Exercise 1
1. “The longest fish in the contest was eighteen inches long".
"It_____ by Thelma Rivers".
a. was catching b. caught c. was caught d. catch
2. "Are we about to have dinner?".
"Yes, it _____ in the dinning room".
a. is serving b. serves c. is being served d. served
3. "Where's the old chicken coop?"
"It_____ by a windstorm last year".
a. destroy b. is destroyed c. was destroyed d. destroyed
4. "Whatever happened t that fortune - teller?"
"I don't know. She _____ around her in a long time".
a. hasn't seen b. didn't see c. hasn't been seeing d. hasn't been seen
5. "What a beautiful dress you're wearing!"
"Thank you. It_____ especially for me by a French tailor".
a. is made b. has made c. made d. was made
6. "Those eggs of different colors are very artistic".
"Yes, they_____ in Russia".
a. were painted b. were paint c. were painting d. painted
7. Gold_____ in California in the nineteenth century.
a. was discovered b. has been discovered
c. was discover d. they discovered
8. All planes_____ before departure.
a. will checked b. will has checked
c. will be checked d. will been checked
9. "Where did you get these old dresses?".
"We_____ them in the old trunk".
a. were found b. finding c. found d. have been found
10. "What happened to the old mail carrier?"
"He_____ to a new neighborhood to work".
a. has sent b. was send c. was sent d. sent
Exercise 2
1. Some body cleans the room every day
a. The room every day is cleaned b. The room is every day cleaned
c. The room is cleaned every day d. The room is cleaned by somebody every day
2. They cancelled all flights because of fog.
a. All flights because of fog were cancelled.
b. All flights were cancelled because of fog.
c. All flights were because of fog cancelled
d. All flights were cancelled by them because of fog
3. People don't use this road very often.
a. This road is not used very often b. Not very often this road is not used
c. This road very often is not used d. This road not very often is used
4. Somebody accused me of stealing money
a. I was accused by somebody of stealing money.
b. I was accused of stealing money
c. I was accused of stealing money by somebody
d. I was accused stealing money.
5. How do people learn languages?
a. How are languages learned? b. How are languages learned by people?
c. How languages are learned? d. Languages are learned how?
6. People warned us not to go out alone.
a. We were warned not going out alone
b. We were warned not to go out alone by people.
c. We weren't warned to go out alone.
d. We were warned not to go out alone.
7. Somebody is using the computer at the moment.
a. The computer is being use at the moment.
b. The computer at the moment is being used.
c. The computer is being used by some body at the moment.
d. The computer is used at the moment.
8. They are building a new highway around the city.
a. A new highway is being built around the city.
b. A new highway is being built around the city by them