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Part 5 — Solved MPT Examples, Errors & MCQs
Solved conversions
Example 1 — Present simple
Active
People speak English worldwide.
Passive
English is spoken worldwide.
Why?
Present simple passive uses is/am/are + V3.
The doer people is unnecessary.
Example 2 — Present continuous
Active
They are building a bridge.
Passive
A bridge is being built by them.
Why?
Present continuous passive uses is/am/are being + V3.
Example 3 — Present perfect
Active
She has completed the report.
Passive
The report has been completed by her.
Why?
Present perfect passive uses has/have been + V3.
Example 4 — Simple past
Active
Someone stole my phone.
Passive
My phone was stolen.
Why?
Simple past passive uses was/were + V3.
Someone is omitted because the identity is unknown.
Example 5 — Past continuous
Active
She was watering the plants.
Passive
The plants were being watered by her.
Example 6 — Past perfect
Active
He had submitted the form.
Passive
The form had been submitted by him.
Example 7 — Future simple
Active
The teacher will explain the rule.
Passive
The rule will be explained by the teacher.
Example 8 — Future perfect
Active
They will have completed the project by June.
Passive
The project will have been completed by June.
Example 9 — Modal
Active
You must follow the rules.
Passive
The rules must be followed.
Example 10 — Perfect modal
Active
She should have submitted the assignment.
Passive
The assignment should have been submitted by her.
Example 11 — Negative
Active
He did not open the door.
Passive
The door was not opened by him.
Example 12 — Interrogative
Active
Did she write the letter?
Passive
Was the letter written by her?
Example 13 — WH-question
Active
Why did they cancel the meeting?
Passive
Why was the meeting cancelled?
Example 14 — Who-question
Active
Who broke the vase?
Passive
By whom was the vase broken?
Example 15 — Negative question
Active
Has she not completed the work?
Passive
Has the work not been completed by her?
Example 16 — Imperative
Active
Close the window.
Passive
Let the window be closed.
Example 17 — Two objects
Active
He gave her a book.
Passive option 1
She was given a book by him.
Passive option 2
A book was given to her by him.
Example 18 — Phrasal verb
Active
The nurse looked after the patient.
Passive
The patient was looked after by the nurse.
Common error patterns
Error 1 — Using V2 instead of V3
The window was broke. ❌
The window was broken. ✅
Error 2 — Forgetting “being”
The road is repaired now. ❌
If the action is currently in progress.
The road is being repaired now. ✅
Error 3 — Forgetting “been”
The work has completed. ❌
The work has been completed. ✅
Error 4 — Keeping do/does/did
The letter did written by her. ❌
The letter was written by her. ✅
Error 5 — Wrong question order
Why the meeting was cancelled? ❌
Why was the meeting cancelled? ✅
Error 6 — Wrong pronoun
The letter was written by she. ❌
The letter was written by her. ✅
Error 7 — Changing the tense
She writes a letter.
A letter was written by her. ❌
A letter is written by her. ✅
Error 8 — Making an intransitive verb passive
The accident was happened. ❌
The accident happened. ✅
Practice MCQs
Question 1
The letter ___ yesterday.
A. writes
B. was written
C. is writing
D. has wrote
Question 2
The road ___ at the moment.
A. is repairing
B. is being repaired
C. has repaired
D. was repair
Question 3
The project ___ already.
A. has completed
B. has been completed
C. was completing
D. is complete by them
Question 4
The result ___ tomorrow.
A. will announce
B. will be announced
C. is announcing
D. has announced
Question 5
The rules must ___.
A. obey
B. be obeyed
C. been obeyed
D. being obeyed
Question 6
Change into passive:
Did Ali open the door?
A. Did the door opened by Ali?
B. Was the door opened by Ali?
C. Has the door opened by Ali?
D. Was opened the door by Ali?
Question 7
Change into passive:
She has not written the letter.
A. The letter has not written by her.
B. The letter was not written by her.
C. The letter has not been written by her.
D. The letter is not being written by her.
Question 8
Change into passive:
Who solved the problem?
A. By whom was the problem solved?
B. Who was the problem solved?
C. By whom the problem was solved?
D. The problem was solved who?
Question 9
Change into passive:
They are not painting the wall.
A. The wall is not painted by them.
B. The wall has not been painted by them.
C. The wall is not being painted by them.
D. The wall was not being painted by them.
Question 10
Choose the sentence that cannot normally be changed into passive.
A. She wrote a letter.
B. They built a bridge.
C. The baby slept.
D. The teacher praised him.
Question 11
Change into passive:
The teacher made him revise the essay.
A. He was made revise the essay.
B. He was made to revise the essay.
C. The essay was made him revise.
D. He made to revise the essay.
Question 12
Change into passive:
They gave me a prize.
A. I was given a prize.
B. I gave a prize by them.
C. A prize gave to me.
D. I was gave a prize.
Answers with explanations
Answer 1 — B
The letter was written yesterday.
Simple past passive is was/were + V3.
Answer 2 — B
The road is being repaired at the moment.
“At the moment” signals an action in progress.
Answer 3 — B
The project has been completed already.
Present perfect passive is has/have been + V3.
Answer 4 — B
The result will be announced tomorrow.
Future passive is will be + V3.
Answer 5 — B
The rules must be obeyed.
Modal passive is modal + be + V3.
Answer 6 — B
Was the door opened by Ali?
Simple-past passive question uses was/were + subject + V3.
Answer 7 — C
The letter has not been written by her.
The negative remains after has.
Answer 8 — A
By whom was the problem solved?
Formal MPT structure uses by whom.
Answer 9 — C
The wall is not being painted by them.
The sentence is present continuous and negative.
Answer 10 — C
The baby slept.
Sleep has no object, so an ordinary passive cannot be formed.
Answer 11 — B
He was made to revise the essay.
The passive of make adds to before the infinitive.
Answer 12 — A
I was given a prize.
The indirect object becomes the passive subject.
Final revision checklist
Before choosing an answer, confirm:
- The active object became the passive subject.
- The tense did not change.
- The correct form of be is present.
- The main verb is V3.
- Being appears in a continuous passive.
- Been appears in a perfect passive.
- Not remains after the first helping verb.
- A question still has question order.
- Pronouns changed correctly.
- The sentence actually has an object.
- By + doer appears only when useful.