1. Active: She writes a letter.
Passive: ?
a) A letter was written by her.
b) A letter is written by her.
c) A letter has been written by her.
d) A letter will be written by her.
Answer: b) A letter is written by her.
Explanation: Simple Present → am/is/are + past participle.
2. Active: He helps the poor.
Passive: ?
a) The poor helped by him.
b) The poor are helped by him.
c) The poor were helped by him.
d) The poor have been helped by him.
Answer: b) The poor are helped by him.
Explanation: Simple Present → am/is/are + past participle.
3. Active: She does not eat apples.
Passive: ?
a) Apples are not eaten by her.
b) Apples were not eaten by her.
c) Apples have not been eaten by her.
d) Apples will not be eaten by her.
Answer: a) Apples are not eaten by her.
Explanation:
4. Active: He is repairing the car.
Passive: ?
a) The car repairs by him.
b) The car is repaired by him.
c) The car is being repaired by him.
d) The car has been repaired by him.
Answer: c) The car is being repaired by him.
Explanation:
5. Active: They are watching a movie.
Passive: ?
a) A movie was watched by them.
b) A movie is watched by them.
c) A movie is being watched by them.
d) A movie has been watched by them.
Answer: c) A movie is being watched by them.
Explanation:
6. Active: She has finished her work.
Passive: ?
a) Her work has been finished by her.
b) Her work is finished by her.
c) Her work was finished by her.
d) Her work will be finished by her.
Answer: a) Her work has been finished by her.
Explanation: Present Perfect → has/have been + V3.
7. Active: The teacher teaches English.
Passive: ?
a) English is taught by the teacher.
b) English was taught by the teacher.
c) English has been taught by the teacher.
d) English will be taught by the teacher.
Answer: a) English is taught by the teacher.
Explanation:
8. Active: Do you like chocolates?
Passive: ?
a) Are chocolates liked by you?
b) Were chocolates liked by you?
c) Have chocolates been liked by you?
d) Will chocolates be liked by you?
Answer: a) Are chocolates liked by you.
Explanation: “Do/Does” → “Is/Are” in passive questions.
9. Active: She is singing a song.
Passive: ?
a) A song is being sung by her.
b) A song is sung by her.
c) A song was sung by her.
d) A song has been sung by her.
Answer: a) A song is being sung by her.
Explanation:
10. Active: They make toys in this factory.
Passive: ?
a) Toys are made in this factory.
b) Toys were made in this factory.
c) Toys have been made in this factory.
d) Toys are being made in this factory.
Answer: a) Toys are made in this factory.
Explanation:
11. Active: He does not play football.
Passive: ?
a) Football is not played by him.
b) Football was not played by him.
c) Football has not been played by him.
d) Football will not be played by him.
Answer: a) Football is not played by him.
Explanation:
12. Active: The maid cleans the room every day.
Passive: ?
a) The room was cleaned every day by the maid.
b) The room is cleaned every day by the maid.
c) The room has been cleaned every day by the maid.
d) The room will be cleaned every day by the maid.
Answer: b) The room is cleaned every day by the maid.
Explanation:
13. Active: Who teaches you English?
Passive: ?
a) By whom are you taught English?
b) By whom were you taught English?
c) Who is taught English by you?
d) Who taught you English?
Answer: a) By whom are you taught English?
Explanation:
14. Active: He is not writing a letter.
Passive: ?
a) A letter is not written by him.
b) A letter is not being written by him.
c) A letter was not being written by him.
d) A letter has not been written by him.
Answer: b) A letter is not being written by him.
Explanation:
15. Active: They have cleaned the classroom.
Passive: ?
a) The classroom has been cleaned by them.
b) The classroom is cleaned by them.
c) The classroom was cleaned by them.
d) The classroom will be cleaned by them.
Answer: a) The classroom has been cleaned by them.
Explanation:
16. Active: Who broke this chair?
Passive: ?
a) By whom this chair broke?
b) By whom was this chair broken?
c) Who was this chair broken by?
d) By whom is this chair broken?
Answer: b) By whom was this chair broken?
Explanation: Question → “By whom + was/were + object + V3.”
