PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE

The dynamit

e

was invente

dby Alfred

Novel

ACTIVE VOICE

PASSIVE VOICE

Alfred Novel

invented

the dynamite

SINGULAR OBJECT

SUBJECT VERB IN PAST OBJECT

SUBJECTOBJECT WAS + PAST

PARTICIPLE

Airplanes were invented

by The Wright

brothers

ACTIVE VOICE

PASSIVE VOICE

The Wright

brothers invente

d airplanes

PLURALOBJECTS

SUBJECT VERB IN PAST OBJECT

SUBJECTOBJECT WERE + PAST

PARTICIPLE

Past Participle

Past Participle

Past Participle

EXAMPLES

The box was carried by the woman.

The house was built by the builder.

The tree was cut by the woman.

Students were taught by the teacher.

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