Choose the correct verb and form:
The museum’s artifacts ______ daily for visitors.
display | sell | study
The museum’s artifacts are displayed daily for visitors.
Use present simple passive (am/is/are + past participle) to talk about facts, routines, or processes when the action is more important than who does it.
Research papers are written in formal English..
Photos are usually taken with smartphones these days.
Choose the correct verb and form:
The lecture hall ______ during the storm last year.
damage | decorate | equip
The lecture hall was damaged during the storm last year.
Use past simple passive (was/were + past participle) to talk about completed actions in the past when the action matters more than who did it.
The room was cleaned this morning.
That bridge was built in 1990.
Choose the correct verb and form:
This academic article ______ into French two years ago.
translate | review | submit
This academic article was translated into French two years ago.
Use past simple passive (was/were + past participle) to talk about completed actions in the past when the action matters more than who did it.
The book was published last week.
The painting was restored in 2015.
Choose the correct verb and form:
Guest lectures ______ every semester at the university.
create | cancel | organize
Guest lectures are organized every semester at the university.
Use present simple passive (am/is/are + past participle) to talk about facts, routines, or processes when the action is more important than who does it.
Exams are held every semester.
Workshops are conducted monthly.
Choose the correct verb and form:
The new library ______ by a renowned architect.
use | design | organize
The new library was designed by a renowned architect.
Use past simple passive (was/were + past participle) to talk about completed actions in the past when the action matters more than who did it.
The book was written by a Canadian woman.
The building was constructed by engineers.
Choose the correct verb and form:
All students ______ to the orientation session last week.
invite | guide | teach
All students were invited to the orientation session last week.
Use past simple passive (was/were + past participle) to talk about completed actions in the past when the action matters more than who did it.
Guests were welcomed at the event.
The team was awarded a prize.
Choose the correct verb and form:
The science lab ______ with modern equipment for experiments.
equip | clean | open
The science lab is equipped with modern equipment for experiments.
Use present simple passive (am/is/are + past participle) to talk about facts, routines, or processes when the action is more important than who does it.
Classrooms are maintained regularly.
Labs are upgraded annually.
Choose the correct verb form:
The university’s main hall ______ {visit} by hundreds of tourists annually.
The university’s main hall is visited by hundreds of tourists annually.
Use present simple passive (am/is/are + past participle) to talk about facts, routines, or processes when the action is more important than who does it.
The museum is visited by tourists daily.
The lab is used by researchers.
Choose the correct verb form:
The seminar ______ {cancel} due to low registration last month.
The seminar was canceled due to low registration last month.
Use past simple passive (was/were + past participle) to talk about completed actions in the past when the action matters more than who did it.
The event was postponed last week.
The building was renovated in 2020.
Choose the correct verb form:
Many historical sites ______ {damage} by pollution over the years.
Many historical sites have been damaged by pollution over the years.
Use present perfect passive (have/has been + past participle) for actions that happened at an unspecified time before now or started in the past and still affect the present, when the focus is on the action or result, not who did it.
Many species have been endangered.
Books have been digitized recently.
Choose the correct verb forms:
The thesis ______ {submit} last week, but it ______ {not/approve} yet.
The thesis was submitted last week, but it has not been approved yet.
Use past simple passive for actions fully finished in the past; use present perfect passive for actions started in the past that still matter now, or are not finished yet.
The form was filled out yesterday.
The results have not been announced.
Choose the correct verb form:
The new lecture hall ______ {construct} when I visited the campus.
The new lecture hall was being constructed when I visited the campus.
Use past continuous passive (was/were + being + past participle) to talk about an action that was in progress at a specific moment in the past, when the focus is on the action itself, not who was doing it.
The road was being repaired last week.
The hall was being decorated when we arrived.
Choose the correct verb form:
Why ______ {the research / pause} before completion?
Why was the research paused before completion?
Use was/were + past participle for past simple passive questions.
Why was the meeting canceled?
Why were the rules changed?
Choose the correct verb forms:
The professor ______ {discuss} the topic while the charts ______ {show} on the projector.
The professor discussed the topic while the charts were being shown on the projector.
