Passive Voice Simple Past

Subject Verb Object Agent

The boy broke the dishes.

The dishes were broken by the boy.

Simple Past Passive:

was / were + past participle

Study the examples below:

Active: Helen sent the invitations.

Passive: The invitations were sent by Helen.

Q: Were the invitations sent by Helen?

N: The invitations weren’t sent by Helen.

Active: Who invented the phone?

Passive: Who was the phone invented by?

Active: When did the man steal your bike?

Passive: When was your bike stolen by the man?

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Practice

1. She found a jacket.

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2. Did Greece win the championship?

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3. Nick didn’t write the exercise.

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4. Mum threw the rubbish in the bin.

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5. Did your brother send the email yesterday?

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6. The police didn’t arrest the thief.

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7. Dad didn’t wash the dishes.

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8. Did Joe make the bed?

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9. Who painted the Mona Lisa?

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10. Did Shakespeare write Othello?

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11. He painted the walls last week.

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12. Someone brought the book back to the library.

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13. Who discovered America?

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14. Did a bee sting her?

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15. Fred didn’t buy a new pair of trainers today.

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16. When did you sell your car?

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17. Mr Williams taught Maths a long time ago.

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18. Where did you see the film?

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