday resort ____ before the airport was built so very few tourists went there at first.
    had been constructed
    is being constructed
    was being constructed
    can't have been constructed
  • Millions of selfies ______daily around the world, and they ____ a sign of modern-day narcissism.
    are being taken/ are considered to have been
    have been taken/ are considered to be being
    will be taken/ were considered being
    are taken/ are considered to be