Choose the correct active voice of: 'The car had been washed by the time guests arrived.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Choose the correct active voice of: 'The car had been washed by the time guests arrived.'

A. They had washed the car by the time guests arrived.

B. They have washed the car by the time guests arrived.

C. They were washing the car by the time guests arrived.

D. They washed the car by the time guests arrived.

Answer: Option A

Past perfect passive 'had been washed' → active 'They had washed the car'.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

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Question #1 Report Error

Select the correct passive voice of: 'He had written three books before he turned thirty.'

A. Three books had written by him before he turned thirty.

B. Three books have been written by him before he turned thirty.

C. Three books were written by him before he turned thirty.

D. Three books had been written by him before he turned thirty.

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past perfect: Object + had + been + past participle + by + subject + rest.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

Question #2 Report Error

Select the correct passive voice of: 'They say that he was a great scholar.'

A. It is said that he was a great scholar.

B. It was said that he was a great scholar.

C. He is said to have been a great scholar.

D. Both A and B.

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Both impersonal passives are correct.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice

Question #3 Report Error

The children are flying kites.

A. Kites have been flown by the children.

B. Kites are being flown by the children.

C. Kites are flown by the children.

D. Kites were being flown by the children.

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present continuous → is/am/are + being + V3. ‘Fly’ becomes ‘flown’.

This question belongs to: English Active and Passive Voice