17. Active: She helps the poor.
Passive: ?
a) The poor helped by her.
b) The poor were helped by her.
c) The poor are helped by her.
d) The poor is helped by her.
Answer: c) The poor are helped by her.
Explanation:
18. Active: Does he read novels?
Passive: ?
a) Are novels read by him?
b) Were novels read by him?
c) Have novels been read by him?
d) Is novels read by him?
Answer: a) Are novels read by him?
Explanation: For plural subject “novels,” we use “Are.”
19. Active: The cat catches mice.
Passive: ?
a) Mice are caught by the cat.
b) Mice were caught by the cat.
c) Mice have been caught by the cat.
d) Mice will be caught by the cat.
Answer: a) Mice are caught by the cat.
Explanation:
20. Active: Who wrote this book?
Passive: ?
a) By whom was this book written?
b) By whom this book was written?
c) Who was this book written by?
d) By whom is this book written?
Answer: a) By whom was this book written?
Explanation:
21. Active: He loves his parents.
Passive: ?
a) His parents loved by him.
b) His parents are loved by him.
c) His parents were loved by him.
d) His parents will be loved by him.
Answer: b) His parents are loved by him.
Explanation:
22. Active: Someone is knocking at the door.
Passive: ?
a) The door is knocked at.
b) The door was knocked at.
c) The door is being knocked at.
d) The door has been knocked at.
Answer: c) The door is being knocked at.
Explanation:
23. Active: She has not solved the problem.
Passive: ?
a) The problem has not been solved by her.
b) The problem was not solved by her.
c) The problem will not be solved by her.
d) The problem is not solved by her.
Answer: a) The problem has not been solved by her.
Explanation:
24. Active: They are building a bridge.
Passive: ?
a) A bridge was built by them.
b) A bridge is built by them.
c) A bridge is being built by them.
d) A bridge has been built by them.
Answer: c) A bridge is being built by them.
Explanation:
25. Active: People speak English all over the world.
Passive: ?
a) English is spoken all over the world.
b) English was spoken all over the world.
c) English has been spoken all over the world.
d) English will be spoken all over the world.
Answer: a) English is spoken all over the world.
Explanation:
26. Active: She wrote a letter.
Passive: ?
a) A letter is written by her.
b) A letter was written by her.
c) A letter has been written by her.
d) A letter will be written by her.
Answer: b) A letter was written by her.
Explanation: Simple Past → was/were + V3.
27. Active: He did not attend the meeting.
Passive: ?
a) The meeting was not attended by him.
b) The meeting is not attended by him.
c) The meeting has not been attended by him.
d) The meeting will not be attended by him.
Answer: a) The meeting was not attended by him.
Explanation:
28. Active: They built this bridge in 2010.
Passive: ?
a) This bridge built by them in 2010.
b) This bridge was built by them in 2010.
c) This bridge has been built by them in 2010.
d) This bridge is built by them in 2010.
Answer: b) This bridge was built by them in 2010.
Explanation:
29. Active: Who opened the door?
Passive: ?
a) Who was the door opened by?
b) By whom was the door opened?
c) By whom the door was opened?
d) The door was opened by who?
Answer: b) By whom was the door opened?
Explanation:
30. Active: The servant cleaned the room.
Passive: ?
a) The room cleaned by the servant.
b) The room is cleaned by the servant.
c) The room was cleaned by the servant.
d) The room has been cleaned by the servant.
Answer: c) The room was cleaned by the servant.
Explanation:
31. Active: He was painting the wall.
Passive: ?
a) The wall is painted by him.
b) The wall was painted by him.
c) The wall was being painted by him.
d) The wall had been painted by him.
Answer: c) The wall was being painted by him.
Explanation: Past Continuous → was/were being + V3.
32. Active: The boy was flying a kite.
Passive: ?
a) A kite was flown by the boy.
b) A kite was being flown by the boy.
c) A kite is being flown by the boy.
d) A kite had been flown by the boy.
Answer: b) A kite was being flown by the boy.
Explanation:
33. Active: The police caught the thief.
Passive: ?
a) The thief is caught by the police.
b) The thief was caught by the police.
c) The thief has been caught by the police.
d) The thief will be caught by the police.
Answer: b) The thief was caught by the police.