Use past simple active (discussed) for the main completed action; use past continuous passive (was/were being + past participle) for the longer background action that was in progress at the same time, when the focus is on what was happening to the object, not who was doing it.
She wrote notes while the video was being played.
He spoke as the data was being presented.
Choose the correct verb form:
This textbook ______ {use} by students across the country.
This textbook is used by students across the country.
Use present simple passive (am/is/are + past participle) to talk about facts, routines, or processes when the action is more important than who does it.
The news is watched globally.
Books are borrowed frequently.
Choose the correct verb form:
When I entered, the exam papers ______ {distribute} by the professor.
When I entered, the exam papers were being distributed by the professor.
Use past continuous passive (was/were + being + past participle) to talk about an action that was in progress at a specific moment in the past, when the focus is on the action itself, not who was doing it.
The forms were being collected when I joined the class.
The room was being cleaned this morning at 8:00.
Make a question using the passive.
Ask about penicillin.
when / discover?
When was penicillin discovered?
Use Question word + was/were + subject + past participle when you want to ask about a completed action in the past and the focus is on the action or the object, not who did it.
When was the telephone invented?
When were the pyramids built?
Make a question using the passive.
Ask about wind turbines.
how / install?
How are wind turbines installed?
Use Question word + am/is/are + subject + past participle when you want to ask about a fact, routine, or process and the focus is on the action or the thing, not who does it.
How is paper recycled?
How are cars manufactured?
Make a question using the passive.
Ask about research papers.
where / publish?
Where are research papers published?
Use Question word + am/is/are + subject + past participle when you want to ask about a fact, routine, or process and the focus is on the action or the thing, not who does it.
Where are films produced?
Where are crops grown?
Make a question using the passive.
Ask about ancient artifacts.
how / preserve?
How are ancient artifacts preserved?
Use Question word + am/is/are + subject + past participle when you want to ask about a fact, routine, or process and the focus is on the action or the thing, not who does it.
How are documents stored?
How is data protected?
Make a question using the passive.
Ask about the World Wide Web.
when / create?
When was the World Wide Web created?
Use Question word + was/were + subject + past participle when you want to ask about a completed action in the past and the focus is on the action or the object, not who did it.
When was electricity discovered?
When was the radio invented?
Recreate the sentence in passive form:
Somebody arranges the annual symposium every fall.
The annual symposium is arranged every fall.
Use present simple passive (am/is/are + past participle) to talk about facts, routines, or processes when the action is more important than who does it.
The room is cleaned daily.
Books are sold online.
Recreate the sentence in passive form:
They delayed the workshop due to scheduling conflicts.
The workshop was delayed due to scheduling conflicts.
Use past simple passive (was/were + past participle) to talk about completed actions in the past when the action matters more than who did it.
The event was canceled yesterday.
The project was postponed last month.
Recreate the sentence in passive form:
Somebody is evaluating the proposals currently.
The proposals are being evaluated currently.
Use present continuous passive (am/is/are being + past participle) to talk about an action that is happening right now or temporarily around now, when the focus is on what is happening to something, not who is doing it.
The report is being written now.
The data is being analyzed.
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Warm-Up83
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Vocabulary: Set 1100
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Vocabulary: Set 2100
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Vocabulary: Set 3100
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Vocabulary: Set 4100
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Grammar: Verb Tenses70
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Grammar: Modal Verbs35
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Grammar: Conditionals40
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Grammar: Descriptions and Comparisons40
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Grammar: Passive Voice30
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Grammar: Articles40
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Grammar: Prepositions74
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Grammar: Prepositions of Time35
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Grammar: Prepositions of Place 150
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Grammar: Prepositions of Place 250
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Grammar: Reported Speech30
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Common Confusables60
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Grammar: Phrasal Verbs 1120
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Grammar: Phrasal Verbs 2100
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Grammar: Phrasal Verbs 3100
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Grammar: Phrasal Verbs 4100
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Pronunciation: Sounds and Words153
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Pronunciation: Stress and Rhythm in Sentences84
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Dad Jokes30
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Tongue Twisters29
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Proverbs59
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Irregular verbs: Past participles100
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Difficult numbers135
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Common Collocations60
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Idioms64
