Dress codes are so unfair! I think employees ______ the opportunity to express themselves through the way they dress.
have been given
are given
should be given
should have been given
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.
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
Millions of selfies ______daily around the world, and they ____ a sign of modern-day narcissism.
will be taken/ were considered being
are taken/ are considered to be
are being taken/ are considered to have been
have been taken/ are considered to be being
Make it passive! Susan wants people to take her more seriously as a teacher.
Susan wants to be taken more seriously as a teacher.
The building _____ when the builders found the old paintings in the cellar.
will be repaired
was being repaired
had been repaired
will have been repaired
Make it passive! They should have invited Tom to the party.
Tom should have been invited to the party.
There is a new viewing platform on the hill, and from here the animals ____ more easily.
have been observed
must be observed
can be observed
will be being observed
After a few minutes, we noticed that _____________ by a strange man.
we were being watched
we had been watched
we have been watching
we had been being watched
Crops such as rice and wheat _____ all around the world for thousands of years.
must have been grown
have been growing
have been grown
have been being grown
By the end of today, the President's Instagram post ________ (see) by over 20 million people worldwide.
will be seen
would be seen
has been seen
will have been seen
The Mars One project ____ by a Dutch entrepreneur, who announced the project in 2012.
is being managed
will be managed
is being managing
has to be managed
Make it passive! They'll probably finish the project today.
The project will probably be finished today.
When I arrived home, I realised that I ____________ the wrong tickets.
had been given
was given
should have been given
would have been given
Before the invention of the internet, ideas ____ by word of mouth.
were spreaded
were being spread
had been spread
were spread
Before drone deliveries become a reality, there are some technical issues which ____
need to have been resolved
are needed to have been resolved
will have needed to have been resolved
need to be resolved
Make it passive! You need to send the form by next week.
The form needs to be sent by next week.
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
In the world of employment, people ________ what to wear and what not to wear.
have regularly been told
are regularly told
regularly are being told
might be regularly told
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)
Modern life, with all the machines and gadgets that we love, ____by the industrial revolution.
is started
was started
is being started
has been started
Some people believe we _____ self-driving cars by the end of this decade.
will have developed
will have been developed
will have been developed
would have developed
I'm not keen _________ by people I don't know.
on being called
being called
for having been called
to be called
Make it passive! No-one expected her to win the election.
She wasn't expected to win the election.
ago/ paid/ client/ been/ Our/ should/ days/ two/ had/ have (There is one extra word!)
Our client should been paid two days ago.
The holiday resort ____ before the airport was built so very few tourists went there at first.
was being constructed
is being constructed
can't have been constructed
had been constructed
When I checked into the hotel, my room _____________.
will still be being cleaned
was still being cleaned
was still cleaned
had still been cleaned
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.
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