was / were + 3я форма глагола (завершенное действие в прошлом)

Past Simple Passive

was / were + 3я форма глагола (завершенное действие в прошлом)

Примеры:

The house was built. – Дом был построен.

Space was explored. – Космос был исследован.

The parents were met at the station. – Родителей встретили на станции.

We were asked to come as early as possible. – Нас попросили прийти как можно раньше.

I was invited to the party. – Я был приглашён на вечеринку.

I was deceived! – Я был обманут!

Present Perfect Passive

Have/has been + 3я форма глагола (действие уже завершилось, акцент на результат, имеет отношение к настоящему времени)

Примеры:

Space has been explored. – Космос исследовали (уже).

The flowers have already been watered. — Цветы уже полили.

The package has already been brought. - Посылку уже принесли.

 

Exercises

Past Simple Passive

Упражнение 1. Fill in the verb in the Past Active or Passive Voice.

1. The Cape of Good Hope ... (discovered / was discovered) by Bartolomeo Dias.

2. The clown ... (entertained / was entertained) the public.

3. We ... (arrived/ were arrived) at the camp in time.

4. Many experiments ... (did/ were done) under water.

5. Many people ... (invited / were invited) to the festival.

6. They ... (discussed / were discussed) many exciting things.

7. I ... (learnt / was learnt) many interesting things in this unit.

8. What artist ... (painted / was painted) this picture?

Упражнение 2. Read the text. Put the verbs in brackets in Past Simple Passive. Guess the famous object.

This old building is in one of the countries of Europe. It’s not a natural object. It 1_______ (to make) by man a long time ago. Now it 2____________ (to see) as a tourist attraction. It’s a famous old building. It 3__________ (not to build) by the Romans. Galileo, the famous scientist, dropped heavy objects from this building to make his experiments. The upper floor 4 ___________ (to complete) in 1319. It 5_________ (to build) by Tommaso Pisano. The largest bell of the building 6 ____________ (to install) in 1655. The bell-chamber 7___________ (to add) in 1372.