Active/Passive Voice MCQs

Correct Answer: Was a letter written by Ayesha to her sister?

The passive voice of a simple past tense question starts with 'Was/Were' followed by the subject and the past participle.

Correct Answer: Corn is ground by those mills.

The simple present active voice changes to 'is/are + past participle' in passive voice.

Correct Answer: The government will acknowledge your services.

To convert from passive ('will be acknowledged') to active voice, the subject and object are flipped, making 'will acknowledge' the active verb phrase.

Correct Answer: Let your friend be welcomed.

For imperative sentences (commands/requests), the passive voice is structured using 'Let + object + be + past participle'.

Correct Answer: All the instructions should be carefully followed by them.

In transforming to passive voice, 'should follow' correctly becomes 'should be followed', preserving the modal auxiliary verb.

Correct Answer: He was elected Mayor by the people.

In passive voice, the object 'him' becomes the subject 'He', and past tense 'elected' becomes 'was elected'.

Correct Answer: You are requested to pick it up.

Sentences starting with 'Please' in active voice are converted to passive using 'You are requested to'. (Note: 'Please let it be picked up' is also often accepted in regional exams).

Correct Answer: This problem may be solved by Jack.

In passive voice, 'may solve' changes to 'may be solved'. The sentence structure flips object and subject properly.

Correct Answer: was used

The sentence is in the passive voice, and since it refers to a specific past event, 'was used' is the appropriate verb form.

Correct Answer: Read the instructions carefully.

The imperative form 'Read the instructions carefully' matches the passive construction 'Let the instructions be read carefully'.

Correct Answer: The workers have called off the strike.

To convert from passive to active voice, the subject (the workers) must directly perform the action (have called off) on the object (the strike).

Correct Answer: None of these

The correct passive voice of 'Whom did the rich help?' is 'Who was helped by the rich?'. None of the given options are correct.

Correct Answer: A book is being written by him.

For present continuous tense, the passive construction uses 'is being + past participle'. Thus, 'is being written'.

Correct Answer: The enemy has been defeated by our army.

The sentence is in Present Perfect tense. Its passive form takes 'has/have been + V3'.

Correct Answer: You are requested to give me your pen and take your seat.

Sentences starting with 'Please' are polite requests. In passive form, they begin with 'You are requested to'.

Correct Answer: Some workers have been fired by the company

In the passive voice, present perfect becomes 'has/have been'. 'Workers' is plural, so it uses 'have been'.

Correct Answer: Who needs these clothes

The passive structure 'By whom' reverts to 'Who' in active voice, followed by the active present simple verb.

Correct Answer: A song is being sung by Daniel

The present continuous tense active voice transforms into 'is/am/are + being + V3' in the passive voice.

Correct Answer: The glass was not broken by the boy.

For Simple Past Tense passive, use 'was/were' + past participle. 'The glass was not broken by the boy.'

Correct Answer: I am greeted cheerfully by them every morning.

The simple present active sentence is converted to passive using 'am + past participle (greeted)' with the object becoming the subject.

Correct Answer: Did the mother dry the clothes in the lawn?

The original sentence is in the past indefinite passive voice. The correct active conversion uses 'Did + subject + first form of verb'.

Correct Answer: I am greeted cheerfully by them every morning.

The present indefinite active changes to 'is/am/are + 3rd form of verb'. 'I am greeted' is the correct passive construction.

Correct Answer: Be prepared for the worst.

For an imperative sentence addressing oneself, the passive-like alternative emphasizes the state of readiness: 'Be prepared for the worst'.

Correct Answer: Will they be visited by you?

In changing a future indefinite interrogative sentence to passive voice, 'will/shall' is retained and 'be + 3rd form of verb' is used.

Correct Answer: The matter is being looked into by the police

The sentence is in present continuous tense. The passive form requires 'is being + past participle (looked)'.

Correct Answer: We have bought a present for our teacher

The sentence is in passive present perfect ('has been bought'). The active form requires 'have/has bought'. 'We have bought' fits correctly.

Correct Answer: The song is being sung by her

In present continuous passive voice, 'is singing' changes to 'is being sung'.

Correct Answer: A letter is written by her.

In the passive voice, the object 'a letter' becomes the subject, the present tense verb 'writes' becomes 'is written', and 'She' changes to the object pronoun 'her'.

Correct Answer: By whom is the door being knocked at?

The preposition 'at' must be retained when switching to passive voice. The interrogative structure 'By whom' begins the sentence.

Correct Answer: Letters have been written by her.

Because 'Letters' is plural, the helping verb shifts from 'has' to 'have been' in the present perfect passive voice.

Correct Answer: Less money is being spent on shopping by people.

The present continuous tense in passive voice requires 'is being' followed by the past participle verb 'spent'.

Correct Answer: Was a zoo visited by you?

In passive voice, the simple past question 'Did you visit...' becomes 'Was [object] visited by [subject]?'.

Correct Answer: I remember being taken to the museum by my sister

When converting a gerund ('taking') to passive voice, we use 'being + past participle' ('being taken').

Correct Answer: I must help her

The passive voice sentence 'She must be helped by me' converts to the active voice 'I must help her'.

Correct Answer: Play here nicely

Imperative or let-sentences are occasionally converted into an implied order or suggestion in active form, though strictly a passive conversion would differ.

Correct Answer: He was seen leaving the house by me

The object 'him' becomes the subject 'He', the verb 'saw' becomes 'was seen', retaining the participle 'leaving'.

