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