Passive voice


Past Simple Passive Voice

Complete the sentences. Use the Past Simple Passive Voice.
1. The day before yesterday we ____________________ (invite) to the birthday party by our friends.
2. In ancient Greece the Olympic Games ____________________ (hold) once in four years.
3. I ____________________ (bear) in a small Ukrainian town not far from Donetsk.
4. The prize ____________________ (win) by Linda.
5. As I arrived at the hotel a note ____________________ (hand) to me.
6. Their engagement ____________________ (announce) in the local paper.
7. The words ‘To be or not to be’… ____________________ (speak) by Hamlet.
8. The house ____________________ (destroy) by the storm.
9. The railway line ____________________ (bury) under tons of rock and earth.
10. I ____________________ (give) a letter by a postman yesterday.
11. Several problems ____________________ (consider) by the government.
12. After the accident the railway station ____________________ (completely/destroy).
13. Both motorways ____________________ (open) last year.
14. The thunderstorm ____________________ (hear) five miles away.
15. The World Cup at football ____________________ (win) by Italy in 2006.
16. A dangerous criminal ____________________ (arrest) by the police yesterday.
17. It ____________________ (explain) to us how the accident had happened.
18. The Guinness Book of Records ____________________ (first/publish) in the 50’s.
19. The job ____________________ (offer) to Patricia.
20. I couldn’t answer the questions I ____________________ (ask) at the interview last month.
21. My suitcase ____________________ (steal) from the hotel room.
22. We ____________________ (wake) up by the barking dog last night.
23. Last night I ____________________ (stop) by the police as I was driving home.
24. Yesterday it ____________________ (decide) not to have a party after all.
25. This shopping centre ____________________ (build) 10 years ago.
26. These are very old photographs. They ____________________ (take) a long time ago.
27. The roof of the building ____________________ (damage) in a storm a few days ago.
28. You ____________________ (invite) to the wedding. Why didn’t you go?
29. Originally the book ____________________ (write) in Spanish and a few years ago it ____________________ (translate) into English.
30. We were driving along quite fast but we ____________________ (overtake) by lots of other cars.
31. The letter ____________________ (post) a week ago and it arrived yesterday.
32. The boat sank quickly but fortunately everybody ____________________ (rescue).
33. While I was on holiday, my camera ____________________ (steal) from my hotel.
34. All flights ____________________ (cancel) because of fog.
35. The police ____________________ (give) the information.
36. The men ____________________ (pay) £200 to do the work.
37. The windows ____________________ (break) with a baseball bat.
38. I ____________________ (offer) the job but I refused it.
39. The two missing children ____________________ (find) in a local park.