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La voix passive
be + participe passé, passage actif & passif, by + agent — niveau 3e
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Niveau facile — 12 questions
La voix passive se forme avec…
- A. have + participe passé
- B. do + base verbale
- C. be + verbe en -ing
- D. be + participe passé
Réponse
D. be + participe passé — be conjugué + participe passé.
« This house ___ built in 1900. »
- A. is
- B. was
- C. were
- D. has
Réponse
B. was — Date passée, sujet singulier → was built.
Le participe passé de « write » est…
- A. wrote
- B. written
- C. writed
- D. writing
Réponse
B. written — write – wrote – written.
« English is spoken here » signifie…
- A. On parle anglais ici.
- B. L'anglais parle ici.
- C. L'anglais a parlé ici.
- D. Parlez anglais ici.
Réponse
A. On parle anglais ici. — Passif sans agent = « on ».
« The cars ___ made in Japan. »
- A. is
- B. are
- C. was
- D. be
Réponse
B. are — cars = pluriel, présent → are made.
L'agent du passif est introduit par…
- A. with
- B. from
- C. by
- D. of
Réponse
C. by — by + agent.
Dans « The window was broken », le sujet…
- A. fait l'action lui-même
- B. est l'agent de l'action
- C. est absent de la phrase
- D. subit l'action
Réponse
D. subit l'action — Au passif, le sujet subit l'action.
Le participe passé de « make » est…
- A. made
- B. maked
- C. make
- D. making
Réponse
A. made — make – made – made.
« The letters ___ sent yesterday. »
- A. are still
- B. is
- C. was
- D. were
Réponse
D. were — letters = pluriel, passé → were sent.
« I ___ invited to the party. »
- A. am
- B. is
- C. are
- D. be
Réponse
A. am — I → am invited.
Le participe passé de « steal » est…
- A. stole
- B. stealed
- C. stolen
- D. stealt
Réponse
C. stolen — steal – stole – stolen.
« Hamlet was written by Shakespeare » est…
- A. à la voix active
- B. au présent simple
- C. au futur avec will
- D. à la voix passive
Réponse
D. à la voix passive — was written = prétérit passif.
Niveau moyen — 12 questions
« Shakespeare wrote this play » au passif devient…
- A. This play is written by Shakespeare.
- B. This play was wrote by Shakespeare.
- C. This play were written by Shakespeare.
- D. This play was written by Shakespeare.
Réponse
D. This play was written by Shakespeare. — Prétérit → was written.
« People speak Italian in Rome » au passif :
- A. Italian is spoken in Rome by people.
- B. Italian is spoken in Rome.
- C. Italian was spoken in Rome.
- D. Rome is spoken Italian.
Réponse
B. Italian is spoken in Rome. — Agent vague (people) → omis ; présent → is spoken.
« The door was opened ___ a key. »
- A. by
- B. from
- C. of
- D. with
Réponse
D. with — with + instrument.
« The cake ___ eaten by the children. »
- A. is
- B. are
- C. were
- D. have
Réponse
A. is — Accord avec the cake (singulier), pas avec children.
« Someone stole my bag » au passif :
- A. My bag was stolen.
- B. My bag was stolen by someone.
- C. My bag is stolen.
- D. My bag was stole.
Réponse
A. My bag was stolen. — Agent inconnu → omis ; stolen.
« ___ the rooms cleaned every day? »
- A. Do
- B. Are
- C. Is
- D. Does
Réponse
B. Are — Question passive : Are + sujet + PP ?
Quelle phrase est correcte ?
- A. The bridge was build in 1890.
- B. The bridge were built in 1890.
- C. The bridge built in 1890 was.
- D. The bridge was built in 1890.
Réponse
D. The bridge was built in 1890. — was + built.
« Lunch is ___ served at noon. »
- A. usually
- B. usualy
- C. usefull
- D. usedly
Réponse
A. usually — Adverbe de fréquence entre be et le participe.
« They invited me » au passif :
- A. Me was invited.
