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Passive with bli in different tenses

Passive with bli in different tenses

Structure:

bli / ble / har blitt + past participle

bli conjugates normally for tense; the participle remains unchanged.

Example:

Huset bygges nå. Huset ble bygget i 1980. Huset har blitt renovert. **Translation:** The house is being built now. The house was built in 1980. The house has been renovated.

Examples

Huset bygges nå.

The house is being built now.

Huset ble bygget i 1980.

The house was built in 1980.

Huset har blitt renovert.

The house has been renovated.

Practice

Question 1 of 30 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Huset bygges nå."

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