Simple Past Indefinite Tense-Passive Voice

The Passive Voice of Simple Past Tense or Past Indefinite Tense can be made by applying the following rules depending on the specific type of Sentence.

Helping Verbs of Passive Voice of Past Indefinite Tense

Passive Voice of Simple Present Tense or Past Indefinite Tense use the following 2 Helping Verbs with respective number nouns and pronouns:

• Was
• Were

“Was” As A Helping Verb in Past Indefinite Tense

“Was” is used as a helping verb in Passive Voice of Past Indefinite Tense with singular number nouns and the following singular pronouns:

• I
• He
• She
• It

“Were” As a Helping Verb in Past Indefinite Tense

“Were” is used as a helping verb in the Passive Voice of Simple Past Tense or Past Indefinite Tense with plural number nouns and with the following pronouns:

• You
• We
• They

Passive Voice of Assertive Sentences of Simple Past Indefinite Tense

The Passive Voice of an Assertive Sentence of Simple Past Tense or Past Indefinite Tense can be made by applying the following procedure.

1. Convert the object of the Active Voice Sentence into the subject of the Passive Voice Sentence.
2. Use the helping verb was/were according to the subject of the Passive Voice sentence.
3. Use 3rd form of the verb.
4. Then use the word “by”, to show the doer.
5. Then convert the subject of the Active Voice Sentence into the object of the Passive Voice sentence.
6. In the end, add the remaining words if there are any in the Active Voice Sentence.

Examples of Passive Voice of Assertive Sentences of Past Indefinite Tense

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Following are some examples of Assertive Sentences of Passive Voice of Past Indefinite Tense.

1. I bought two watches.
   • Two watches were bought by me.
2. He met me yesterday.
   • I was met by him yesterday.
3. Municipal Court appointed him as invigilator of that project.
   • He was appointed as invigilator of that project by the Municipal Court.
4. He pulled the chain at once.
   • The chain was pulled by him at once.
5. They visited us yesterday.
   • We were visited by them yesterday.
6. She offered me a chair.
   • I was offered a chair by her.
   • A chair was offered to me by her.
7. She gave me this pen yesterday.
   • I was given this pen by her yesterday.
   • This pen was given to me by her yesterday.
8. They flew kites.
   • Kites were flown by them.
9. They laughed at me.
   • I was laughed at by them.
10. She received a telegram from her father.
    • A telegram was received by her from her father.
11. You sent a telegram to your friend.
    • A telegram was sent by you to your friend.
12. We sold six hundred eggs.
    • Six hundred eggs were sold by us.
13. He cooked some meat.
    • Some meat was cooked by him.
14. She brought two cups.
    • Two cups were brought by her.
15. We laughed at them.
    • They were laughed at by us.
16. I lost my purse in the garden somewhere.
    • My purse was lost by me in the garden somewhere.
17. He polished my shoes.
    • My shoes were polished by him.
18. He solved these sums.
    • These sums were solved by him.
19. He received us at the gate.
    • We were received by him at the gate.
20. He broke the lock.
    • The lock was broken by him.
21. The headmaster fined him.
    • He was fined by the headmaster.
22. He broke two plates.
    • Two plates were broken by him.
23. We wore ready-made shirts.
    • Ready-made shirts were worn by us.
24. She pushed the door.
    • The door was pushed by her.
25. He opened the doors.
    • The doors were opened by him.
26. I cooked fish.
    • A fish was cooked by me.
27. I wrote a letter to him.
    • A letter was written by me to him.

Passive Voice of Negative Sentences of Simple Past Indefinite Tense

The Passive Voice of a Negative Sentence of Simple Past Tense or Past Indefinite Tense can be made by applying the following procedure.

1. Convert the object of the Active Voice Sentence into the subject of the Passive Voice Sentence.
2. Use the helping verb was/were according to the subject of the Passive Voice sentence.
3. Then use the word “not”, in order to show the negativity of the sentence.
4. Use 3rd form of the verb.
5. Then use the word “by”, to show the doer.
6. Then convert the subject of the Active Voice Sentence into the object of the Passive Voice sentence.
7. In the end, add the remaining words if there are any in the Active Voice Sentence.

Examples of Passive Voice of Negative Sentences of Simple Past Indefinite Tense

Following are some examples of Passive Voice zNegative Sentences of Past Indefinite Tense:

1. She did not repair this pen.
   • This pen was not repaired by her.
2. I did not lead the procession.
   • The procession was not led by me.
3. She did not weave that chair.
   • That chair was not woven by her.
4. They did not cross the river.
   • The river was not crossed by them.
5. They did not select eggs.
   • Eggs were not selected by them.
6. I did not count the balls.
   • The balls were not counted by me.
7. They did not take the test.
   • The test was not taken by them.
8. I did not plant this tree.
   • This tree was not planted by me.
9. I did not spoil the show.
   • The show was not spoiled by me.
10. He did not steal my wristwatch.
    • My wristwatch was not stolen by him.
11. He did not tell a lie.
    • A lie was not told by him.
12. They did not win those prizes.
    • Those prizes were not won by them.
13. He did not please me with his work.
    • I was not pleased by him with his work.
14. We did not fly kites.
    • Kites were not flown by us.
15. He did not change clothes.
    • His clothes were not changed by him.
16. They did not win the match.
    • The match was not won by them.
17. I did not blame her.
    • She was not blamed by me.
18. The headmistress did not promote them to the next class.
    • They were not promoted to the next class by the headmistress.
19. We did not forgive them.
    • They were not forgiven by us.
20. He did not sell his books.
    • His books were not sold by him.
21. We did not weave these chairs.
    • These chairs were not woven by us.
22. She did not teach us English.
    • We were not taught English by her.
    • English was not taught to us by her.
23. He did not sew my clothes.
    • My clothes were not sewn by him
24. He did not sell his car.
    • His car was not sold by him.

