Past Simple Passive

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Past Simple Passive

What do you know about the present simple passive?

am/ are/ is

voltooid deelwoord

were, was

voltooid deelwoord

present simple passive

past simple passive

Past simple passive.

We use the past simple passive to talk about what happened to something or someone.

We use >    was / were + past participle.

The photo was taken by my friend last year.

The photos were taken by my friend last year.

Active sentence = past simple
'To be' in passive sentence =

1. was / were
2. am / is / are
3. be

Use past simple passive:
The school ......................in 1991.( build)

1. was being built
2. was built

Active - Passive

A thief stole my bike.

My bike was stolen (by a thief).

I read this book a long time ago.

1. Passive
2. Active

Shane was asked to play the main character

1. Passive
2. Active

My parents expected problems.

1. Passive
2. Active

Next exercise

Fill in the correct Passive form: 

Present Simple Passive

or
Past Simple Passive

This picture ___ (take) at John's birthday party last week.

English ___ (speak) by millions of people all over the world.

Rita writes a letter.
Vergeet de punt niet!

I threw the litter away.
Vergeet de punt niet!

Choose the correct Passive:

Active: I learnt the passive!

1. The passive was learnt by me.
2. The passive was being learnt by me.
3. The passive learned me
4. The passive had been learnt by me.

Een passive maak je met

1. to be + een vervoeging van het werkwoord have
2. to do + voltooid deelwoord
3. to be + voltooid deelwoord
4. to do+ done

Een Passive

1. is een zin waarin het onderwerp actief is
2. is een zin met 2 onderwerpen
3. is een zin die zowel passief als actief kan zijn
4. is een zin waarin het onderwerp passief is