Explanation:
34. Active: He was repairing the computer.
Passive: ?
a) The computer is repaired by him.
b) The computer was being repaired by him.
c) The computer was repaired by him.
d) The computer has been repaired by him.
Answer: b) The computer was being repaired by him.
Explanation:
35. Active: She had already taken the test.
Passive: ?
a) The test has been taken by her.
b) The test is taken by her.
c) The test had already been taken by her.
d) The test will have been taken by her.
Answer: c) The test had already been taken by her.
Explanation: Past Perfect → had been + V3.
36. Active: They had finished the work before evening.
Passive: ?
a) The work had been finished by them before evening.
b) The work has been finished by them before evening.
c) The work was finished by them before evening.
d) The work is finished by them before evening.
Answer: a) The work had been finished by them before evening.
Explanation:
37. Active: Did he deliver the message?
Passive: ?
a) Was the message delivered by him?
b) Is the message delivered by him?
c) Has the message been delivered by him?
d) Will the message be delivered by him?
Answer: a) Was the message delivered by him?
Explanation:
38. Active: Someone stole my purse.
Passive: ?
a) My purse is stolen.
b) My purse was stolen.
c) My purse has been stolen.
d) My purse will be stolen.
Answer: b) My purse was stolen.
Explanation:
39. Active: The teacher was teaching the students.
Passive: ?
a) The students were taught by the teacher.
b) The students were being taught by the teacher.
c) The students have been taught by the teacher.
d) The students are being taught by the teacher.
Answer: b) The students were being taught by the teacher.
Explanation:
40. Active: He did not complete the task.
Passive: ?
a) The task is not completed by him.
b) The task was not completed by him.
c) The task has not been completed by him.
d) The task will not be completed by him.
Answer: b) The task was not completed by him.
Explanation:
41. Active: They were repairing the roads.
Passive: ?
a) The roads were repaired by them.
b) The roads were being repaired by them.
c) The roads are being repaired by them.
d) The roads have been repaired by them.
Answer: b) The roads were being repaired by them.
Explanation:
42. Active: The students had solved the problem.
Passive: ?
a) The problem was solved by the students.
b) The problem is solved by the students.
c) The problem had been solved by the students.
d) The problem has been solved by the students.
Answer: c) The problem had been solved by the students.
Explanation:
43. Active: Who broke the window?
Passive: ?
a) Who was the window broken by?
b) By whom was the window broken?
c) The window was broken by whom?
d) Who is the window broken by?
Answer: b) By whom was the window broken?
Explanation:
44. Active: She did not open the box.
Passive: ?
a) The box is not opened by her.
b) The box was not opened by her.
c) The box has not been opened by her.
d) The box will not be opened by her.
Answer: b) The box was not opened by her.
Explanation:
45. Active: He had completed the work.
Passive: ?
a) The work had been completed by him.
b) The work was completed by him.
c) The work is completed by him.
d) The work will be completed by him.
Answer: a) The work had been completed by him.
Explanation:
46. Active: Did they organize the event?
Passive: ?
a) Is the event organized by them?
b) Was the event organized by them?
c) Has the event been organized by them?
d) Will the event be organized by them?
Answer: b) Was the event organized by them?
Explanation:
47. Active: The gardener watered the plants.
Passive: ?
a) The plants were watered by the gardener.
b) The plants are watered by the gardener.
c) The plants have been watered by the gardener.
d) The plants were being watered by the gardener.
Answer: a) The plants were watered by the gardener.
Explanation:
48. Active: The manager had approved the proposal.
Passive: ?
a) The proposal was approved by the manager.
b) The proposal has been approved by the manager.
c) The proposal had been approved by the manager.
d) The proposal is approved by the manager.
Answer: c) The proposal had been approved by the manager.
Explanation:
49. Active: The boy was playing football.
Passive: ?
a) Football was being played by the boy.
b) Football was played by the boy.
c) Football is being played by the boy.
d) Football had been played by the boy.
Answer: a) Football was being played by the boy.
Explanation:
50. Active: Who taught you English?
Passive: ?
a) By whom are you taught English?
b) By whom were you taught English?
c) By whom have you been taught English?
d) Who was taught English by you?
Answer: b) By whom were you taught English?
