Gebruik de past simple passive voor een afgesloten gebeurtenis in het verleden.
Kies 'was' bij enkelvoud en 'were' bij meervoud.
Vorm
was / were + voltooid deelwoord
Enkelvoud → was
- The bridge was built in 1932.
- The novel was written in 1850.
Meervoud → were
- The thieves were caught.
- The houses were built long ago.
Van actief naar passief
- Active: Columbus discovered America.
- Passive: America was discovered by Columbus.
Let op was/were + deelwoord: 'was built' (niet 'was build').