How do we make the passive in the past simple?

Today, let's review how we make the passive in the past simple.
 

Remember, to make the passive, we:
 

  • move the object to the front,
  • make the tense we need with the verb 'be' (in this case, the past simple),
  • add the past participle of the main verb (for regular verbs, we add 'ed' to make the past participle),
  • add 'by + the original subject', if we want.
     

Here's are some examples with the past simple.
 

  • Active: The children ate the apples.
  • Passive: The apples were eaten (by the children).
     
  • Active: The author wrote the book in 1997.
  • Passive: The book was written (by the author) in 1997.
     
  • Active: We finished the project last week.
  • Passive: The project was finished last week (by us).

 

Let's review!
 

Change the active sentences into passive sentences.

1. He wrote the report.

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2. The boys made the biscuits.

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3. John loved Julie.

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ANSWERS >>>
 
  1.  The report was written (by him).
  2.  The biscuits were made (by the boys).
  3. Julie was loved (by John).