Question : Fill in the blanks with an appropriate passive verb form.
She sells designer clothes
Designer clothes ……………………. by her.
Option 1: sold
Option 2: are sold
Option 3: have sold
Option 4: had been sold.
Correct Answer: are sold
Solution : The correct answer is option 2.
She sells designer clothes
Designer clothes are sold by her.
Explanation:
The passive verb form is created in the simple present tense by adding 'Is' or 'Are' before the verb's past participle form.
We need to follow the following rules in order to convert the passive voice in simple present tense
Active Voice |
Passive Voice (Auxiliary Verb – is/am/are) |
Subject + V1+s/es+ object |
Object+ is/am/are+ V3+ by + subject |