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Past Passive
|
Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
I was + pp |
we were + pp |
2nd person |
you were + pp |
you were + pp |
3rd person |
he, she, it was + pp |
they were + pp |
Past Passive is used to express that something was made or had
something done to it in the past. To create this tense, put the past form of the To Be verb
with the Past Participle of the verb.
* The word by is usually in a past passive sentence to identify what is doing the action to the subject.
Examples: This car was made in Germany. My car was made by Germans.
1) This computer ____________ (make) in Taiwan.
2) Paola _______________ (hire) by that company, but Kyle wasn't.
3) Kyle ______________ (bear) in Austin, Texas.
4) Paola's hair __________________ (shampoo) five times last night.
5) Kyle's kayak _______________ (fix) last year.
6) Paola's violin _____________ (steal) this morning.
7) Jesus Christ ______________ (crucify).
8) Germany ________________ (defeat) by Brazil in the world cup finals.
9) Kyle ___________________ (tell) of the news over the phone.
10) James ________________ (award) a thousand dollars because he saved the little boys' life.
11) America _____________________ (colonize) by Europeans.
12) The children ____________________ (amuse) by the clown.
13) The dog __________________ (kill) by the bus.
14) The world _________________ (frighten) by World War II.
