Advanced Passives Exercise | C1 Grammar

Fill in the blanks.

1. The meeting .......................... yesterday.

held

was held

had held

2. The wedding ...............................

Please select 2 correct answers

has called off

has been called off

was called off

3. Green sources of energy .................................

must promote

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must be promoted

must promoted

4. An engine fault ..............................................

the accident.

is believed to cause

is believed to have caused

believed to have caused

5. The foundation stone ............................. by the

Prime Minister.

laid

was lain

was laid

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6. Any acts of crime ................................ to the

police.

must report

must have reported

must be reported

7. New laws .................................. to prevent

sexual harassment in the workplace.

should enact

should be enacted

should have enacted

8. ................................... that millions of people

still live in poverty.

It is estimated

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It is estimating

It estimated

9. The robbers ..................................... through

the back door.

are thought to enter

are thought to have entered

thought to have been entering

10. She does not enjoy .................................

laughing at

being laughed at

being laughed

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11. All precautions ...............................

have taken

have been taken

are being taking

12. He .............................. to be a genius.

thought

was thought

was thinking

Answers
The meeting was held yesterday.
The wedding was called off / has been called off.
Green sources of energy must be promoted.
An engine fault is believed to have caused the accident.
The foundation stone was laid yesterday.
Any acts of crime must be reported to the police.
New laws should be enacted to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.

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It is estimated that millions of people still live in poverty.

The robbers are thought to have entered through the back door.
She does not enjoy being laughed at.
All precautions have been taken.
He was thought to be a genius.

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