Passive in Different Tenses Exercises PDFSet 3: Past Perfect & Future Passive

20 questions·14 min·Answers included·Explanations included

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Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.By the time we arrived, the decision ___ already ___.

a) has ... been madeb) had ... been madec) was ... maded) was ... being made

2.The winners ___ tomorrow at the award ceremony.

a) will be announcedb) are announcedc) are being announcedd) have been announced

3.The building ___ before the inspector came, so he found nothing wrong.

a) was repairedb) has been repairedc) was being repairedd) had been repaired

4.The new hospital ___ next year according to the government's plan.

a) is going to be openedb) will have been openedc) is openedd) is being opened

5.When the police arrived, the evidence ___.

a) was destroyedb) has been destroyedc) had been destroyedd) was being destroyed

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1.had ... been made

2.will be announced

3.had been repaired

4.is going to be opened

5.had been destroyed

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1."had ... been made"(b)

Use the past perfect passive (had been + past participle) because the decision was completed before another past event ('by the time we arrived').

2."will be announced"(a)

Use the future passive (will be + past participle). 'Tomorrow' signals a future event.

3."had been repaired"(d)

The repair was completed before the inspector's visit (another past event). Use the past perfect passive: had been + past participle.

4."is going to be opened"(a)

Use 'is going to be + past participle' for a planned future action. The government's plan indicates a definite intention, which suits 'going to'.

5."had been destroyed"(c)

The destruction happened before the police arrived. Use the past perfect passive to show the earlier of two past events.

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