10 MCQs on change of voice — active to passive covering simple past, past continuous, and past perfect (Set 3)

 

1. "The workers demolished the old building last year." (Simple Past)
A. The old building was being demolished by the workers last year.
B. The old building had been demolished by the workers last year.
C. The old building was demolished by the workers last year.
D. The old building has been demolished by the workers last year.

2. "The artist was painting a large mural." (Past Continuous)
A. A large mural was painted by the artist.
B. A large mural had been painted by the artist.
C. A large mural has been painted by the artist.
D. A large mural was being painted by the artist.

3. "The coach had selected the players before the tournament began." (Past Perfect)
A. The players were being selected by the coach before the tournament began.
B. The players had been selected by the coach before the tournament began.
C. The players were selected by the coach before the tournament began.
D. The players have been selected by the coach before the tournament began.

4. "The scientist discovered a new species last month." (Simple Past)
A. A new species had been discovered by the scientist last month.
B. A new species has been discovered by the scientist last month.
C. A new species was being discovered by the scientist last month.
D. A new species was discovered by the scientist last month.

5. "The volunteers were distributing food to the poor." (Past Continuous)
A. Food was distributed to the poor by the volunteers.
B. Food had been distributed to the poor by the volunteers.
C. Food was being distributed to the poor by the volunteers.
D. Food has been distributed to the poor by the volunteers.

6. "The secretary had typed the documents before the boss arrived." (Past Perfect)
A. The documents were typed by the secretary before the boss arrived.
B. The documents were being typed by the secretary before the boss arrived.
C. The documents had been typed by the secretary before the boss arrived.
D. The documents have been typed by the secretary before the boss arrived.

7. "The firefighters rescued the trapped victims." (Simple Past)
A. The trapped victims were being rescued by the firefighters.
B. The trapped victims had been rescued by the firefighters.
C. The trapped victims have been rescued by the firefighters.
D. The trapped victims were rescued by the firefighters.

8. "The children were feeding the ducks in the park." (Past Continuous)
A. The ducks were being fed by the children in the park.
B. The ducks had been fed by the children in the park.
C. The ducks were fed by the children in the park.
D. The ducks have been fed by the children in the park.

9. "The judge had announced the verdict before the crowd gathered." (Past Perfect)
A. The verdict was being announced by the judge before the crowd gathered.
B. The verdict was announced by the judge before the crowd gathered.
C. The verdict has been announced by the judge before the crowd gathered.
D. The verdict had been announced by the judge before the crowd gathered.

10. "The police caught the suspect near the railway station." (Simple Past)
A. The suspect was being caught by the police near the railway station.
B. The suspect had been caught by the police near the railway station.
C. The suspect was caught by the police near the railway station.
D. The suspect has been caught by the police near the railway station.

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Answer Key

1. C
2. D
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. D
10. C