Passive Voice in Past Simple Tense

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION TO COMPLETE THE RULE:

The active voice focuses on the _______.

• subject

• object

Answer explanation

The subject is the person, animal, or thing that does the action of the verb.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION TO COMPLETE THE RULE:

The passive voice focuses on the ______.

• subject

• object

Answer explanation

The object is the person, animal, or thing that receives the action of the verb.

CHOOSE THE PAST ACTIVE SENTENCE:

• In the past, people wrote on fabrics or animal skins.

• In the past, texts were written on fabrics or animal skins.

CHOOSE THE PAST PASSIVE SENTENCE:

• In the past, people wrote on fabrics or animal skins.

• In the past, texts were written on fabrics or animal skins.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION TO COMPLETE THE RULE:

To make a past passive voice sentence we use the ______ ____ form of BE.

• simple past

• simple present

Answer explanation

The simple past forms of BE are:

was (for singular)

were (for plural)

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF BE:

The telephone ___ invented by Alexander Graham Bell.

• were

• was

• is

• are

Answer explanation

was is the simple past form of BE for singular nouns.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF BE:

Before cars ____ invented, people got around on foot, by train, or by boat.

• were

• was

• is

• are

Answer explanation

were is the simple past form of BE for plural nouns.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION TO COMPLETE THE RULE:

To make a past passive voice sentence we use the ____ __________ form of the verb.

• simple present

• simple past

• past participle

Answer explanation

The past participle form of irregular verbs is in the 3rd column of the verbs list.

For example:

write - wrote - written

In the case of regular verbs, we just need to add -ed at the end of the verb.

For example:

play - played - played

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB:

Basketball was ______ by Michael Jordan.

• play

• played

Answer explanation

Played is the past participle form of play. It is a regular verb.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB:

The first aircraft was _____ by the Wright brothers.

• build

• built

Answer explanation

Built is the past participle form of build. It is an irregular verb.