Passive Voice — All Tenses — The Art of the Agreement
Grammar: Passive Voice
Free ESL grammar exercise on passive voice — all tenses themed around the art of the agreement. Printable worksheet from EnglishPlans.com.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 4 (upper intermediate) ESL grammar exercise on environment, practising passive voice. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
In 1997, 192 countries signed the Kyoto Protocol — the first agreement in which specific emissions targets were set for industrialised nations. By 2012, those targets had been exceeded by several signatories. Almost every promise in Paris is written without an agent.
Grammar: Passive Voice
- Present perfect
- The targets have been exceeded by several countries. — action before now, result matters
- Modal passive
- Funds must be provided by all signatories. — obligation without naming the agent
Sample items
- New biodiversity targets ______ at the Kunming summit in 2022.
- Carbon-intensive industries ______ by 2040 under the new proposal.
- The agreement ______ by fewer than 30 countries so far.
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