Question : Fill in the blanks with an appropriate passive verb form.
She solved the mathematical equation.
The mathematical equation …………………………. by her.
Option 1: has solved
Option 2: was solved
Option 3: has been solved
Option 4: were solved
Correct Answer: was solved
Solution : The correct answer is option 2.
She solved the mathematical equation.
The mathematical equation was solved by her.
Explanation:
The passive verb form is created in the simple past tense by adding was or were before the verb's past participle form.
We need to follow the following rules in order to create a passive voice of simple past tense.
Active Voice |
Passive Voice ( Auxiliary Verb- was/were) |
Subject + V2+ object |
Object+ was/were V3+ by + subject |