Explanation:
51. Active: She will write a letter.
Passive: ?
a) A letter will be written by her.
b) A letter was written by her.
c) A letter has been written by her.
d) A letter is written by her.
Answer: a) A letter will be written by her.
Explanation: Simple Future → will/shall + be + V₃
52. Active: He will not help you.
Passive: ?
a) You will not be helped by him.
b) You were not helped by him.
c) You are not helped by him.
d) You have not been helped by him.
Answer: a) You will not be helped by him.
Explanation:
53. Active: Will she cook the food?
Passive: ?
a) Will the food be cooked by her?
b) Is the food cooked by her?
c) Has the food been cooked by her?
d) Was the food cooked by her?
Answer: a) Will the food be cooked by her?
Explanation:
54. Active: They will build a new bridge.
Passive: ?
a) A new bridge will be built by them.
b) A new bridge is built by them.
c) A new bridge has been built by them.
d) A new bridge was built by them.
Answer: a) A new bridge will be built by them.
Explanation:
55. Active: She will finish the project soon.
Passive: ?
a) The project will be finished soon by her.
b) The project is finished by her.
c) The project has been finished by her.
d) The project was finished by her.
Answer: a) The project will be finished soon by her.
Explanation:
56. Active: We shall discuss the plan tomorrow.
Passive: ?
a) The plan shall be discussed tomorrow by us.
b) The plan is discussed by us tomorrow.
c) The plan was discussed tomorrow by us.
d) The plan has been discussed by us.
Answer: a) The plan shall be discussed tomorrow by us.
Explanation: Future Simple with shall be + V₃ for “I/we.”
57. Active: They will not invite me to the party.
Passive: ?
a) I will not be invited to the party by them.
b) I am not invited to the party by them.
c) I was not invited to the party by them.
d) I have not been invited to the party by them.
Answer: a) I will not be invited to the party by them.
Explanation:
58. Active: Will you complete the assignment by tonight?
Passive: ?
a) Will the assignment be completed by you by tonight?
b) Is the assignment completed by you by tonight?
c) Was the assignment completed by you by tonight?
d) Has the assignment been completed by you by tonight?
Answer: a) Will the assignment be completed by you by tonight?
Explanation:
59. Active: He will have finished the work by Monday.
Passive: ?
a) The work will have been finished by Monday by him.
b) The work has been finished by Monday by him.
c) The work is finished by Monday by him.
d) The work was finished by Monday by him.
Answer: a) The work will have been finished by Monday by him.
Explanation: Future Perfect → will/shall have been + V₃.
60. Active: She will have cleaned the room.
Passive: ?
a) The room will have been cleaned by her.
b) The room is cleaned by her.
c) The room was cleaned by her.
d) The room has been cleaned by her.
Answer: a) The room will have been cleaned by her.
Explanation:
Modals Section (Can, May, Must, Should, Ought to, etc.)
61. Active: He can solve this problem.
Passive: ?
a) This problem can be solved by him.
b) This problem is solved by him.
c) This problem has been solved by him.
d) This problem was solved by him.
Answer: a) This problem can be solved by him.
Explanation: Modals → modal + be + V₃.
62. Active: She must obey the rules.
Passive: ?
a) The rules must be obeyed by her.
b) The rules are obeyed by her.
c) The rules were obeyed by her.
d) The rules should be obeyed by her.
Answer: a) The rules must be obeyed by her.
Explanation:
63. Active: You should follow the instructions.
Passive: ?
a) The instructions should be followed by you.
b) The instructions are followed by you.
c) The instructions have been followed by you.
d) The instructions were followed by you.
Answer: a) The instructions should be followed by you.
Explanation:
64. Active: They may announce the results today.
Passive: ?
a) The results may be announced today by them.
b) The results might be announced today by them.
c) The results are announced today by them.
d) The results have been announced by them.
Answer: a) The results may be announced today by them.
Explanation:
65. Active: One should keep one’s promise.
Passive: ?
a) Promises should be kept.
b) Promises must be kept.
c) Promises shall be kept.
d) Promises are kept.
Answer: a) Promises should be kept.
