Passive voice practice

The patient _________________ (just / give) an injection. He’ll be asleep in a moment or two.

A new form of treatment___________ by scientists.

• is tested

• is being tested

No major company ___________ a human being yet.

• has cloned

• has been cloned

She ___________________ the wrong medicine. That’s why she looks so ill.

• must have given

• must have been given

Nobody _____________ out such a complicated operation before.

• had carried

• had been carried

The students ______________ to evacuate the building when we got there.

• were telling

• were being told

The hotel will _______________ dinner by now. We’ve missed it.

• have been served

• have served

Rewrite the sentences in the passive form. Omit the agent where possible.

Researchers have discovered a new cure for cancer.

Someone must clean all the equipment after every experiment.

Currently, our understanding of the body _________________ (revolutionize) by developments in genetic science.