Simple Past Passive

Affirmative Form Object + was / were + verb3 (past participle)

Question Form Was / Were + Object + verb3 (past participle) ?

Something was done by someone at sometime in the past.

Active : The teacher corrected the mistakes.
Passive: The mistakes were corrected by the teacher.
Active : Did the little boy sell all the candy bars?
Passive: Were all the candy bars sold by the little boy?
Active : Lauren didn't eat any apples.
Passive: No apples were eaten by Lauran.
Active : He didn't give the wallet.
Passive: The wallet wasn't given by him.
Complete the sentences using the simple past passive form of verbs from the box. Use each verb only
once. There is one extra verb.
break into cause delay rescue call close feel see spill steal

1. The airport ______________ for five hours because of the fog yesterday.
2. Police reported that several homes ______________ over the weekend.
3. Authorities say the recent wildfires ______________ by lightning.
4. Several computers ______________ from the high school.
5. Emergency workers ______________ right away after the accident.
6. A child ______________ from a burning building by firefighters.
7. Traffic ______________ for hours because of the snowstorm.
8. A rare bird ______________ in a local park.
9. A minor earthquake ______________ across the city last night.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb.

Rose _____________________ by the snake. (scare)

Many of our cars _________________________ in Japan. (make)

The cinema______________________________ by the police. (close)

The work _______________________________three times a day. (do)

The pictures ____________________________ by Picasso. (paint)

The cheese_________________________________ by the mice. (eat)

These knives ____________________________ to cut up food. (use)

They ________________________________the question two times. (ask)

Our house_________________________________ in 1902. (build)

An ovation ________________________ to the actors. (give)

A bicycle ______________________________ from her. (steal)

1. Who wrote this book?

_____________________________________________________________________ ?

2. How did they steal her car?

_____________________________________________________________________ ?

5. Did the president make an important speech last night?

_____________________________________________________________________ ?