Active and Passive Voice MCQs 2026

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  1. Q1easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: He may help you

    1. AYou may be helped by him
    2. BYou may helped by him
    3. CYou are helped by him
    4. DYou were helped by him
    💡 Explanation:

    May in passive voice is followed by be plus past participle.

  2. Q2medium

    Choose the correct passive voice: Did they punish the culprit

    1. ADid the culprit punished by them
    2. BIs the culprit punished by them
    3. CHas the culprit punished by them
    4. DWas the culprit punished by them
    💡 Explanation:

    A simple past passive question uses was plus subject plus past participle.

  3. Q3easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: Everyone admired her courage

    1. AHer courage is admired by everyone
    2. BHer courage was admired by everyone
    3. CHer courage has admired by everyone
    4. DHer courage admired everyone
    💡 Explanation:

    Simple past active changes to was admired in passive voice.

  4. Q4medium

    Choose the correct passive voice: Did he write the report

    1. AWas the report written by him
    2. BDid the report written by him
    3. CIs the report written by him
    4. DHad the report written by him
    💡 Explanation:

    A simple past question in passive uses was plus subject plus past participle.

  5. Q5easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: They must obey the law

    1. AThe law is obeyed by them
    2. BThe law must obey by them
    3. CThe law must be obeyed by them
    4. DThe law was obeyed by them
    💡 Explanation:

    Modal passive requires must be plus past participle.

  6. Q6hard

    Choose the correct passive voice: I know him

    1. AHe knows by me
    2. BHe is known to me
    3. CHe was known by me
    4. DHe has known to me
    💡 Explanation:

    Know commonly takes to rather than by in passive-like construction: he is known to me.

  7. Q7hard

    Choose the correct passive voice: Let him finish the work

    1. ALet him be finished the work
    2. BThe work let him finish
    3. CLet the work finished by him
    4. DLet the work be finished by him
    💡 Explanation:

    The passive of an imperative with let uses let the object be plus past participle.

  8. Q8easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: The doctor examined the patient

    1. AThe patient examined by the doctor
    2. BThe patient was examined by the doctor
    3. CThe patient is examining the doctor
    4. DThe patient has examined by the doctor
    💡 Explanation:

    Simple past active changes to was examined in passive voice.

  9. Q9medium

    Choose the correct passive voice: She was reading a novel

    1. AA novel was read by her
    2. BA novel is being read by her
    3. CA novel has been read by her
    4. DA novel was being read by her
    💡 Explanation:

    Past continuous passive uses was being read.

  10. Q10easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: They sell fruits here

    1. AFruits are sold here
    2. BFruits sold here
    3. CFruits were sold here
    4. DFruits have sold here
    💡 Explanation:

    Simple present passive is formed with are plus past participle.

  11. Q11easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: He bought a new car

    1. AA new car is bought by him
    2. BA new car was bought by him
    3. CA new car has bought by him
    4. DA new car had bought by him
    💡 Explanation:

    Simple past bought becomes was bought in passive voice.

  12. Q12medium

    Choose the correct passive voice: The children were flying kites

    1. AKites were flown by the children
    2. BKites were being flown by the children
    3. CKites are being flown by the children
    4. DKites have been flown by the children
    💡 Explanation:

    Past continuous passive is were being flown.

  13. Q13easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: We should respect elders

    1. AElders are respected by us
    2. BElders were respected by us
    3. CElders should be respected by us
    4. DElders have respected by us
    💡 Explanation:

    Should in passive voice is followed by be plus past participle.

  14. Q14medium

    Choose the correct passive voice: She has completed the assignment

    1. AThe assignment has been completed by her
    2. BThe assignment was completed by her
    3. CThe assignment is completed by her
    4. DThe assignment had completed by her
    💡 Explanation:

    Present perfect passive requires has been completed.

  15. Q15hard

    Choose the correct passive voice: They had informed the officer

    1. AThe officer was informed by them
    2. BThe officer has been informed by them
    3. CThe officer informed by them
    4. DThe officer had been informed by them
    💡 Explanation:

    Past perfect passive is had been informed.

  16. Q16easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: He will send the parcel

    1. AThe parcel is sent by him
    2. BThe parcel was sent by him
    3. CThe parcel has been sent by him
    4. DThe parcel will be sent by him
    💡 Explanation:

    Future simple passive is will be sent.

  17. Q17easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: Somebody cleans this office daily

    1. AThis office cleaned daily
    2. BThis office was cleaned daily
    3. CThis office is cleaned daily
    4. DThis office has cleaned daily
    💡 Explanation:

    A repeated simple present action becomes is cleaned in passive voice.