Correct Answer: I do not watch movies

To change from passive to active voice, the subject 'I' acts on the object 'movies' in the present tense: 'I do not watch movies'.

Correct Answer: The Stage is being decorated by the students for annual day celebrations

Present continuous tense passive voice structure: Object + is/are/am + being + V3 + by + Subject.

Correct Answer: The cow was touched and patted by the old lady.

In passive voice, the object 'the cow' becomes the subject, followed by the past passive verbs 'was touched and patted'.

Correct Answer: Let the window be opened

Imperative sentences in passive voice follow the structure: Let + object + be + past participle.

Correct Answer: Are we being blamed for nothing?

The sentence is in present continuous tense. The passive form uses 'being + past participle' (blamed).

Correct Answer: Should the poor be looked down upon by you?

The passive structure for a modal question is 'Modal + subject + be + past participle'.

Correct Answer: None of these

The correct passive voice should be 'Many delicious dishes HAVE BEEN cooked...', which is missing from the options.

Correct Answer: Let the chair be taken out

For imperative sentences, the passive voice is formed using 'Let + object + be + past participle'.

Correct Answer: I am interested in this book

The verb 'interest' in passive voice is followed by the preposition 'in' rather than 'by'.

Correct Answer: left the key for you

The implied active subject (e.g., 'The receptionist') simply 'left the key for you' since the passive verb 'was left' corresponds to simple past tense.

Correct Answer: None of these

The grammatically correct active form is 'They have served us wrong meals.' The options are missing the plural 'meals'.

Correct Answer: English is spoken by the people all over the world

To change into passive voice, the object 'English' becomes the subject, the verb becomes 'is spoken', and the subject 'people' becomes the agent 'by the people'.

Correct Answer: Have they been laughed at by you?

In the passive voice, the object 'them' becomes the subject 'they', and the present perfect tense 'have laughed' turns into 'have been laughed'.

Correct Answer: Is my father known to you?

When changing to passive voice, interrogative present tense 'Do you know' becomes 'Is [subject] known to you'.

Correct Answer: The horse is being ridden by the girl

For present continuous tense ('is riding'), the passive voice requires 'is being' + past participle ('ridden').

Correct Answer: Was my shirt being sewn by her?

For past continuous tense ('was sewing'), the passive voice requires 'was being' + past participle ('sewn').

Correct Answer: No more can be contained in the box.

In passive voice, the object 'no more' becomes the subject, 'can contain' changes to 'can be contained', and 'the box' becomes the object of the preposition 'in'.

Correct Answer: None of these

The grammatically correct passive transformation is 'Is what I mean understood by you?', which is absent or syntactically broken in the given options.

Correct Answer: The arm of the injured man was bandaged by the doctor.

The object 'the arm of the injured man' becomes the subject, and the past tense verb 'bandaged' becomes 'was bandaged'.

Correct Answer: We do not like sweets

The active voice equivalent of the present indefinite passive 'are not liked' is the active 'do not like'.

Correct Answer: The hat was chosen by the child

The past simple active voice sentence shifts the object "the hat" to the subject position and uses "was chosen" in passive.

Correct Answer: By whom are you taught English

In interrogative sentences starting with "Who", the passive voice begins with "By whom" followed by the auxiliary verb.

Correct Answer: That book will have been finished by me

To change future perfect active voice to passive, 'will have + V3' changes to 'will have been + V3'.

Correct Answer: Has the examination been taken by him?

The active sentence uses the present perfect tense. Passive conversion uses 'has been + past participle'.

Correct Answer: Good performance has been shown by him

For present perfect tense passive voice, 'has shown' changes to 'has been shown'.

Correct Answer: I shall be invited by her

In future indefinite passive, 'will invite' changes to 'shall be invited' or 'will be invited' with 'I' as the subject.

Correct Answer: I had hoped that my door would be locked by them but it was not.

To maintain passive voice structure throughout, 'but they didn't' is changed to 'but it was not'.

Correct Answer: Mangoes are liked by me

In the passive voice, the object 'mangoes' becomes the subject, taking the plural auxiliary 'are' plus the past participle 'liked'.

Correct Answer: I didn't enjoy the meal. The vegetables had been cooked too long

The past perfect active "had cooked" becomes past perfect passive "had been cooked".

Correct Answer: Our big oak tree was blown down by wind last night

The active subject (wind) becomes the passive object, and the past simple verb 'blew' becomes 'was blown'.

Correct Answer: Will you be paid for your work?

The future active form "will pay" changes to the passive "will be paid", and the object 'you' becomes the subject.

Correct Answer: You will not be allowed to use your dictionary in the test.

To form the passive voice of 'will not allow', the subject becomes 'You', followed by 'will not be allowed'.

Correct Answer: Right now school lunch is being cooked in the cafeteria.

The passive form of present continuous tense requires 'is/are being + past participle (cooked)'.

Correct Answer: He was born in 1987.

The standard passive form of the verb 'bear' concerning birth drops the agent ('his mother') and uses 'was born'.

Correct Answer: My proposal would not be agreed to by them

The passive form retains the modal 'would not' and appropriately adds the preposition 'to' before the agent 'by them'.

Correct Answer: I was asked if I could drive a car

The direct object 'me' becomes the subject 'I', and the past tense verb 'asked' transforms into the passive 'was asked'.