PASSIVE VOICE (simple past)

Jill ___________ a bar of chocolate by John on Valentine's Day last year.

• was giving

• was given

• give

• gave

The truth about the accident last month _________ to Julian. It was a big shock to him.

• is telling

• was telling

• was told

• told

A: I couldn't find the office janitor in the pantry this morning.

B: He ___________ by the supervisor.

• to question

• to be questioned

• was questioned

• was to be questioned

Potatoes ___________ to Europe by the Spanish in the 16th century.

• were brought

• brought

• were being brought

• was brought

The service were out yesterday. Neither my bike nor yours ______________.

• are washed

• have washed

• is washed

• was washed

A: How long did he have to undergo the radiation treatments?

B: For a month. They _________ until he was dismissed from the hospital.

• gave daily

• to be given daily

• were given daily

• were giving daily

Jupiter's 4 moons ___________ through a telescope by Galileo.

• first viewed

• were first viewed

• first being viewed

• were first being viewed

When the bus broke down in the middle of the desert, we __________ that we would have to finish the journey to our destination on foot.

• were telling

• were told

• told

• have told

A: I haven't got the report on the seminar held last week.

B: I'm sure it _____________ on your desk yesterday.

• was put

• put

• was putting

• putting

A: What happened to her skirt?

B: Oh, it __________ when she jumped over the fence.

• to be torn

• tore

• be torn

• was torn