Passive Voice. Test
1 Over 57 million students in American schools which range from kindergartens to
high schools.
were enrolled
are enrolled
has been enrolled
2 This situation is serious. Something must before it's too late.
do
be done
have done
3 America's first college, Harvard, in Massachusetts in 1636
is being founded
had been founded
was founded
4 The book by Hardy.
wrote
was written
was wrote
5 Football for hundred of years.
has played
has been played
was played
6 A prize to whoever solves this equation.
will be giving
will be given
gives
7 The university of Michigan is one of the best universities in the United States and it
in Ann Arbor.
located
location
is located
8 This dictionary a week ago.
published
has published
was published
9 Two men tried to sell a painting that
was stolen
had been stolen
had stolen
10 He the girl's name now.
remembers
is remembered
has remembered
11 A new book by that company next year.
will publish
will be published
is publishing
12 Everybody by the terrible news yesterday.
shocked
was shocked
is shocking
13 When I came to the party, John home.
had already been gone
had already gone
was gone
14 I last Friday.
arrived
was arrived
have arrived
15 The room later.
will clean
will be cleaned
has been cleaned

1. Over 57 million students were enrolled in American schools which range from kindergartens to high schools.
- The correct answer is "were enrolled" because it indicates that the action of enrolling students occurred in the past and is already completed.

2. This situation is serious. Something must be done before it's too late.
- The correct answer is "be done" because it expresses the necessity of taking action and implies that someone else needs to do it.

3. America's first college, Harvard, was founded in Massachusetts in 1636.
- The correct answer is "was founded" because it describes an event that happened in the past and is already finished.

4. The book was written by Hardy.
- The correct answer is "was written" because it indicates the action of writing the book in the past.

5. Football has been played for hundreds of years.
- The correct answer is "has been played" because it denotes an action that started in the past and is still ongoing.

6. A prize will be given to whoever solves this equation.
- The correct answer is "will be given" because it suggests a future action of giving a prize.

7. The University of Michigan is one of the best universities in the United States and it is located in Ann Arbor.
- The correct answer is "is located" because it describes the present state or position of the University.

8. This dictionary was published a week ago.
- The correct answer is "was published" because it refers to the past action of publishing the dictionary.

9. Two men tried to sell a painting that had been stolen.
- The correct answer is "had been stolen" because it indicates that the painting had already been stolen before the men tried to sell it.

10. He remembers the girl's name now.
- The correct answer is "remembers" because it expresses the present ability or state of remembering the girl's name.

11. A new book will be published by that company next year.
- The correct answer is "will be published" because it describes a planned action in the future.

12. Everybody was shocked by the terrible news yesterday.
- The correct answer is "was shocked" because it describes the emotional state of everybody in the past.

13. When I came to the party, John had already gone home.
- The correct answer is "had already gone" because it indicates that John left before the time of arrival at the party.

14. I arrived last Friday.
- The correct answer is "arrived" because it describes the past action of arriving.

15. The room will be cleaned later.
- The correct answer is "will be cleaned" because it describes a future action of cleaning the room.