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Passive voice: past simple

Passive voice: past simple

Structure:

was/were + past participle

Example:

The bridge was built in 1889.

Examples

The bridge was built in 1889.

Used in Articles

FDA Still Does Not Know the Cause of Baby Botulism

Key phrase: “blamed each other”

Founders shared VC horror stories on X

Key phrase: “Founders shared horror stories about venture capitalists on X last week.”

A Man Says IBM Hid Hacker Problems

Key phrase: “hackers got into IBM”

Whistleblower Says IBM Hid Data Breaches

Key phrase: “hid three major data breaches”

Whistleblower Alleges IBM Orchestrated a Systematic Cover-Up of State-Sponsored Cyber Intrusions

Key phrase: “further forensic analysis was precluded because IBM had failed to retain logs”

Practice

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "The bridge was built in 1889."

Related B1 Lessons

Although / though / even though + clause

Articles: the + nationality groups and unique nouns

Articles: zero article with abstract concepts

As long as / provided that / on condition that

Be allowed to: passive permission

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