C1 · Passive Voice — Advanced — Practice

Exercise 1

Choose the correct passive form

8 points

1

It _____ that the president will resign.

2

She _____ to have written the anonymous letter.

3

I need to _____ my laptop fixed before the meeting.

4

The missing documents _____ to contain sensitive information.

5

He _____ a promotion last year.

6

The new policy _____ to be announced next week.

7

She had her handbag _____ on the bus.

8

The bridge _____ to have been built in the 1800s.

Exercise 2

Rewrite in the passive

4 points

1

People say that she is very talented.

2

They offered him the job.

3

Someone repaired my car.

4

Experts believe the painting is a forgery.

Exercise three — Production

Write original sentences using the target structure. Feedback appears automatically as you type.
Scoring: full marks for correct structure · partial for present but imperfect · zero for absent.

1

Rewrite this using a passive reporting structure: "People say the company has made large profits."

2

Write a sentence using "It has been reported/found/suggested that..."