Voz passiva no passado: It was built long ago (A2)

Para a voz passiva no passado, use was ou were + particípio.

was / were + particípio

• The school was opened in 1995.
• The letters were written in 1990.
• Experimente: Man: Did you get my letter? Woman: No. Maybe it ___ to the wrong house. Escolha o que a mulher diz. (was found / delivered / was delivered / found) Resposta: was delivered — Ela não recebeu a carta, então talvez it was delivered to the wrong house; como a carta vem primeiro, o verbo fica na voz passiva.

was stolen, was built: foi roubado, foi construído

Comece pela coisa: My phone was stolen. It was built in 1920.

• My phone was stolen.
• It was built in 1920.
• Not "My phone was robbed." — say "My phone was stolen.". Uma coisa é stolen (roubada), e não robbed.
• Experimente: Man: You have a new TV! Woman: Yes. The old one ___ last week, when we were on vacation. Escolha o que a mulher diz. (was washed / stole / was stolen / washed) Resposta: was stolen — Eles estavam viajando e a TV velha sumiu, então it was stolen; como a TV vem primeiro, o verbo fica na voz passiva.

made in + um lugar

Use made in + um lugar para dizer onde uma coisa foi feita.

• It was made in Mexico.
• Experimente: Man: Is this clock from here? Woman: No, it ___ Spain. Escolha o que a mulher diz. (was made of / was made in / was made by) Resposta: was made in — Espanha é um lugar, então o relógio foi feito lá: the clock was made in Spain.

Perguntas: When was it built?

Numa pergunta, was ou were vem antes da coisa.

• When was it built?
• Where were these shoes made?
• Experimente: Man: This sofa is so nice. ___ made? Woman: In a small town near here. Escolha o que o homem diz. (When was it / Where was it / Why did it) Resposta: Where was it — A resposta é um lugar, então ele perguntou Where was it made?