Past - present passive voice

Active: People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

Passive: Portuguese ___________ in Brazil.

• was spoke

• is spoke

• is spoken

• was spoken

Active: The staff cleans all the hotel rooms daily.

Passive: The hotel rooms _________ daily.

• were cleaned

• are cleaned

• is cleaned

• was spoken

Active: We update the company website frequently.

Passive: The company website ___________ frequently.

• are updated

• is updated

• was updated

• were updated

Active: People see this beach as the most beautiful in the country.

Passive: This beach __________ as the most beautiful in the country.

• is seen

• is saw

• was seen

• was saw

Active: Somebody ships the products via express mail.

Passive: The products ___________ via express mail.

• are shipped

• is shipped

• was shipped

• were shipped

Active: A friend gave me this sweater.

Passive: This sweater ________ to me by a friend.

• are given

• is given

• was given

• were given

Active: A famous author wrote these letters.

Passive: These letters _________ by a famous author.

• are wrote

• is written

• was written

• were written

Active: The teachers chose her to receive the award.

Passive: She __________ by the teachers to receive the award.

• are chosen

• is chosen

• was chosen

• were chosen

Active: A knock at the door woke us all up.

Passive: We _____________ by a knock at the door.

• are all woken up

• is all woke up

• was all woken up

• were all woken up

Active: Over 300,000 students took the college entrance exam.

Passive: The college entrance exam _________ by over 300,000 students.

• are taken

• is taken

• was taken

• were taken