  18. Q18easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: The judge sentenced the prisoner

    1. AThe prisoner was sentenced by the judge
    2. BThe prisoner is sentenced by the judge
    3. CThe prisoner has sentenced by the judge
    4. DThe prisoner sentenced the judge
    💡 Explanation:

    The object prisoner becomes the subject, and sentenced becomes was sentenced.

  19. Q19medium

    Choose the correct passive voice: He is writing a poem

    1. AA poem is being written by him
    2. BA poem is written by him
    3. CA poem was written by him
    4. DA poem has been written by him
    💡 Explanation:

    Present continuous passive uses is being written.

  20. Q20easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: They make shoes in this factory

    1. AShoes have made in this factory
    2. BShoes are making in this factory
    3. CShoes are made in this factory
    4. DShoes were making in this factory
    💡 Explanation:

    The general simple present passive is are made.

  21. Q21medium

    Choose the correct passive voice: We shall discuss the matter

    1. AThe matter shall be discussed by us
    2. BThe matter shall discuss by us
    3. CThe matter is discussed by us
    4. DThe matter has discussed by us
    💡 Explanation:

    Shall in passive voice is followed by be plus past participle.

  22. Q22medium

    Choose the correct passive voice: Has she solved the puzzle

    1. AHas the puzzle solved by her
    2. BHas the puzzle been solved by her
    3. CWas the puzzle solved by her
    4. DIs the puzzle being solved by her
    💡 Explanation:

    Present perfect passive question uses has plus subject plus been plus past participle.

  23. Q23easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: The cat killed the mouse

    1. AThe mouse is killed by the cat
    2. BThe mouse was killed by the cat
    3. CThe mouse has killed by the cat
    4. DThe mouse killed the cat
    💡 Explanation:

    Simple past active changes to was killed in passive voice.

  24. Q24medium

    Choose the correct passive voice: Do not tell a lie

    1. AA lie is not told
    2. BLet a lie not told
    3. CLet a lie not be told
    4. DA lie should not telling
    💡 Explanation:

    Negative imperative passive uses let plus object plus not be plus past participle.

  25. Q25hard

    Choose the correct passive voice: He kept me waiting

    1. AI was kept waiting by him
    2. BI am kept waited by him
    3. CI kept waiting by him
    4. DI was keeping by him
    💡 Explanation:

    The object me becomes I, and the complement waiting remains after kept.

  26. Q26hard

    Choose the correct passive voice: They called off the meeting

    1. AThe meeting called off by them
    2. BThe meeting was called by them off
    3. CThe meeting was called off by them
    4. DThe meeting is call off by them
    💡 Explanation:

    A phrasal verb keeps its particle in passive voice: was called off.

  27. Q27medium

    Choose the correct passive voice: She gave me a book

    1. AA book gave me by her
    2. BI was given a book by her
    3. CI have given a book by her
    4. DI am giving a book by her
    💡 Explanation:

    With two objects, the indirect object me can become passive subject: I was given.

  28. Q28medium

    Choose the correct passive voice: The government is implementing reforms

    1. AReforms are being implemented by the government
    2. BReforms are implemented by the government
    3. CReforms have implemented by the government
    4. DReforms were being implemented by the government
    💡 Explanation:

    Present continuous passive uses are being implemented.

  29. Q29hard

    Choose the correct passive voice: We had seen the film

    1. AThe film was seen by us
    2. BThe film has been seen by us
    3. CThe film had been seen by us
    4. DThe film had seen by us
    💡 Explanation:

    Past perfect active changes to had been seen in passive voice.

  30. Q30medium

    Choose the correct passive voice: They were cleaning the room

    1. AThe room was cleaned by them
    2. BThe room was being cleaned by them
    3. CThe room is being cleaned by them
    4. DThe room has been cleaned by them
    💡 Explanation:

    Past continuous passive uses was being plus past participle.

  31. Q31hard

    Choose the correct passive voice: He will have completed the project

    1. AThe project will complete by him
    2. BThe project will be completed by him
    3. CThe project will have been completed by him
    4. DThe project has been completed by him
    💡 Explanation:

    Future perfect passive is formed with will have been plus past participle.

  32. Q32easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: People speak English all over the world

    1. AEnglish speaks all over the world
    2. BEnglish is spoken all over the world
    3. CEnglish was spoken all over the world
    4. DEnglish has spoken all over the world
    💡 Explanation:

    General simple present passive uses is spoken, and the agent can be omitted.

  33. Q33hard

    Choose the correct passive voice: Who broke the window

    1. ABy whom was the window broken
    2. BBy whom is the window broken
    3. CWho was broken the window
    4. DThe window broke by whom
    💡 Explanation:

    In passive voice, who becomes by whom and the verb becomes was broken.

