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78. My brother ______ in a restaurant for the summer, but he ______  it

very much.
A) worked / doesn’t like
B) is working / doesn’t like
C) has been working / didn’t like
D) working/doesn’t like

79. Someone saw him. He was driving a Renault Manager. He ______ a

Renault Manager.
A) saw driving

B) was seen driving

C) is seen driving

D) has been seen drive

80. There has been a serious accident on the E5, and a section of the

motorway ______ to traffic.
A) was closed

B) has been closed

C) had been closed

D) are closed

81. People say that Istanbul is one of the world’s most interesting cities.

lstanbul ______ one of the world’s most interesting cities.
A) said to be

B) is said to be

C) told to be

D) was said to be

82. Long ago, people thought that the earth was flat. Long ago, the

earth ______ flat.
A) was thinking to be

B) was thought to be

C) is thought to be

D) thought to be

83. When I arrived, no arrangements ______.

A) had been made

B) weren’t made

C) hadn’t been made

D) have been made

84. The pilot ______ thought to ______ in the crash.

A) was / have died

B) was / be dying

C) had / have died

D) has / would die

85. A: Who’s going to meet him at the airport?

B: He ______  by our ambassador.
A) is going to be met

B) will have been met

C) is going to meet

D) has gone to meet

86. This week we’ve had the house ______ into by thieves.

A) to break

B) be broken

C) broken

D) being broken

87. A: What do they use this building for?

B: Well, years ago it ______ as a dance hall but now it ______ for
offices.
A) is used / being used

B) had been used / is using

C) was used / is used

D) has been used / is used

88. A: Were you able to cure the patient?

B: He ______ already ______ by the time I got there.
A) will / have been cured

B) had / been cured

C) had / cured

D) has / been cured

89. Mars is the first planet ______.

A) to discover

B) was discovered

C) to be discovered

D) to have been discovered

90. They were unhappy with the way things ______.

A) are going

B) were going

C) have been going on

D) will be going on

91. Don’t touch that electric stove while it ______.

A) was being repaired

B) being repaired

C) is being repaired

D) will be repairing

92. He was 8 kilos overweight and ______ to go on a diet.

A) is advised

B) has been advised

C) was advised

D) had advised

93. People like policemen ______ always ______ against flu.

A) do / vaccinate

B) are / vaccinated

C) to be / vaccinated

D) is / to be vaccinated

94. His novels ______ into   eight languages.

A) to be translated

B) has been translated

C) have translated

D) have been translated

95. We usually ______ the news on TV at eight o’clock, but tonight we

______ that new soap opera.
A) are watching / watched

B) watch / are watching

C) are watching / are watching D) watch / watched

96. He noticed that the room ______ recently.

A) hasn’t been cleaned

B) was not cleaned

C) hadn’t been cleaned

D) won’t be cleaned

97. I hate it when my boiled egg ______ properly.

A) not done

B) isn’t done

C) wasn’t done

D) won’t be done

98. A speech to the nation was ______ by the Prime Minister, but it had

to be cancelled at the last minute because of a cabinet crisis.
A) would make

B) has been made

C) being made

D) to have been made

99. He ______ empty the contents of his suitcases onto the counter.

A) was made

B) was made to

C) had made

D) will be made

100. The authorities feared the missing man was dead. The missing man

was feared ______.
A) being dead

B) dead

C) to be dead

D) was dead

101. Someone heard him shout for help. He ______ shout for help.

A) has been heard

B) is heard to

C) was heard

D) was heard to

102. The authorities will make him pay all his debts. He ______ pay all his

debts.
A) is going to be

B) will be made

C) was made to

D) will be made to

103. She’s  spring-cleaning the house from bottom to top. The house

______ from top to bottom.
A) is being spring-cleaned

B) was to be spring-cleaned

C) has been spring-cleaned

D) is to be spring-cleaned

104. The last days of the holiday ______ by rain.

A) was spoiled

B) are spoiled

C) have been spoiled

D) were spoiled

105. They have used up all the petrol in the tank. All the petrol in the

tank ______ up.
A) has been using

B) has been used

C) will have been used

D) have been used

106. I expect the police will find him. I expect he ______ by the police.

A) to be found

B) would be found

C) be found

D) will be found

107. People don’t bring up children properly these days. Children ______

properly these days.
A) didn’t bring up

B) aren’t bringing up

C) aren’t brought up

D) weren’t brought up

108. They ______ the traffic problem when the plans for the project ______

made last year.
A) haven’t considered / were being
B) weren’t considered / were
C) didn’t consider / was being
D) didn’t consider / were being

109. Because of the patient’s health, ______.

A) the doctor was advised to lose weight
B) he was advised by the doctor to lose weight
C) the doctor wants to lose weight
D) he advised the doctor to lose weight

110. They hadn’t done any damage to it. No damage ______ to it.

A) was done

B) had been done

C) hadn’t been done

D) has been done

111. “They say he robbed the bank.” means: ______.

A) they say he’s been robbed in the bank.
B) He is said to rob the bank.
C) He said he’d robbed the bank.
D) He is said to have robbed the bank.

112. A: Did Arsenal beat Galatasaray in the final?

B: ______.
A) Yes, Arsenal was beaten by Galatasaray in the final.
B) Yes, Galatasaray beat Arsenal in the final.
C) No, Galatasaray was beaten by Arsenal
D) No, Arsenal was beaten by Galatasaray in the final.

113. People think he is guilty. He ______ guilty

A) thought to be

B) thinks he is

C) is thought to be

D) thought he was

114. Foreign investments _____ reduced by 20 per cent since the election.

A) have been

B) were

C) have had

D) has been

Tenses - Passives  (Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate)

Book 1 Part B

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400 questions in English Grammar

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