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Use the passive voice to report what happened to something

Questions in this subject are always in English
The text is what is being learned, so translating it would change the exercise. Explanations still follow your chosen language.

Follow this one with me, a step at a time. Try to guess each step first.
Worked example 1

Sports centre report The new sports centre ___ (use) by about 500 people every day.

Remember: Does the subject do the action, or is the action done to it? Then check the time.

Common mistakes

  • Used the plain verb after be. The passive needs the past participle.
  • The form of be does not match the subject.
  • Used an active verb. The subject does not do the action here; something is done to it.