Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. use the past simple. a. my car ______________________ (repair) last week. b. this song ________________________ (not write) by john lennon. c. ________________________________ (the phone/answer) by a young girl? d. the film ________________________ (make) ten years ago. e. when ______________________________ (tennis/invent)? f. the car ________________________ (not damaged) in the accident. g. the original building _________________________ (pull) down in 1965. h. where ______________________________ (this pot/make)? i. when _______________________________ (this bridge/build)?

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To form the past simple passive, use the auxiliary verb was (for singular subjects) or were (for plural subjects) followed by the past participle (V3) of the main verb. Here are the completed sentences: a. My car was repaired last week. b. This song was not written (or wasn't written) by John Lennon. c. Was the phone answered by a young girl? d. The film was made ten years ago. e. When was tennis invented? f. The car was not damaged (or wasn't damaged) in the accident. g. The original building was pulled down in 1965. h. Where was this pot made? i. When was this bridge built? Grammar Summary Table:

Sentence Type StructureExample
AffirmativeSubject + was/were + V3The car was repaired.
NegativeSubject + was/were + not + V3The song wasn't written.
Interrogative(Wh-) + was/were + Subject + V3?Was the phone answered?

You can practice more exercises on the British Council LearnEnglish website or check verb conjugations on Oxford Learner's Dictionaries. To continue, you might want to practice converting these sentences back into the active voice or explore the present perfect passive.

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