U4 Past Simple Passive

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Past Simple Passive

What do you know about the present simple passive?

am/ are/ is

3rd / past participle

were, was

3rd / past participle

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.
Do not forget the period at the end of the sentence!

I threw the litter away.
Do not forget the period at the end of the sentence!

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 + to have
2. to do + 3rd / past particle
3. to be + 3rd / past participle
4. to do + done

The Passive sentence is a sentence ...

1. in which the subject is active.
2. with 2 subjects.
3. that could be passive and / or active.
4. in which the subject is passive.