WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-passive voice to active voice-practice

 

Passive to Active Voice: 10 Practice MCQs

1. "The letter was written by him." (Change to Active)

A. He writes the letter.

B. He wrote the letter.

C. He has written the letter.

D. He is writing the letter.

2. "The field is being ploughed by the farmers." (Change to Active)

A. The farmers ploughed the field.

B. The farmers are ploughing the field.

C. The farmers have ploughed the field.

D. The farmers plough the field.

3. "The King was welcomed by the people." (Change to Active)

A. The people welcome the King.

B. The people welcomed the King.

C. The people were welcoming the King.

D. The people have welcomed the King.

4. "My pocket has been picked." (Change to Active)

A. Someone picked my pocket.

B. Someone has picked my pocket.

C. I picked my pocket.

D. Someone is picking my pocket.

5. "A house was being built by them." (Change to Active)

A. They built a house.

B. They were building a house.

C. They are building a house.

D. They had built a house.

6. "By whom was this book written?" (Change to Active)

A. Who writes this book?

B. Who wrote this book?

C. Whom wrote this book?

D. Who has written this book?

7. "We shall be blamed by everyone." (Change to Active)

A. Everyone will blame us.

B. Everyone blames us.

C. Everyone blamed us.

D. Everyone is blaming us.

8. "Promises should be kept." (Change to Active)

A. One should keep promises.

B. One kept promises.

C. One should have kept promises.

D. One is keeping promises.

9. "The tree was knocked down by the wind." (Change to Active)

A. The wind knocks down the tree.

B. The wind knocked down the tree.

C. The wind has knocked down the tree.

D. The wind is knocking down the tree.

10. "The work will have been finished by him." (Change to Active)

A. He will finish the work.

B. He will have finished the work.

C. He has finished the work.

D. He would finish the work.

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Answer Key

Question	Answer	Tense / Rule Applied
1	B	Simple Past (was written $\rightarrow$ wrote)
2	B	Present Continuous (is being ploughed $\rightarrow$ are ploughing)
3	B	Simple Past (was welcomed $\rightarrow$ welcomed)
4	B	Present Perfect (has been picked $\rightarrow$ has picked)
5	B	Past Continuous (was being built $\rightarrow$ were building)
6	B	Interrogative (By whom $\rightarrow$ Who + Past Tense)
7	A	Future Tense (shall be blamed $\rightarrow$ will blame)
8	A	Modal Verb (should be kept $\rightarrow$ should keep)
9	B	Simple Past (was knocked $\rightarrow$ knocked)
10	B