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Passive Aggression

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  • By the end of today, the President's Instagram post ________ (see) by over 20 million people worldwide.
    will have been seen
    will be seen
    has been seen
    would be seen
  • the/ while/ award/ climbed/ about/ Mount Everest/ his/ climbing/ informed/ was/ was/ he/ scientist (There is one extra word!)
    The scientist was informed about his award while he was climbing Mount Everest.
  • Make it passive! They'll probably finish the project today.
    The project will probably be finished today.
  • There is a new viewing platform on the hill, and from here the animals ____ more easily.
    will be being observed
    must be observed
    have been observed
    can be observed
  • Dogs _____ as Man's Best Friend for centuries because of their loyalty and companionship.
    are being referred
    have been referred
    have been referred to
    were being referred to
  • Make it passive! You need to send the form by next week.
    The form needs to be sent by next week.
  • Crops such as rice and wheat _____ all around the world for thousands of years.
    have been being grown
    have been growing
    have been grown
    must have been grown
  • Make it passive! Susan wants people to take her more seriously as a teacher.
    Susan wants to be taken more seriously as a teacher.
  • Modern life, with all the machines and gadgets that we love, ____by the industrial revolution.
    has been started
    is being started
    was started
    is started
  • The building _____ when the builders found the old paintings in the cellar.
    had been repaired
    will have been repaired
    will be repaired
    was being repaired
  • When I checked into the hotel, my room _____________.
    was still being cleaning
    was still cleaned
    will still be being cleaned
    had still been cleaned
  • Dress codes are so unfair! I think employees ______ the opportunity to express themselves through the way they dress.
    are given
    have been given
    should be given
    should have been given
  • Millions of selfies ______daily around the world, and they ____ a sign of modern-day narcissism.
    have been taken/ are considered to be being
    are being taken/ are considered to have been
    will be taken/ were considered being
    are taken/ are considered to be
  • After a few minutes, we noticed that _____________ by a strange man.
    we had been watched
    we have been watching
    we had been being watched
    we were being watched
  • Make it passive! No-one expected her to win the election.
    She wasn't expected to win the election.
  • When I arrived home, I realised that I ____________ the wrong tickets.
    would have been given
    was given
    had been given
    should have been given
  • Make it passive! Students must show their identity card when entering the building.
    Identity cards must be shown when entering the building (OR The building must not be entered without showing an identity card)
  • Make it passive! Everyone agreed that the meeting should be cancelled.
    It was agreed (by everyone/ It was unanimously agreed) that the meeting should be cancelled.
  • In the world of employment, people ________ what to wear and what not to wear.
    are regularly told
    regularly are being told
    have regularly been told
    might be regularly told
  • The holiday resort ____ before the airport was built so very few tourists went there at first.
    was being constructed
    can't have been constructed
    had been constructed
    is being constructed
  • Some people believe we _____ self-driving cars by the end of this decade.
    will have been developed
    will have developed
    would have developed
    will have been developed
  • Make it passive! They should have invited Tom to the party.
    Tom should have been invited to the party.
  • I'm not keen _________ by people I don't know.
    to be called
    being called
    for having been called
    on being called
  • It ___ (say) that your mood ____ (can/ influence) by your diet, especially if you limit yourself to low-calorie food.
    is being said/ could be being influenced
    has been said/ can't have been influenced
    is said/ can be influenced
    was said/ could have been influenced
  • Before the invention of the internet, ideas ____ by word of mouth.
    were spread
    were spreaded
    had been spread
    were being spread
  • ago/ paid/ client/ been/ Our/ should/ days/ two/ had/ have (There is one extra word!)
    Our client should been paid two days ago.
  • The Mars One project ____ by a Dutch entrepreneur, who announced the project in 2012.
    has to be managed
    will be managed
    is being managing
    is being managed
  • Before drone deliveries become a reality, there are some technical issues which ____
    will have needed to have been resolved
    are needed to have been resolved
    need to be resolved
    need to have been resolved
  • It's unbelievable! George's car ________ again. That's the third time this year!
    must be being stolen
    could have been stolen
    will have been stolen
    has been stolen