B2 · Upper-intermediate The passive · All forms

Passive (all tenses and modals)

Estimated study time: about 46 minutes

Meaning and purpose

Passive across the full tense/modal range

Examples

The report should have been sent.

Correct versus incorrect

Correct

The report should have been sent.

Incorrect example

No paired incorrect sentence has been authored for this lesson yet.

Common misconception

Complex form errors

Practice and review

This lesson has 43 exercises. Choose how you want to practise.

One question at a time

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Answer all, then check

Work through every question first, then submit once for your result.