Past Perfect Simple Tense Passive Voice Exercises - Test 1

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Completion count: 929

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• 1. He did as he had been bidden. (bid)
• 2. The bed hadn't been slept in that night. (not/sleep)
• 3. Various steps had been taken in this direction. (take)
• 4. But he had not stolenhadn't been stolenhadn't stolenhasn't been stolenhasn't stolen. (not/steal)
• 5. He hadn't been seenhadn't seen that morning. (not/see)

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• 6. The house had been closedhadn't been closedhas been closed for a long time. (close)
• 7. It had been paintedhadn't been painted for years. (not/paint)
• 8. They hadn't been introducehadn't been introducedhadn't introduced yet. (not/introduce)
• 9. By that time the start had been madehadn't been made. (make)
• 10. The fire had been usedhas been used for its purpose. (use)
• 11. Her father had been tellinghad been told about him. (tell)
• 12. He had been suppliedhad been supplyed with a seat in that box. (supply)
• 13. He had been orderdhad been ordered to his office. (order)
• 14. The point had been raisedhas been raised by his friends. (raise)
• 15. The main suspicion had been directedhas been directed against her. (direct)

• 16. It had been discoverdhad been discovered under peculiar circumstances. (discover)
• 17. We had been expectedhad been expecting for three months. (expect)
• 18. The time of this meeting had been announcehad been announced. (announce)
• 19. He saw that he had been mistakedhad been mistaken. (mistake)
• 20. But the promise hadn't been keepthadn't been kept. (not/keep)

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