Past Simple Passive

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Past Simple
Passive

Who is doing the action in this sentence?

"McDonald's launched a global ad campaign."

1. McDonald's
2. A global ad campaign

Past Active sentences

"McDonalds launched a global ad campaign."

This sentence is active, because the subject is doing the action.
(McDonalds is launching the campaign)

Who is doing the action in this sentence?

"Nicole Kidman was paid $5 million."

1. Nicole Kidman
2. Not mentioned

Past Passive sentences

"Nicole Kidman was paid $5 million."

This sentence is passive, because the subject is having the action done to it.

Look at the sentences. How do you make a passive sentence.

"Nicole Kidman was paid $5 million dollars."

Subject

+

+

Is / are / am

Verb 3

was / were

Past Passive sentences

"Nicole Kidman was paid $5 million."

To create a past passive sentence we use: 

past verb to be (was / were) + V3.

Look at the sentences. Are they active or passive?

1. This movie was made in Australia.

2. They made this movie in Australia.

Active

Passive

Look at the sentences. Are they active or passive?

They banned TV adverts for cigarettes in 1971.

2. The world's most expensive TV advert was made in 2004.

3. TV adverts for cigarettes were banned in 1971.

Active

Passive

Active

Passive

Active

Passive

Now let's practice. 

Write the full sentences. Some are active, some are passive.

The paintings ____ (steal) during the night.

This car ____ (design) by a Korean company.

The three men ______ (arrest) at about 6 am this morning.

When _____ ( this photograph / take) ?

I ______ (bite) by a dog when I was a child.

Well done. Now go back to Google Classroom and click 'Hand in'