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Past simple passive * 9 Completethe sentences with the verb in brackets

in the past simple active or passive.
Someoldcoins were foundinafield nearhere. ÿ Everyone was ¿úven a present,(give)
Mysister was interviewedon TV. ÿ Charlie jell_ off his bike, (fall)

Inthe past simple passive, be is in the past simple. 1 Linda and Amy _ to leave by the
The painting was stolen. teacher, (ask)
We weren't invited. 2 That tower _ 300 years ago.
'Were thesephotos taken byyour uncle?' (first/build)
'Yes, they were.' 3 We _ by the police,(not/stop)
_
4 I anything about it. (not/tell)
When we use adverbs of time with the passive,we put _ _
5 Ted 20 minutes ago. (arrive)
them between be and the past participle.
6 The bag _ _ behind the tree, (hide)
T-shirts were :rst worn in the 19th century.
7 These tables _ _ here, (not/make)
Thisjob was usually done bya man. __
8 All the letters a week ago.
(definitely/post)
correct answers.Then listenand check. O 10 Computers _ _ 200 years ago.
8 o27.2 Readthe conversation and circle the 9 It _ yesterday, (not/deliver)

(not/exist)
Sam: What's all that stuff?
Ted: I gave / was given this old box that
ÿ
no Usethe prompts to write past simple passive
'belonged / was belonged to my great¬
questions.
grandfather. He 2was / was been a
ÿ When and where/bicycles/first/ride?
photographer.
When and where were bi&ycles -first ridden ?
Sam: Wow.What kind of photos 3did he take /
1 In which decade/DVDs/invent?
was hetaken? _
In which decade ?
Ted: Hewas a journalist, so he "often sent /
2 Where/violins/first/make?
was often sent to different countries and Where _ ?
* - +
he 5took / was taken all kinds of photos.
3 In which century/the first newspaper/print?
A lot of his professional photos _
In which century ?
6sold / were sold by one of my aunts
4 Where/football/first/play?
last year, but this box 7kept / was kept Where _ ?
inthe family because the pictures are 5 In which century/ice-cream/first/eat?
more personal. _
In which century ?
Sam: Oh, right. 6 Where/coffee/first/drink?

Ted: Look at these photos.I'm pretty sure Where _ ?
they 8took / were taken in Japan.
He9loved / was loved Japan, and he Work in groups. How many of the
10offered/ was offered a goodjob there, questions in exercise 10 can you answer?
but he didn't take it.Idon't know why. Check the answers on page 187.

whei-v a*A where were bicyclesfirst ridden?

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century, but I dovÿ't tei/uow where.

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