Passive Voice of Interrogative Sentences of Simple Past Indefinite Tense

The Passive Voice of an Interrogative Sentence of Simple Past Tense or Past Indefinite Tense can be made by applying the following procedure.

1. Use the helping verb was/were according to the subject of the Passive Voice Sentence.
2. Convert the object of the Active Voice Sentence into the subject of the Passive Voice Sentence.
3. Use 3rd form of the verb.
4. Then use the word “by”, to show the doer.
5. Then convert the subject of the Active Sentence into the object of the Passive Voice sentence.
6. Then put the remaining words if there are any in the Active Voice.
7. In the end, use the sign of interrogation “?”, to show the interrogative nature of the sentence.

Examples of Passive Voice of Interrogative Sentences of Simple Past Indefinite Tense

Following are some examples of Passive Voice Interrogative Sentences of Past Indefinite Tense:

1. Did you kill the snake?
   • Was the snake killed by you?
2. Why did you take tea?
   • Why tea was taken by you?
3. Did she obtain passing marks in Urdu?
   • Were pass marks obtained by her in Urdu?
4. Did they stop the train at once?
   • Was the train stopped by them at once?
5. Did you drink cold water?
   • Was cold water drunk by you?
6. Did she light two lamps?
   • Were two lamps lit by her?
7. Why did he not invite me to dinner?
   • Why was I not invited by him to dinner?
8. Did they bury him in the dead of night?
   • Was he buried by them in the dead of night?
9. Did he divorce her?
   • Was she divorced from him?
10. Where did he send that money order?
    • Where was that money order sent by him?
11. Did the President dismiss them from the service?
    • Were they dismissed by the President from the service?
12. When did she find the purse?
    • When was the purse found by her?
13. Did she lose an earring?
    • Was an earring lost by her?
14. Did she iron your clothes?
    • Were your clothes ironed by her?
15. Did you not pull the chain?
    • Was the chain not pulled by you?
16. Did you catch the thief?
    • Was the thief caught by you?
17. Did everyone know it?
    • Was it known to everyone?

The passive voice of Negative – Interrogative Sentences of Past Indefinite Tense

 The Passive Voice of Negative- Interrogative Sentence of Simple Past Tense or Past Indefinite Tense can be made by applying the following sequence of rules:

1. Use the helping verb was/were according to the subject of the Passive Voice sentence.
2. Convert the object of the Active Voice Sentence into the subject of the Passive Voice Sentence.
3. Then use the word “not”, to show the negativity of the sentence.
4. Use 3rd form of the verb.
5. Then use the word “by”, to show the doer.
6. Then convert the subject of the Active Voice Sentence into the object of the Passive Voice sentence.
7. Then put the remaining words if there are any in the Active Voice Sentence.
8. In the end, use the sign of interrogation “?”, to show the interrogative nature of the sentence.

Examples of Passive Voice of Negative-Interrogative Sentences of Simple Past Tense

1. Did you not kill the snake?
   • Was the snake not killed by you?
2. Why did you not take tea?
   • Why was tea not taken by you?
3. Did she not obtain passing marks in Urdu?
   • Were pass marks not obtained by her in Urdu?
4. Did they not stop the train at once?
   • Was the train not stopped by them at once?
5. Did I receive a call from you?
   • Was a call received by me from you?
6. Did you not drink cold water?
   • Was cold water not drunk you?
7. Did she not light two lamps?
   • Were two lamps not lit by her?
8. Why did he not invite me to dinner?
   • Why was I not invited by him to dinner?
9. Did they not bury him in the dead of night?
   • Was he not buried by them in the dead of night?
10. Did he not divorce her?
    • Was she not divorced from him?
11. Where did he not send that money order?
    • Where was that money order not sent by him?
12. Did the President not dismiss them from the service?
    • Were they not dismissed by the President from the service?
13. When did she not find the purse?
    • When was the purse not found by her?
14. Did she not lose an earring?
    • Was an earring not lost by her?
15. Did she not iron your clothes?
    • Were your clothes not ironed by her?
16. Did you not pull the chain?
    • Was the chain not pulled by you?
17. Did you not catch the thief?
    • Was the thief not caught by you?
18. Did you not catch the thief?
    • Was the thief not caught by you?
19. Did everyone not know it?
    • Was it not known to everyone?

Active Voice of Past Indefinite Tense

Active Sentences of Past Indefinite Tense can be made by following the following rules mentioned in:

• Past Indefinite Tense