1) The artifacts ________ (photograph) for documentation purposes. (present continuous) a) were being photographed b) are being photographed c) is being photographed 2) The mysterious ruins ________ (explore) extensively in the 19th century. (past simple) a) were explored b) were being explored 3) The ________ voice emphasizes the subject. a) active b) passive 4) The bridge was being built by the workers. a) Present continuous b) Past continuous c) Present simple 5) The ancient manuscripts were translated by the renowned linguist last year. a) Past continuous b) Present continuous c) Past simple 6) From active to passive: The team won the championship a) The championship was being won by the team b) The championship was won by the team c) The championship was being winned by the team 7) The ________ voice emphasizes the object. a) Passive b) Active 8) The sentence: "The mummies were buried by the pharaoh" is written in... a) Present simple b) Active voice c) Past continuous d) Present continuous e) Passive voice 9) A new park (construct) in the heart of the city. (present continuous) a) A new park is being constructed in the heart of the city. b) A new park was being constructed in the heart of the city. c) A new park is constructed in the heart of the city. 10) The famous landmarks of the city (admire) by locals and visitors alike. (present simple) a) The famous landmarks of the city are being admired by locals and visitors alike. b) The famous landmarks of the city were admired by locals and visitors alike. c) The famous landmarks of the city are admired by locals and visitors alike. 11) The historic building (visit) by many tourists last summer. (past simple) a) The historic building was being visited by many tourists last summer. b) The historic building was visited by many tourists last summer. c) The historic building is visited by many tourists last summer. 12) In the passive voice, the subject goes before the object a) true b) false 13) The sentence: "While the city was being prepared for the celebration, a sudden storm hit." is in... a) Pas simple b) Past continuous 14) This structure "Object + was/were + verb (past participle) + subject" belongs to...  a) Present simple b) Past simple c) Past continuous 15) From active to passive: Tourists visit the Eiffel Tower in Paris. a) The Eiffel Tower in Paris is being visited by tourists. b) The Eiffel Tower in Paris was visited by tourists. c) The Eiffel Tower in Paris is visited by tourists. 16) From active to passive: They built the Great Wall of China centuries ago. a) The Great Wall of China was built centuries ago. b) The Great Wall of China was being built centuries ago. c) The Great Wall of China is built centuries ago. 17) From active to passive: Artists painted beautiful murals on the streets of Barcelona. a) Beautiful murals are painted on the streets of Barcelona by artists. b) Beautiful murals were painted on the streets of Barcelona by artists. c) Beautiful murals were being painted on the streets of Barcelona by artists. 18) From active to passive: The government is constructing a new highway in the city. a) A new highway is constructed in the city by the government. b) A new highway was being constructed in the city by the government. c) A new highway is being constructed in the city by the government. 19) From active to passive: The students explore ancient ruins during their history field trip. a) Ancient ruins are being explored by the students during their history field trip. b) Ancient ruins are explored by the students during their history field trip. c) Ancient ruins were explored by the students during their history field trip. 20) From active to passive: The team discovered a new species in the Amazon rainforest. a) A new species was being discovered by the team in the Amazon rainforest. b) A new species is discovered by the team in the Amazon rainforest. c) A new species was discovered by the team in the Amazon rainforest.

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