Module code: 1071

📐 Grammar Practice

Passive 101

Focus: Passive voice in simple, continuous, and modal structuresB124 exercises

📋 Grammar Summary

Structures: Present simple passive (is/are + past participle) • Past simple passive (was/were + past participle) • Present perfect passive (has/have been + past participle) • Past perfect passive (had been + past participle) • Present continuous passive (is/are being + past participle) • Past continuous passive (was/were being + past participle) • Modal passive (modal + be + past participle)
Key patterns:

  • Subject + be (conjugated) + past participle
  • Subject + modal + be + past participle
  • Subject + be (conjugated) + being + past participle (continuous)
Common errors addressed: Using active voice instead of passive • Incorrect past participle forms • Missing ‘be’ in passive structures • Wrong tense of ‘be’ auxiliary • Forgetting ‘being’ in continuous passives • Incorrect modal passive formation

🎮 Practice Activities

Form the Passive Voice

Passive voice across different tenses and structures

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets

This factory _____ (build) in 1985.

New employees _____ (train) every month in our company.

The report _____ (check) by the manager right now.

All the documents _____ (already/send) to the client.

The meeting room _____ (clean) when I arrived yesterday.

Safety rules must _____ (follow) by all workers.

The project _____ (complete) before the deadline last week.

These products _____ (export) to over 50 countries.

The problem should _____ (solve) as soon as possible.

A new manager _____ (appoint) since last month.

Choose the Correct Passive Form

Passive voice form and meaning distinctions

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence

The machines _____ every week to ensure quality.

When I entered, the computers _____.

All applications _____ before the interview takes place.

The factory _____ after the fire last year.

No decision _____ yet about the new project.

The contract _____ by both parties before I joined the company.

Visitors _____ to wear protective equipment in this area.

The presentation _____ at the moment, so please wait.

Find and Fix the Errors

Common passive voice errors

Each sentence has ONE error. Find it and write the correct version.

The letter was wrote by my assistant yesterday.

Error: Incorrect past participle

New products are develop in our research department.

Error: Missing past participle

The building has damaged during the storm last night.

Error: Wrong tense

All employees must trained in safety procedures.

Error: Missing ‘be’ in modal passive

The documents are been checked by the accountant now.

Error: Incorrect continuous passive form

The problem should solved before the meeting tomorrow.

Error: Missing ‘be’ in modal passive