- B. I am invited.
- C. I was invited.
- D. I invited.
Réponse
C. I was invited. — me → I ; prétérit → was invited.
« The thief wasn't ___. »
- A. catch
- B. catched
- C. caught
- D. catching
Réponse
C. caught — catch – caught – caught.
« When ___ the tower ___? »
- A. was / built
- B. did / built
- C. was / build
- D. is / built
Réponse
A. was / built — When was + sujet + PP ?
On omet l'agent quand il est…
- A. célèbre et connu de tous
- B. précis et nommé
- C. inconnu ou évident
- D. au pluriel ou collectif
Réponse
C. inconnu ou évident — Agent inconnu, évident ou vague → omis.
Niveau difficile — 12 questions
« They have closed the road » au passif :
- A. The road has been closed.
- B. The road was closed then.
- C. The road is been closed.
- D. The road has closed itself.
Réponse
A. The road has been closed. — Present perfect passif : has been + PP.
« Dogs ___ on a lead in the park. »
- A. must keep
- B. must been kept
- C. must are kept
- D. must be kept
Réponse
D. must be kept — Modal + be + PP.
Quelle phrase est impossible au passif ?
- A. Someone broke the vase yesterday.
- B. The accident happened at noon.
- C. They sell fresh fish here every day.
- D. A big dog bit the postman on Monday.
Réponse
B. The accident happened at noon. — happen n'a pas de COD → pas de passif.
« The winners ___ tomorrow. »
- A. will be announced
- B. will announce
- C. are announce
- D. will been announced
Réponse
A. will be announced — Futur passif : will be + PP.
« Mistakes were made » : pourquoi le passif ?
- A. pour insister sur l'agent responsable
- B. pour ne pas dire qui est responsable
- C. parce que mistakes est un nom pluriel
- D. parce que l'action se situe dans le passé
Réponse
B. pour ne pas dire qui est responsable — Le passif sans agent permet de ne pas accuser.
« The Opera House was opened by Queen Elizabeth II » à l'actif :
- A. Queen Elizabeth II opens the Opera House.
- B. Queen Elizabeth II was opened the Opera House.
- C. Queen Elizabeth II opened the Opera House.
- D. The Opera House opened Queen Elizabeth II.
Réponse
C. Queen Elizabeth II opened the Opera House. — Prétérit actif : opened.
« Rice ___ in flooded fields. »
- A. grows
- B. is grow
- C. was grew
- D. is grown
Réponse
D. is grown — Procédé général → is grown (rice ne se cultive pas lui-même).
« La tour a été construite en 1889 » :
- A. The tower was built in 1889.
- B. The tower has been built in 1889.
- C. The tower was build in 1889.
- D. The tower is built in 1889.
Réponse
A. The tower was built in 1889. — Date passée → prétérit passif.
Quelle phrase contient une erreur ?
- A. The film was directed by a young woman.
- B. The house was painted from my uncle.
- C. The keys were found by a small child.
- D. The letter was written with a blue pen.
Réponse
B. The house was painted from my uncle. — Agent → by, jamais from.
« Has the parcel ___ yet? »
- A. delivered
- B. being delivered
- C. been delivered
- D. be delivered
Réponse
C. been delivered — Has + sujet + been + PP ?
« These trainers ___ in Vietnam and ___ all over the world. »
- A. are made / are sold
- B. are made / sold to
- C. made / are sold to
- D. is made / is sold to
Réponse
A. are made / are sold — Deux passifs au présent, sujet pluriel.
« He was given a medal » signifie…
- A. Il a donné une médaille à quelqu'un.
- B. Il donnait une médaille chaque année.
- C. Il a été transformé en médaille.
- D. On lui a donné une médaille.
Réponse
D. On lui a donné une médaille. — Passif avec le complément de personne en sujet : on lui a donné.
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