THE SIMPLE PAST

PASSIVE

EMANUEL ARIAS SANDOVAL

FOUND

ACTIVE FORM

Three classmates FOUND my

teacher dead.

PASSIVE FORM

A teacher WAS FOUND dead.

SAW

ACTIVE FORM

My mom SAW a rat in the

closet.

PASSIVE FORM

A rat WAS SEEN in the closet.

CLOSED

ACTIVE FORM

The police CLOSED the

supermarket.

PASSIVE FORM

The supermarket WAS

CLOSED.

DIDN’T INJURE

ACTIVE FORM

The fight DIDN’T INJURE my

brother.

PASSIVE FORM

My brother WASN’T

INJURED.

FIX

ACTIVE FORM

The mechanic DIDN’T FIX the

car.

PASSIVE FORM

The car WASN’T FIXED.

THE SIMPLE PAST

PASSIVE WITH BY +

AGENT

BY +AGENT

60 kids were killed BY a serial killer.

The kids were HORRIBLY killed.

BY + AGENT

The twin towers were destroyed BY Osama Bin

Laden.

The twin towers were TOTTALY destroyed..

BY + AGENT

Apple was created BY Steve Jobs.

Apple was GREATFULLY created.

The car accident was caused BY a drunk driver

The driver was badly injured.