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Past Simple Passive Voice

This document provides examples of sentences completed in the past simple passive voice. 35 sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with the past participle form of the verb. The sentences cover a range of topics and verbs like being invited to parties, Olympic Games being held, destruction by storms, and others. The purpose is to practice forming the past simple passive voice.

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Past Simple Passive Voice

This document provides examples of sentences completed in the past simple passive voice. 35 sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with the past participle form of the verb. The sentences cover a range of topics and verbs like being invited to parties, Olympic Games being held, destruction by storms, and others. The purpose is to practice forming the past simple passive voice.

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Past Simple Passive Voice

Complete the sentences. Use the Past Simple Passive Voice.


1. The day before yesterday we ____________________ (invite) to the birthday party by our friends.
2. In ancient Greece the Olympic Games ____________________ (hold) once in four years.
3. I ____________________ (bear) in a small Ukrainian town not far from Donetsk.
4. The prize ____________________ (win) by Linda.
5. As I arrived at the hotel a note ____________________ (hand) to me.
6. Their engagement ____________________ (announce) in the local paper.
7. The words ‘To be or not to be’… ____________________ (speak) by Hamlet.
8. The house ____________________ (destroy) by the storm.
9. The railway line ____________________ (bury) under tons of rock and earth.
10. I ____________________ (give) a letter by a postman yesterday.
11. Several problems ____________________ (consider) by the government.
12. After the accident the railway station ____________________ (completely/destroy).
13. Both motorways ____________________ (open) last year.
14. The thunderstorm ____________________ (hear) five miles away.
15. The World Cup at football ____________________ (win) by Italy in 2006.
16. A dangerous criminal ____________________ (arrest) by the police yesterday.
17. It ____________________ (explain) to us how the accident had happened.
18. The Guinness Book of Records ____________________ (first/publish) in the 50’s.
19. The job ____________________ (offer) to Patricia.
20. I couldn’t answer the questions I ____________________ (ask) at the interview last month.
21. My suitcase ____________________ (steal) from the hotel room.
22. We ____________________ (wake) up by the barking dog last night.
23. Last night I ____________________ (stop) by the police as I was driving home.
24. Yesterday it ____________________ (decide) not to have a party after all.
25. This shopping centre ____________________ (build) 10 years ago.
26. These are very old photographs. They ____________________ (take) a long time ago.
27. The roof of the building ____________________ (damage) in a storm a few days ago.
28. You ____________________ (invite) to the wedding. Why didn’t you go?
29. Originally the book ____________________ (write) in Spanish and a few years ago it
____________________ (translate) into English.
30. We were driving along quite fast but we ____________________ (overtake) by lots of other cars.
31. The letter ____________________ (post) a week ago and it arrived yesterday.
32. The boat sank quickly but fortunately everybody ____________________ (rescue).
33. While I was on holiday, my camera ____________________ (steal) from my hotel.
34. All flights ____________________ (cancel) because of fog.
35. The police ____________________ (give) the information.
36. The men ____________________ (pay) £200 to do the work.
37. The windows ____________________ (break) with a baseball bat.
38. I ____________________ (offer) the job but I refused it.
39. The two missing children ____________________ (find) in a local park.

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