PPP: Past Passive Practice!
The wheel ________ thousands of years ago. (invent)
was invented
Answer the question: Was your cousin working as a sound engineer on that film? (negative)
No, he wasn't.
The pancakes were burned by the chef.
The chef burned the pancakes.
I kicked the ball.
The ball was kicked by me.
Nobody rang the bell yesterday.
Active
The goals _______ in the first 15 minutes of the match. (score)
were scored
Answer the question: Were the singers interviewed on TV last night? (positive)
Yes, they were.
I was annoyed by my brothers.
My brothers annoyed me.
An American journalist wrote the article on social media.
The article on social media was written by an American journalist.
The mouse was caught by the cat.
Passive
The movie _________ in India. (to film, negative)
wasn't filmed
Make the following into a question using the past passive:
When / the script / write?
When was the script written?
The film's soundtrack was composed by Bad Bunny.
Bad Bunny composed the film's sountrack.
I baked the cake for my best friend's wedding.
The cake for my best friend's wedding was baked by me.
We finished all of the chores.
Active
The dishes _________ on the table. (leave, negative)
weren't left
Make the following into a question using the past passive:
Where / James Bond / film?
Where was James Bond filmed?
The roller skates weren't used by the family often.
The family didn't use the roller skates often.
Last year's winner presented the award for Best Actor.
The award for Best Actor was presented by last year's winner.
All of the questions weren't discussed during the lesson yesterday.
Passive
The Oscar _________ by Pedro Almodovar. It ________ by Penelope Cruz! (present, negative / present,)
wasn't presented, presented
Re-order the sentence correctly to form a question using the past passive.
and your friends / you / Were / Instagram? / tagged on
Were you and your friends tagged on Instagram?
The short film was animated by the studio that created Wallace and Gromit.
The studio that created Wallace and Gromit animated the short film.
A famous costume designer designed the 18th century outfits in the film.
The 18th century outfits in the film were designed by a famous costume designer.
True or False: one of these sentences is active, and the other is passive.
The windows were cleaned. Lunch was served.
False.