This week, we're looking at simple passives - are they as simple as we would like them to be?
There are three main elements to a simple passive sentence: the 'passive subject', the verb 'to be' and the past participle of the verb.
Present simple
| passive subject | 'to be' | past participle | |
| Paper | is | made | from wood |
| Tigers | are | found | in India |
Past simple
| passive subject | 'to be' | past participle | |
| The bridge | was | opened | in 1977 |
| The pyramids | were | built | by the Egyptians |
Past simple questions
| question word | 'to be' | passive subject | past participle |
| When | was | this house | built? |
| Who | was | the book | written by? |
Passive Voice. Упражнения и таблицы для школьников