The Passive Past Simple - Perfect English Grammar

1 2008 May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. The Passive : past Simple Make the sentences Passive ( past Simple ): 1. Somebody lost the letter. __The letter was lost _____ 2. Somebody found the key. _____ 3. Somebody made mistakes. _____ 4. Somebody loved that woman. _____ 5. Somebody cleaned the rooms. _____ 6. Somebody fixed the computer. _____ 7. Somebody built that house. _____ 8. Somebody wrote War and Peace . _____ 9. Somebody painted The Mona Lisa. _____ 10. Somebody stole my wallet. _____ 2008 May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. 11. Somebody prepared lunch. _____ 12. Somebody drank a lot of coffee. _____ 13. Somebody forgot the papers. _____ 14. Somebody closed the windows. _____ 15. Somebody invited Julie and Luke to a party. _____ 16. Somebody built a website.

2 _____ 17. Somebody ate all the cakes. _____ 18. Somebody told me to wait. _____ 19. Somebody employed a lot of new waiters. _____ 20. Somebody opened a shop. _____ 2008 May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. 1. The letter was lost. 2. The key was found. 3. Mistakes were made. 4. That woman was loved. 5. The rooms were cleaned. 6. The computer was fixed. 7. That house was built. 8. War and Peace was written. 9. The Mona Lisa was painted. 10. My wallet was stolen. 11. Lunch was prepared. 12. A lot of coffee was drunk. 13. The papers were forgotten. 14. The windows were closed. 15. Julie and Luke were invited to a party. 16. A website was built. 17. All the cakes were eaten. 18. I was told to wait. 19. A lot of new waiters were employed. 20. A shop was opened.