Past Simple Passive Skills

Identify the passive voice in the following sentence:

• The cake baked Mary.

• The cake was baked by Mary.

• Mary baked the cake.

• Mary was baking the cake.

Convert the following active voice sentence to passive voice: The teacher explained the lesson to the students.

• The lesson was explained to the students by the teacher.

• The lesson was explained to the students.

• The lesson was explained by the teacher to the students.

• The students were explained the lesson by the teacher.

Formulate a past simple passive sentence using the verb 'write' and the subject 'the letter'.

• The letter was writing.

• The letter wrote.

• The letter has written.

• The letter was written.

Choose the correct verb form for the past simple passive sentence: The book (write) by the author last year.

• were written

• is written

• was written

• write

Change in the passive voice sentence: The dog chased the cat. (Active)

• The cat was chased by the dog.

• The dog chased the cat.

• The cat chased the dog.

• The dog was chased by the cat.

Convert the active voice sentence 'They built a new house last month.' to past simple passive voice.

• They had built a new house last month.

• A new house was built by them last month.

• A new house was building by them last month.

• A new house was being built by them last month.

Identify the passive voice in the sentence: The movie was watched by millions of people.

• watched by millions

• millions watched

• was watched

• viewed by many

Formulate a past simple passive sentence using the verb 'paint' and the subject 'the wall'.

• The wall was painted.

• The wall was paint.

• Painted the wall.

• The wall was painting.

Choose the correct verb form for the past simple passive sentence: The cake (bake) by my mom yesterday.

• is baked

• was baked

• were baked

• baked

Choose the past simple passive in context:

• The owner lost the keys.

• The keys were found by the owner.

• The keys were stolen by the owner.

• The keys were lost by the owner.