Past Simple Passive Voice

1. Past Simple Passive Voice

2. Past Simple Passive Voice

• Ми використовуємо Past Simple
Passive, коли говоримо про факти, які
відбулися в минулому. При цьому
акцент ми робимо на те, що сталося
(сама дія), а не на те, хто це зробив.
• This house was built by Tom.

3. Past Simple Passive Voice

+
Past Simple Passive Voice
___ was/were + V3(ed)
• This book was written in the 19th century.
• - ____ was/were+ not + V3(ed)
This book wasn’t written in the 19th
century.
•?
Was/were ____ + V3(ed)?
Was this book written in the 19th
century? - Yes, it was. No, it wasn’t.

4. Past Simple Passive Voice

• Active:
• The children cleaned the classroom
very fast.
• Passive:
• The classroom was cleaned by children
very fast.

5. Past Simple Passive Voice

• My mum made a delicious cherry pie for
dinner.
+ A delicious cherry pie was made by my
mum.
- George didn’t repair my clock.
- My clock wasn’t repaired by George.
? Did my granny water flowers yesterday?
Were flowers watered by my granny?Yes, they were. No, they were not.

6. Let’s practice

• Many houses (destroy) by the flood
last week.
• The letter (receive) last month.
• I (ask) at the lesson yesterday.
• This text (translate) at the last lesson.
• These trees (plant) last autumn.
• We (invite) to a concert last Saturday.
• Rome (not to build) in a day.

7. Put the following sentences into passive voice

• She bought four apples.
• He didn't win the prize.
• Did they send the letter?
• My neighbor told an interesting story.
• The postman left my letter by the door.
• People grew this coffee in Brazil.
• People translated this book into many
languages.