Past Passive

Grammar Past Passive. Complete the sentence with the right phrase.

These plays _______ by Shakespeare in the seventeenth century. weren't posted. was built. were written. wasn't washed.

This football kit _______ after Saturday's match. weren't posted. was built. were written. wasn't washed.

This model pyramid _______ by Lucy and Tim for last week's History project. weren't posted. was built. were written. wasn't washed.

Grandma's cards _______ this year because we had a party for her. weren't posted. was built. were written. wasn't washed.

Grammar Past Passive. Choose the correct verbs to complete the sentence.

The modern Olympics _____ started by Pierre de Coubertin. were. was.

The pyramids were _____ by aliens. built. build.

The World Wide Web was ______ by an American. created. creates.

It was _______ by an Englishman. invented. invent.

René Magritte ____ born in France. was. were.

The 2014 Australian Open tennis tournament was ___ by Li Na. won. win.

Grammar Past Passive. Complete the sentences with "was" or "were".

The first email ____ sent in 1971.

The first telephone call ____ made in 1876.

My laptop and smartphone ____ made in China.

The rulers of Ancient Egypt ____ called pharaohs.

The Eiffel Tower ____ built in Paris.

The museum in our town ____ visited by 10,000 people last year.

Grammar Past Passive. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.

Paper was first _____ as money in China. (use).

The 2016 Olympic Games were _____ in Brazil. (hold).

The Blue Mosque in Istanbul was _____ in the 16th century. (build).

The Prado Museum in Madrid was _____ to the public in 1819. (open).

The 2014 World Cup was _____ by Germany. (win).

The Statue of Liberty was _____ to the USA by France. (give).

Grammar Past Passive. Complete the sentences with the past passive of the verbs in brackets.

Blocks of hard snow _______ (cut).

The blocks _______ (put) on sledges.

The sledges with the blocks of hard snow _______ (pull) here by dogs.

The blocks of snow _______ (make) into a spiral shape.

The spiral _______ (build) higher and higher.

The last few blocks _______ (move) into the igloo through the entrance.

They _______ (lift) up to form the roof.

Finally, the spaces between the blocks _______ (fill) with snow.

Pyramids _______ by the Mayans in Mexico. (build).

Many years ago, sugar ______ from a big block in the shop. (cut).

Before cars _______, people used boats and carts. (invent).

Your room _______ very well! Go and finish it, please. (not tidy).

These football shorts _______ after the match. Are they yours? (find).

Egyptian sledges _______ by dogs. They used horses and slaves. (not pull).