Grammar Level 4- Lesson Four
In this grammar lesson, you learn about Past Passive in English and how to use it in your English conversation and writing. Just follow examples and write them down a few times to learn them very well. After finishing this lesson, you should work on its quiz.
Grammar Recap
In our previous lesson, we covered the Present Passive If you just landed on this page, we suggest that you complete our previous lesson including its quizzes before continuing on this lesson.
Requirement Lessons
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The Past Passive
Subject + (be = was or were) + past participle
singular
I was + __________
You were + __________
He was + ___________
She was + __________
It was + __________
plural
We were + __________
You were + __________
They were + __________
* Notice that the verb “be” (was or were) indicates that this is in the past tense.
Past Tense, Passive Voice
I was paid last week.
(The past participle for “pay” is “paid”)
pay / paid / paid
You were given a reading assignment in English.
(The past participle for “give” is given)
give / gave / given
He was given a big bowl of rice. The waitress gave it to him.
(Both sentences are in the past tense)
She was told to finish her work. Her boss told her to finish it.
tell / told / told
It was made by Sony.
We were both paid last week.
You were given some money to see a movie.
They were served by the waitress.
Quiz for Past Passive
Now that you learned your new lesson, it is time to go to the Past Passive page and finish your quiz. While working on your quiz, you can always go back to its lesson to refresh your memory.
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Next Grammar Lesson
In our next lesson, we will cover the Future Passive Before moving to the next lesson, we suggest that you complete this lesson including its quizzes.
Related Grammar Lessons
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