Passive voice

1 The singer collapsed on the stage and _______________ (take) to a local hospital.

• takes

• was taken

• took

• is taken

2 I looked back because I was sure that somebody _______________ (follow) me.

• follows

• was followed

• is following

• was following

3 Please wait while your request _______________ (process).

• processes

• is being processed

• is processed

• processing

4 I’m very sorry to inform you that the recommended brochure _______________ (not produce) yet.

• hasn't been produced

• wasn't produced

• doesn't produce

• isn't producing

5 What type of goods can _______________ (sell) on the Net?

• selling

• being sold

• sell

• be sold

6 Is it true that in 1724 Gabriel Fahrenheit _______________ (invent) the first mercury thermometer?

• invents

• invented

• was invented

• has been invented

7 Most films and television programmes nowadays _______________ (make) on location.

• made

• make

• is being made

• are made

8 I can assure you that our damaged TV set _______________ (replace) at our cost.

• will be replaced

• will replace

• is repaced

• replaces

9 More and more people question the widely accepted belief that America _______________ (discover) by Columbus.

• discovers

• discovered

• was discovered

• is discovered

10 The telephone bill must _______________ (pay) by the end of the month.

• paying

• pays

• pay

• be paid