Past Passive Voice

Subject + (be = was or were) + past participle

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 and I = We
You were given some money to see a movie.
They were served by the waitress.

Do you notice the way the verb "be" changes? Look again in the chart below.

The main verb is "give"

give / gave / given

I ~~was gave~~ something to eat. (incorrect!)

They ~~were gave~~ some work to do. ( incorrect!)

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