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02.02.2019 · was/were + the Past Participle form of the verb Note: We use ‘ was ‘ for singular nouns and pronouns (I, he, she, it) and ‘ were ‘ for plural nouns and pronouns (you, we, they). I was bitten by a dog a few days ago. The mistakes were corrected by the teacher. No apples were eaten by Lauran. When to use Past Simple Passive

Something was done by someone at sometime in the past. Active : The teacher corrected the mistakes. Passive: The mistakes were corrected by the teacher.

Passive Voice: Past · Events in history. George Washington was elected president in 1788. · Crimes / Accidents Two people were killed in a drive-by shooting on ...

Exercise on Passive Voice - Simple Past · She sang a song. - · Somebody hit me. - · We stopped the bus. - · A thief stole my car. - · They didn't let him go. - · She ...

The Agent Is Unknown, Therefore, We Don’T Know Who Or What Is The Agent

Do you need help? · She bought four apples. · We won the match. · The man stole the blue car. · The police arrested the thieves. · Jack swam the 200 metres. · The dog ...

Example of Active - Passive Voice- Transformation. Now we shall see an example of simple past tense passive voice - Active: She drew a picture yesterday. (drew- past form of draw) Above sentence is in the form-Subject + past tense of ‘draw’ + object; Passive: A picture was drawn by her yesterday. (drawn – past participle of draw) Passive voice of this sentence is in the form-

And we use the helping verb of past simple passive voice tense (was, were) and for Past simple active voice tense. Example Helping Verb = Was / Were Finished Action An action started in the past and finished in the past. Sentences: A lecture was …

Examples · I remember being taught to drive. · The children are excited about being taken to the zoo. · The children are excited to be taken to the zoo. · Most film ...

Past Simple Passive is normally used to talk about some completed actions in the past. In the passive voice, emphasis is put on the effect ...

The passive voice is used when: We do not know who did the action. Example: The documents were stolen. (we don’t know who stole the documents) The receiver of the action is more important. Example: The pyramids were built nearly 5,000 years ago by the ancient Egyptians.

Passive: Were all the candy bars sold by the little boy? Active : Lauren didn't eat any apples. Passive: No apples were eaten by Lauran. Active : He didn't give the wallet. Passive: The wallet wasn't given by him. Quick Exercise Put the following sentences into passive voice. (simple past)

A letter was written by him. · A song was sung by her. · Mary wasn't invited to the party. · The match wasn't won ...

Quick Exercise Put the following sentences into passive voice. (simple past) 1. Who wrote this book? ? 2. How did they steal her car? ? 3. The children rang the bell a few minutes ago. . 4. The kids forgot the whole story in a few days. . 5. Did the president make an important speech last night? ? 6. The police didn't question him very closely. .

Passive Voice: Past. In the past, the passive voice uses the verbs was and were + past participle of the main verb. The passive voice past is often used to describe: Events in history George Washington was elected president in 1788. Crimes / Accidents Two people were killed in a drive-by shooting on Friday night.

It talks about those actions which started in the past and also ended in past. The time of action is not specified in terms of a long time ago or short ago. And we use the helping verb of past simple passive voice tense (was, were) and for Past simple active voice tense. Example Helping Verb = Was / Were.