Positive and Negative
| present simple | it they |
is (not) are (not) |
spoken in Italy. |
| past simple | was (not) were (not) |
Questions
| present simple | Where | is (not) are (not) |
the post delivered? |
| past simple | was (not) were (not) |
1) We use the passive form to say what happens to people and things, to say what is done to them.
The past participle of regular verbs is -ed.
- The office is cleaned every day.
- My children aren't helped with their homework.
- The project was completed on time.
- When was the telephone invented?
2) There are many common irregular verbs. For the complete list see Irregular verbs.
- English is spoken all over the world.
- Fiat cars are made in Italy.
- Those houses were built 80 years ago.
- Where is Coca Cola made?