Explanation:
66. Active: You can easily understand this lesson.
Passive: ?
a) This lesson can easily be understood by you.
b) This lesson could be understood by you.
c) This lesson is easily understood by you.
d) This lesson was easily understood by you.
Answer: a) This lesson can easily be understood by you.
Explanation:
67. Active: We must respect our elders.
Passive: ?
a) Our elders must be respected by us.
b) Our elders are respected by us.
c) Our elders should be respected by us.
d) Our elders have been respected by us.
Answer: a) Our elders must be respected by us.
Explanation:
68. Active: He could solve the question.
Passive: ?
a) The question could be solved by him.
b) The question is solved by him.
c) The question was solved by him.
d) The question should be solved by him.
Answer: a) The question could be solved by him.
Explanation:
69. Active: People ought to obey the law.
Passive: ?
a) The law ought to be obeyed.
b) The law should be obeyed.
c) The law must be obeyed.
d) The law is obeyed.
Answer: a) The law ought to be obeyed.
Explanation:
70. Active: They should have informed me earlier.
Passive: ?
a) I should have been informed earlier by them.
b) I should be informed earlier by them.
c) I was informed earlier by them.
d) I have been informed earlier by them.
Answer: a) I should have been informed earlier by them.
Explanation: Modal Perfect → modal + have been + V₃.
71. Active: You may open the door.
Passive: ?
a) The door may be opened by you.
b) The door is opened by you.
c) The door was opened by you.
d) The door has been opened by you.
Answer: a) The door may be opened by you.
Explanation:
72. Active: We shall have completed the work by noon.
Passive: ?
a) The work will have been completed by noon by us.
b) The work has been completed by noon by us.
c) The work was completed by noon by us.
d) The work is completed by noon by us.
Answer: a) The work will have been completed by noon by us.
Explanation:
73. Active: They must complete the task today.
Passive: ?
a) The task must be completed today by them.
b) The task is completed today by them.
c) The task was completed today by them.
d) The task has been completed today by them.
Answer: a) The task must be completed today by them.
Explanation:
74. Active: Someone can easily solve this question.
Passive: ?
a) This question can easily be solved.
b) This question could be solved easily.
c) This question was easily solved.
d) This question may be solved easily.
Answer: a) This question can easily be solved.
Explanation:
75. Active: We could see the mountains from the window.
Passive: ?
a) The mountains could be seen from the window by us.
b) The mountains were seen from the window by us.
c) The mountains are seen from the window by us.
d) The mountains can be seen from the window by us.
Answer: a) The mountains could be seen from the window by us.
Explanation:
76. Active: Open the door.
Passive: ?
a) Let the door be opened.
b) The door is opened.
c) The door was opened.
d) You open the door.
Answer: a) Let the door be opened.
Explanation: Imperative → Let + object + be + V₃.
77. Active: Please help me.
Passive: ?
a) You are requested to help me.
b) You are requested to be helped.
c) I am requested to be helped.
d) Let me be helped.
Answer: a) You are requested to help me.
Explanation: “Please + verb” → “You are requested to …” form.
78. Active: Don’t waste time.
Passive: ?
a) Let time not be wasted.
b) Time should not be wasted.
c) Both a and b are correct.
d) Time is not wasted.
Answer: c) Both a and b are correct.
Explanation:
79. Active: Who is calling you?
Passive: ?
a) By whom are you being called?
b) Who is being called by you?
c) You are being called by whom?
d) Who called you?
Answer: a) By whom are you being called?
Explanation:
80. Active: Tell him to meet me.
Passive: ?
a) Let him be told to meet me.
b) He is told to meet me.
c) He was told to meet me.
d) He should be told to meet me.
Answer: a) Let him be told to meet me.
Explanation:
81. Active: He made me laugh.
Passive: ?
a) I was made to laugh by him.
b) I was made laugh by him.
c) I am made to laugh by him.
d) I had been made laugh by him.
Answer: a) I was made to laugh by him.
Explanation: Causative “make” → made to + V₁.
82. Active: Someone has stolen my bag.
Passive: ?
a) My bag has been stolen.
b) My bag is stolen.
c) My bag was stolen.
d) My bag had been stolen.
Answer: a) My bag has been stolen.
