Name _______________
GW4 Grammar Test #7
Lesson 3 – Passive
Part I. Passive
Change the active sentences to passive, and the passive sentences to active. If you
don’t know the subject, use “they”.
1. Active: _______________________________________________________________________
Passive: The bridge was built 30 years ago.
2. Active: They publish a newspaper once a month.
Passive: ______________________________________________________________________
3. Active: _______________________________________________________________________
Passive: A new engineer has been hired by Boeing.
4. Active: A lot of drivers are using the bridge.
Passive: ______________________________________________________________________
5. Active: _______________________________________________________________________
Passive: Some serious mistakes were made in the plans.
6. Active: Marla will write a report on the Philippines.
Passive: ______________________________________________________________________
7. Active: _______________________________________________________________________
Passive: French has been taught at this school, in the past.
8. Active: People have played soccer since the Middle Ages.
Passive: ______________________________________________________________________
Part II. Passive
Correct the mistakes. There are 5 mistakes.
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. It is played more than 20 million people.
Outside of the United States it is not called soccer. Instead, it is know as football. The game has a long
history. In China, a form of soccer be played more than 2,000 years ago. In addition, it was played in
the Middle Ages in Europe. In fact, the game was prohibit by King Edward II in 1365 because his
workers spent too much time playing and not enough time working. Later, soccer games were played
for entire days. Today, the World Cup games played every four years, with the best teams in the
world competing.
Part III. Passive + Modals
Complete the sentences with the passive form of the verbs.
1. Some NASA members believe that a lot _________________________________ (may/learn)
about the problems of living in space by watching Star Trek.
2. ____________ old episodes of Star Trek still __________________________ (can/see) on TV?
3. When people take jobs overseas, they _____________________________ (have to/give)
cross-cultural training.
4. Many cultural questions __________________________________ (can/answer) by native
speakers.
5. Any time you wish to take a vacation, consideration _________________________________
(ought to/give) to the costs of the trip.
6. Some government officials feel that building projects ________________________________
(must/delay) if money is needed for education.
7. _____________________ people ______________________ (should/criticized) for spending
so much money on personal electronics?
8. Winning World Cup _________________________________ (might/remember) as a historical
event.
Part IV. Passive + Modals
Put the words in order to make complete sentences.
1. food / the / in / put / be / should / spice / more.
2. Ought to / this / flight / problem / the / be / before / solved.
3. 68 degrees / must / at / the / kept / temperature / be.
4. experiments / carried out / should / more / be?
5. be / the / week/ trash / picked up / won’t / this.
Part V. Review
 Modal – should
Give advice with “should”.
1. I feel hungry.
___________________________________________________________________________
2. I don’t have enough money to buy lunch.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. Tara’s shirt is dirty because she spilled spaghetti sauce on it.
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 Advisability in the past
Give advice about the past.
1. I didn’t go to college. Now I’m depressed about my job.
__________________________________________________________________________
2. I feel sick. I ate a whole box of chocolates.
__________________________________________________________________________
3. Kari didn’t come over. She didn’t even call. My entire evening was ruined.
__________________________________________________________________________
 Conclusions about the past
May have, might have, could have, must have, had to have
1. I can’t find my wallet. What happened to it?
__________________________________________________________________________
2. Selina got a C on the test, but usually she’s the best student. What happened?
__________________________________________________________________________
3. Jan didn’t say hello to me this morning. Why not?
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