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C1 - Passive Voice

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  • It ___ (say) that your mood ____ (can/ influence) by your diet, especially if you limit yourself to low-calorie food.
    has been said/ can't have been influenced
    is being said/ could be being influenced
    is said/ can be influenced
    was said/ could have been influenced
  • It's unbelievable! George's car ________ again. That's the third time this year!
    must be being stolen
    could have been stolen
    has been stolen
    will have been stolen
  • 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.
  • By the end of today, the President's Instagram post ________ (see) by over 20 million people worldwide.
    would be seen
    will have been seen
    has been seen
    will be seen
  • 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.
  • Dogs _____ as Man's Best Friend for centuries because of their loyalty and companionship.
    are being referred
    have been referred
    have been referred to
    were being referred to
  • Make it passive! They should have invited Tom to the party.
    Tom should have been invited to the party.
  • When I checked into the hotel, my room _____________.
    was still cleaned
    was still being cleaned
    will still be being cleaned
    had still been cleaned
  • Make it passive! They'll probably finish the project today.
    The project will probably be finished today.
  • The Mars One project ____ by a Dutch entrepreneur, who announced the project in 2012.
    will managed
    is being managing
    has managed
    is being managed
  • The building _____ when the builders found the old paintings in the cellar.
    will be repaired
    was repairing
    will have been repaired
    was being repaired
  • There is a new viewing platform on the hill, and from there the animals ____ more easily.
    have being observed
    must be observed
    can be observed
    will be being observed
  • Before drone deliveries become a reality, there are some technical issues which ____
    will have needed to have been resolved
    are needed to have been resolved
    need to be resolved
    need to have been resolved
  • Millions of selfies ______daily around the world, and they ____ a sign of modern-day narcissism.
    are taken/ are considered to be
    have been taken/ are considered to be being
    will be taken/ were considered being
    are being taken/ are considered to have been
  • Crops such as rice and wheat _____ all around the world for thousands of years.
    have been growing
    must been grown
    have been being grown
    have been grown
  • Before the invention of the internet, ideas ____ by word of mouth.
    had been spread
    were spreaded
    were being spread
    were spread
  • Some people believe we _____ self-driving cars by the end of this decade.
    will have been developed
    would have developed
    will have been developed
    will have developed
  • ago/ paid/ client/ been/ Our/ should/ days/ two/ had/ have (There is one extra word!)
    Our client should have been paid two days ago.
  • Make it passive! No-one expected her to win the election.
    She wasn't expected to win the election.
  • 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)
  • I'm not keen _________ by people I don't know.
    on being called
    being called
    to be called
    for having been called
  • The holiday resort ____ before the airport was built so very few tourists went there at first.
    is being constructed
    had been constructed
    was being constructed
    can't have been constructed
  • 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.
    have been given
    are given
    should have been given
    should be given
  • After a few minutes, we noticed that _____________ by a strange man.
    we have been watching
    we were being watched
    we had been being watched
    we were watching
  • When I arrived home, I realised that I ____________ the wrong tickets.
    had been given
    was given
    would have been given
    should have been given
  • Modern life, with all the machines and gadgets that we love, ____by the industrial revolution.
    is being started
    has been started
    was started
    is started