Explanation:
83. Active: They are selling tickets at the gate.
Passive: ?
a) Tickets are being sold at the gate.
b) Tickets were sold at the gate.
c) Tickets have been sold at the gate.
d) Tickets are sold at the gate.
Answer: a) Tickets are being sold at the gate.
Explanation:
84. Active: She will look after the children.
Passive: ?
a) The children will be looked after by her.
b) The children will look after by her.
c) The children are looked after by her.
d) The children were looked after by her.
Answer: a) The children will be looked after by her.
Explanation: “Look after” is a phrasal verb; keep it together in passive.
85. Active: They have sent him a gift.
Passive: ?
a) He has been sent a gift.
b) A gift has been sent to him.
c) Both a and b are correct.
d) He was sent a gift.
Answer: c) Both a and b are correct.
Explanation: Two objects → either can be made the subject.
86. Active: People say he is honest.
Passive: ?
a) It is said that he is honest.
b) He is said to be honest.
c) Both a and b are correct.
d) He was said to be honest.
Answer: c) Both a and b are correct.
Explanation: Reporting verbs often have two valid passive structures.
87. Active: We know that he is a liar.
Passive: ?
a) It is known that he is a liar.
b) He is known to be a liar.
c) Both a and b are correct.
d) He was known to be a liar.
Answer: c) Both a and b are correct.
Explanation:
88. Active: People believe that the earth is round.
Passive: ?
a) It is believed that the earth is round.
b) The earth is believed to be round.
c) Both a and b are correct.
d) The earth was believed to be round.
Answer: c) Both a and b are correct.
Explanation:
90. Active: Let me do it.
Passive: ?
a) Let it be done by me.
b) It should be done by me.
c) Let me be done it.
d) It was done by me.
Answer: a) Let it be done by me.
Explanation:
91. Active: The storm destroyed many houses.
Passive: ?
a) Many houses were destroyed by the storm.
b) Many houses are destroyed by the storm.
c) Many houses have been destroyed by the storm.
d) Many houses will be destroyed by the storm.
Answer: a) Many houses were destroyed by the storm.
Explanation:
92. Active: They laugh at him.
Passive: ?
a) He is laughed at by them.
b) He was laughed by them.
c) He was laughed at by them.
d) He has been laughed at by them.
Answer: a) He is laughed at by them.
Explanation: Keep preposition “at” with the verb.
93. Active: They will send for the doctor.
Passive: ?
a) The doctor will be sent for.
b) The doctor is sent for.
c) The doctor was sent for.
d) The doctor has been sent for.
Answer: a) The doctor will be sent for.
Explanation: “Send for” = call for; keep as one unit.
94. Active: They will look into the matter.
Passive: ?
a) The matter will be looked into.
b) The matter is looked into.
c) The matter has been looked into.
d) The matter was looked into.
Answer: a) The matter will be looked into.
Explanation:
95. Active: Who has done this work?
Passive: ?
a) By whom has this work been done?
b) By whom was this work done?
c) By whom is this work done?
d) Who was this work done by?
Answer: a) By whom has this work been done?
Explanation:
96. Active: Someone has to do it.
Passive: ?
a) It has to be done.
b) It has been done.
c) It is done.
d) It was done.
Answer: a) It has to be done.
Explanation: Have to / has to → has to be + V₃.
97. Active: The boss gave me a promotion.
Passive: ?
a) I was given a promotion by the boss.
b) A promotion was given to me by the boss.
c) Both a and b are correct.
d) A promotion had been given by the boss.
Answer: c) Both a and b are correct.
Explanation:
98. Active: They say that he cheated.
Passive: ?
a) It is said that he cheated.
b) He is said to have cheated.
c) Both a and b are correct.
d) He was said to have cheated.
Answer: c) Both a and b are correct.
Explanation:
99. Active: People think that the price will rise.
Passive: ?
a) It is thought that the price will rise.
b) The price is thought to rise.
c) The price is thought to be rising.
d) Both a and c are correct.
Answer: d) Both a and c are correct.
Explanation:
100. Active: They are going to announce the results soon.
Passive: ?
a) The results are going to be announced soon.
b) The results will be announced soon.
c) The results are announced soon.
d) The results have been announced soon.
Answer: a) The results are going to be announced soon.
Explanation:
