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Passive Voice Gap-Fill Exercises with Answers

Practise passive forms in original process descriptions. Check tense and agreement, review explanations and use the quiz in your next lesson.

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Use past passive for a completed production step. Each box ______ by hand yesterday.

was packedpackedwas packing

Context check: The boxes received the packing action yesterday. Complete the sentence: Each box ______ by hand yesterday.

Use present passive for a routine. Every device ______ before shipping.

Context check: Testing is a routine applied to every device. Complete the sentence: Every device ______ before shipping.

Use past passive with a plural subject. The seedlings ______ in April.

Context check: The seedlings received the planting action in April. Complete the sentence: The seedlings ______ in April.

Use present passive for a current procedure. The sample ______ in a cool cabinet.

Context check: The sample is currently kept there. Complete the sentence: The sample ______ in a cool cabinet.

Use a past passive news report. The result ______ at noon.

Context check: The result was made public at a finished time. Complete the sentence: The result ______ at noon.

Use present passive for a repeated workplace action. The tools ______ after each use.

are cleanedcleanare cleaning

Context check: The tools receive cleaning repeatedly. Complete the sentence: The tools ______ after each use.

Use past passive for a finished service. The bridge ______ last winter.

Context check: The bridge received repair during a finished season. Complete the sentence: The bridge ______ last winter.

Use present passive for an expected service. The parcel ______ every Friday.

Context check: The delivery is a repeated schedule. Complete the sentence: The parcel ______ every Friday.

Use past passive with plural notes. The measurements ______ in the field book.

Context check: The measurements received the recording action. Complete the sentence: The measurements ______ in the field book.

Use present passive for a stated policy. The archive ______ by a password.

Context check: The archive receives protection from the password. Complete the sentence: The archive ______ by a password.

The production and news contexts identify the receiver of each action and the tense of the passive form.

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