Passive voice: present and past

Present simple and past simple passive: am/is/are and was/were + past participle

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   English in many countries.

   speaksis spokenis speakingspokenThe present passive is am/is/are + past participle.
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   The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci.

   paintedis paintingwas paintwas paintedThe past passive is was/were + past participle.
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   My bike last night, so I walked to work.

   was stolenstoleis stolenwas stealingWe use the passive when the action matters more than who did it.
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   Which sentence is correct?

   These cars is made in Germany.These cars are made in Germany.These cars are make in Germany.These cars made in Germany.A plural subject takes 'are', followed by the past participle.
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   Nowadays, most tickets sold online.

   iswasarebe'Nowadays' talks about the present, and 'tickets' is plural, so we use 'are'.
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   This bridge (build) in 1890.

   Ответ: was builtFor a finished past time we use was/were + past participle.
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   Rice (grow) in many parts of Asia.

   Ответ: is grownGeneral facts in the passive use the present simple: is/are + past participle.
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   The windows cleaned yesterday.

   wasareweredidA plural subject in the past passive takes 'were'.
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   The thief was caught the police.

   Ответ: byWe use 'by' to say who did the action in a passive sentence.
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    This sentence is correct: 'The cake was eaten by the children.'

    Ответ: ВерноIt uses 'was' + past participle, with 'by' to show who did it.
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    What is your country famous for? What is made or grown there?

    Пример ответа: My country is famous for its lakes and forests. Potatoes are grown everywhere, and tractors are made in the capital.
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    Describe a famous building in your city. When was it built and what is it used for?

    Пример ответа: The old town hall was built in the eighteenth century. Today it is used as a museum and concerts are held there.