  34. Q34hard

    Choose the correct passive voice: They elected him chairman

    1. AHe elected chairman by them
    2. BHe was elected chairman by them
    3. CHe is elected as chairman by them
    4. DChairman was elected him by them
    💡 Explanation:

    With object complement chairman, the passive is he was elected chairman.

  35. Q35easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: The storm damaged the crops

    1. AThe crops were damaged by the storm
    2. BThe crops are damaged by the storm
    3. CThe crops damaged by the storm
    4. DThe crops have damaged the storm
    💡 Explanation:

    The object crops becomes the subject and the simple past verb becomes were damaged.

  36. Q36medium

    Choose the correct passive voice: She teaches us grammar

    1. AGrammar teaches us by her
    2. BWe teach grammar by her
    3. CWe are taught grammar by her
    4. DWe were taught grammar by her
    💡 Explanation:

    With two objects, us can become the passive subject: we are taught grammar.

  37. Q37medium

    Choose the correct passive voice: They have invited the guests

    1. AThe guests have been invited by them
    2. BThe guests are invited by them
    3. CThe guests were invited by them
    4. DThe guests have invited by them
    💡 Explanation:

    Present perfect passive uses have been plus past participle.

  38. Q38easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: They completed the work

    1. AThe work is completed by them
    2. BThe work completed by them
    3. CThe work has completed by them
    4. DThe work was completed by them
    💡 Explanation:

    The active verb is simple past, so the passive form is was completed.

  39. Q39easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: She writes a letter

    1. AA letter wrote by her
    2. BA letter is writing by her
    3. CA letter is written by her
    4. DA letter has written by her
    💡 Explanation:

    Simple present active changes to is or are plus past participle in passive voice.

  40. Q40easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: The police arrested the thief

    1. AThe thief arrested by the police
    2. BThe thief is arrested by the police
    3. CThe thief has arrested by the police
    4. DThe thief was arrested by the police
    💡 Explanation:

    The object thief becomes the subject, and simple past becomes was arrested.

  41. Q41easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: They will announce the result

    1. AThe result is announced by them
    2. BThe result was announced by them
    3. CThe result will be announced by them
    4. DThe result has been announced by them
    💡 Explanation:

    Future simple passive is formed with will be plus past participle.

  42. Q42medium

    Choose the correct passive voice: He is repairing the car

    1. AThe car repairs by him
    2. BThe car is being repaired by him
    3. CThe car has repaired by him
    4. DThe car was being repaired by him
    💡 Explanation:

    Present continuous passive uses is being plus past participle.

  43. Q43medium

    Choose the correct passive voice: Someone has stolen my bag

    1. AMy bag is stolen
    2. BMy bag was stolen
    3. CMy bag had stolen
    4. DMy bag has been stolen
    💡 Explanation:

    Present perfect active changes to has been plus past participle in passive voice.

  44. Q44easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: The teacher praised the student

    1. AThe student praises the teacher
    2. BThe student is praised by the teacher
    3. CThe student has praised the teacher
    4. DThe student was praised by the teacher
    💡 Explanation:

    Simple past active becomes was praised in passive voice.

  45. Q45medium

    Choose the correct passive voice: They are building a bridge

    1. AA bridge builds by them
    2. BA bridge is built by them
    3. CA bridge is being built by them
    4. DA bridge has being built by them
    💡 Explanation:

    Present continuous passive requires is being built.

  46. Q46easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: He can solve the problem

    1. AThe problem is solved by him
    2. BThe problem can be solved by him
    3. CThe problem can solved by him
    4. DThe problem was solved by him
    💡 Explanation:

    A modal passive is formed with modal plus be plus past participle.

  47. Q47medium

    Choose the correct passive voice: Open the door

    1. AThe door is opened
    2. BThe door should opened
    3. CLet the door opened
    4. DLet the door be opened
    💡 Explanation:

    Imperative passive commonly uses let plus object plus be plus past participle.

  48. Q48medium

    Choose the correct passive voice: Do not waste time

    1. ATime is not waste
    2. BTime should not wasting
    3. CLet time not wasted
    4. DLet time not be wasted
    💡 Explanation:

    Negative imperative passive uses let plus object plus not be plus past participle.

  49. Q49easy

    Choose the correct passive voice: The manager approved the plan

    1. AThe plan was approved by the manager
    2. BThe plan is approved by the manager
    3. CThe plan has approved by the manager
    4. DThe plan approved the manager
    💡 Explanation:

    The simple past verb approved becomes was approved in passive voice.

  50. Q50hard

    Choose the correct passive voice: She had finished the work

    1. AThe work was finished by her
    2. BThe work has been finished by her
    3. CThe work had finished by her
    4. DThe work had been finished by her
    💡 Explanation:

    Past perfect passive is formed with had been plus past participle.