Past Simple Passive worksheet
was / were + past participle
The rule
Past Passive = was/were + past participle. Use when the action matters more than who did it.
4 exercises · 40 questions · answer key on the last page
What is on the sheet
1
Choose was or were
EasyChoose was or were.
She ___ offered the job last week.
2
Write the passive form
MediumWrite was/were + past participle.
Eiffel Tower ___ (build) in 1889.
3
Active or Past Passive?
HardChoose active or passive.
Scientists ___ a new planet last year.
4
Active to Passive
HarderWrite passive verb phrase only.
Someone stole my wallet. → My wallet ___.
Using this in class
Print as many copies as you need. There is a name and date line at the top, the exercises run over the first pages, and the answer key sits on its own page at the end, so you can keep it or hand it out. No attribution required, no account needed.
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