Passive in the Past Tense

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Use: LEAVE

Eric: Is this package for us?
Anne: No, it here by mistake.


Use: USE

Sue: These books aren't new, are they?
Joe: No! They last year.


Use: SERVE

I was late for the dinner party.
The food as I walked in the door.


Use: FIND

David: I heard your dog was lost for a couple of weeks.
Brian: Yes. He until three days ago.


Use: GIVE

Teresa: Wasn't there a dance contest here last night?
Jackie: Yes. Prizes to the best dancers.


Use: REPAIR

We had to walk all the way up to the sixth floor of the building
because the elevators .


Use: ADD

Matt: I don't remember this paragraph in the original agreement.
Alan: It later.


Use: CONSIDER

Jason: Did the student council decide to plan a ski trip?
Kevin: I'm not sure. When I left the meeting, it .


Use: ASK

Mary had an oral examination yesterday. She
several questions by two professors.


Use: BRING

Bob: How did the little boy get to school before the bus came?
Liz: He here by his parents.


Use: PAY

Lisa: Why did the boys do all that work?
Mary: They fifty dollars each to do it.


Use: NEED

Jim: Why didn't you come to work last weekend?
Tim: Well, my boss called and said that I .


Use: KEEP

Roger: Why didn't you and Bruce come to football practice?
Chris: We by the teacher after class.


Use: BEGIN

The building won't be finished until late next year. Work
until last week.


Use: BUILD

Our new house still isn't ready. It
when we arrived in town.


Use: TELL

I asked when I should arrive at the university. I
that classes would begin on October 3rd.