True / False
Passive voice simple past: True or false
The cake was bake by my mom yesterday.
The cake was bake by my mom yesterday.
❌ False → Correct: The cake was baked by my mom yesterday.
Spanish ___________ in Colombia (speak)
Spanish is spoken in Colombia
Active: The chef cooked the meal.
Passive: The meal ______ by the chef.
A) is cooked
B) was cooked
C) were cooked
A difficult question was asked by a girl
A girl asked a difficult question
He helped us
We were helped by him
The books was carried to the library.
❌ False → Correct: The books were carried to the library.
Lots of houses _____________ because of the hurricane (destroy)
Lots of houses were destroyed because of the hurricane
Active: The staff cleaned all the hotel rooms this morning.
Passive: The hotel rooms _________ by the staff this morning.
A) are clean
B) were cleaned
C) is cleaned
B) were cleaned
The keys were lost by him yesterday
He lost his keys yesterday
The mechanic repaired the car yesterday.
The car was repaired by the mechanic yesterday.
"The bus driver was hurt" is a sentence in active voice
False
Simple past passive voice
Taipei 101 ___________ in England
Taipei 101 was built in Taipei.
Active: The manager gave the employees clear instructions.
Passive: The employees __________ clear instructions by the manager.
A. were given
B. are given
C. was given
D. were giving
A. were given
An award-winning novel was written by her.
She wrote an award-winning novel.
The teacher corrected the test papers last night.
The test papers were corrected by the teacher last night.
"Alex wrote the essay on Alzheimer's." is a sentence in past passive voice.
False
The essay on Alzheimer´s was written by Alex.
____________ bananas _____________ in your country? (grow)
Were bananas grown in your country?
Active: The storm destroyed several houses near the coast.
Passive: Several houses near the coast __________ by the storm.
A. were destroyed
B. are destroyed
C. have been destroyed
D. was destroyed
A. were destroyed
A story was written by her
She wrote a story
The teacher taught students last week.
Students were taught by the teacher last week.
"Was the letter written by her?" is a sentence in the ________________ voice.
past simple passive
______________ "One Hundred Years of Solitude" _______________ by Gabriel García Márquez?
Was "One Hundred Years of Solitude" written by Gabriel García Márquez?
Active: Somebody shipped the products via express mail.
Passive: The products ___________ via express mail.
A) are shipped
B) is shipped
C) were shipped
C) were shipped
The thief was caught by the police
The police caught the thief
A carpenter made this furniture
This furniture was made by a carpenter