Lesson

Green Level

Lesson Four

The Past Passive

 

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.
computer
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.

 

Singular
Plural
I was given
We were given
You were given
You were given
He was given
She was given
They were given
It was given

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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