Passive 2 (be done / been done / being done)

Question 1

To form the passive after will/can/must/going to/ want to, etc., we use b__ + (done/cleaned/seen etc.).

Answer 1

To form the passive after will/can /must/going to/ want to, etc., we use be + (done/cleaned/seen etc.).

• The situation is serious. Something must be done before is too late.
• A mystery is something that can’t be explained.
• The music was very loud and could be heard from far away.
• A new supermarket is going to be built next year.
• Please go away. I want to be left alone.

Question 2

To form the passive after should have/might have/ would have/seem to have, etc., we use b___ + (done/cleaned/seen etc.).

Answer 2

To form the passive after should have/might have/would have/seem to have, etc., we use been + (done/cleaned/seen etc.).

• I haven’t received the letter yet. It might have been sent to the wrong address.
• If you have locked the car, it wouldn’t have been stolen.
• There were some problems at first, but they seem to have been solved.

Question 3

To form the passive with the present perfect, we use have/has b___ + (done/cleaned/seen etc.).

Answer 3

To form the passive with the present perfect, we use have/has been + (done/cleaned/seen etc).

• Have you heard?
• The concert has been cancelled.
• Have you ever been bitten by a dog?
• “Are you going to the party?” “No, I haven’t been invited.”

Question 4

To form the passive with the past perfect, we use had b____ + (done/cleaned/seen etc.).

Answer 4

To form the passive with the past perfect, we use had been + (done/cleaned/seen etc.).

• The vegetables didn’t taste very good. They had been cooked too long.
• The car was three years old but hadn’t been used very much.

Question 5

To form the passive with the present continuous, we use am/is/are b___ + (done/cleaned/seen etc.).

Answer 5

To form the passive with the present continuous, we use am/is/are being + (done/cleaned/seen etc.).

• There’s somebody walking behind us. I think we are being followed.
• (In a shop) “Can I help you?” “No, thank you. I’m being helped.”

Question 6

If something is washable, it can _____ (wash).

Answer 6

If something is washable, it can be washed.

Question 7

If something is invisible, it can’t _____ (see).

Answer 7

If something is invisible, it can’t be seen.

Question 8

The situation is serious. Something must _____ (do) before it’s too late.

Answer 8

The situation is serious. Something must be done before it’s too late.

Question 9

A decision will not _____ (make) until next meeting.

Answer 9

A decision will not (won’t) be made until next meeting.

Question 10

Do you think that more money should _____ (spend) on education?

Answer 10

Do you think that more money should be spent on education?

Question 11

This road is in very bad condition. It should _____ (repair) a long time ago.

Answer 11

This road is in very bad condition. It should’ve been repaired a long time ago.

Question 12

The injured man could’nt walk and had to _____ (carry).

Answer 12

The injured man could’nt walk and had to be carried.

Question 13

I told the hotel desk clerk I wanted to _____ (wake up) at 6:30 the next morning.

Answer 13

I told the hotel desk clerk I wanted to be woken up at 6:30 the next morning.

Question 14

If you hadn’t pushed the policeman, you wouldn’t _____ (arrest).

Answer 14

If you hadn’t pushed the policeman, you wouldn_‘ve been arrested_.

Question 15

It’s not certain how the fire started, but it might _____ (cause) by an electrical short circuit.

Answer 15

It’s not certain how the fire started, but it might have been caused by an electrical short circuit.

Question 16

Write a passive sentence. Somebody has cleaned the room. _____.

Answer 16

Write a passive sentence. Somebody has cleaned the room.

The room has been cleaned. _{(by somebody)}

Question 17

Write a passive sentence. Somebody is using the computer right now. _____.

Answer 17

Write a passive sentence. Somebody is using the computer right now.

The computer is being used by somebody right now.

Question 18

Write a passive sentence. I didn’t realize that somebody was recording our conversation. I didn’t realize that _____.

Answer 18

Write a passive sentence. I didn’t realize that somebody was recording our conversation.

I didn’t realize that our conversation was being recorded by somebody.

Question 19

Write a passive sentence. When we got to the stadium, we found they had canceled the game. When we got to the stadium, we found that _____.

Answer 19

Write a passive sentence. When we got to the stadium, we found they had canceled the game.

When we got to the stadium, we found that the game had been canceled.

Question 20

Write a passive sentence. They are building a new higway around the city. _____.

Answer 20

Write a passive sentence. They are building a new higway around the city.

A new highway is being built around the city.