“The house was build in 1990.”
What's wrong? Choose the right one.
The passive needs the third form: built, done, fixed, allowed.
Not: The house was build in 1990.
Say: The house was built in 1990.
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Questions where people make this mistake.
THE QUESTIONS
- I can't pay by card because the machine is being ______ at the moment.fixed · fixing · fix
- Smoking ______ anywhere inside the hotel, including the balconies.isn't allowed · doesn't allow · isn't allow
- Our electricity bill ______ automatically from the bank account each month.is paid · has paid · is pay
- Our monthly book club ______ by Hannah, who books the café every time.is organise · is organised · organises
- After the shop closed down, the staff ______ their last month's wages.were never pay · were never paid · are never paid
Show the answers
- fixednot fix: is or was + the plain verb
- isn't allowednot isn't allow: is or was + the plain verbnot doesn't allow: missing is, was or were
- is paidnot is pay: is or was + the plain verbnot has paid: missing is, was or were
- is organisednot organises: missing is, was or werenot is organise: is or was + the plain verb
- were never paidnot are never paid: is for the past, or was for nownot were never pay: is or was + the plain verb