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Passive with by (simple past) © The passive changes the focus of a sentence. For the simple past, use the past of be + past participle. Active Passive The president opened the building in 1931 It was opened by the president in 1931 ‘An American architect designed the building. It was designed by on American architect. die 1964, the building's owners added Colored lights were added fo the top by colored lights to the top. the b A Complete the sentences with the simple past passive form of the verbs. Then compare with a partner. 1. The 2010 World Cup final CE... \....... (Win) by Spain. 2. The film Avatar Ls). tested S... (direct) by James Cameron, 3. The novel The, venursof Huclebary tre GMOS. ITO... (write) by Mark Twain, Aa 4, The songs “Revolution” and “Hey Jude" Wet... ¢.cerce?e (record) by the Beatles in 1968, 5. The Starry Night AD... DALLAS. Vincent vanGogh. 6. The Shanghai Grand Theater (3. desi 9. ned (design) by French architect Jean-Marie Charpentier. 7. The opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, (G2... SEEN........ (see) by billions of people. 8. In the 2007 fm fm Not There, the American musician Bob Dylan (120.3 .2!0 Yee (play) by six different people, including Australian actress Cate Blanchett. (paint) by B PAIR WORK Change these sentences into passive sentences with by. Then take turns reading them aloud. 1. Sculptor Frédéi ce iste Bartholdi desi: led the Statue of Liberty in, 1884, eat ct Livery. wos. ctaigee 8. by. Augaskt, Bor tea di..sa 2. Dane aye Aa pacinalai Upcolnin the 2012 Lincoln, : : Intbe.£ ccln..tuas played. Agcatcen. Lincol....y..Ronith..2 Lewis... 0. $e,.20 3 Gabriel Gat ‘Marquez wrote th pook ape Years of Solitudein 1971, 0K... One... onele cia. aul tien. by. Saari, boxes 4. weora roduced the first digital HDTV in 1991, tier igre MeN wos Kecen by.uioe Park. IA, sik Fewng wrot thr ary Pte bs ‘an old manual typewriter. Tre Hush Haccy bork..wos..w0trren. toy. SK. ow ling,

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