Use “be + past participle” to form the passive. Fill in the missing blanks:
TENSE | ACTIVE | PASSIVE |
Present simple | We find oil beneath the sea. | Oil 1_____________ found beneath the sea. |
2_______________ | Sarah is 3______________ the letter. | The letter is being written by Sarah. |
Past simple | Sam repaired the car. | The car was 4___________________ by Sam. |
Past 5____________ | My mom 6_____________ cooking the dinner at 7 p.m yesterday. | The dinner was 7____________________ cooked by my mom at 7p.m yesterday. |
Present perfect | Many tourists 8________________ visited that castle. | That castle 9____________________ visited by many tourists. |
10______________ ________________ | Recently, John has 11___________ doing the work. | Recently, the work has 12________________ done by John. |
Past perfect | George 13__________repaired many cars before he worked here. | Many cars 14________________ by George before he worked here. |
15______________ ________________ | She 16______________ preparing the meal before he came. | The meal had 17_______________ by her before he came. |
Future simple Future with BE GOING TO | Someone 18_____________ the work soon. Sally 19______________ make a beautiful dinner tonight. | The work 20____________________ finished soon. A beautiful dinner is going to 21________ _______________ by Sally tonight. |
Future continuous | He will 22________ washing the dishes. He is going to be 23 _____ the dishes. | The dishes 24_____________________ ___________________ by him. The dishes 25__________________ washed. |
26______________ ________________ | They will 27____________ completed the project before the deadline. | The project will 28___________________ __________________before the deadline. |
Future perfect continuous | Tom will 29 ____________________ painting the mural for over six months. | The mural will 30___________________ painted by Tom for over six months. |
Used to | Jerry used to pay the bills. | The bills used to 31_____________ by Jerry. |
32_________ verbs | We can/may/might use these pens. | These pens can/may/might 33_______ used |