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Founded Passive Past Berlin Found 12th Century D

Question Berlin _______________ (to found) in the 12th century.
A founded
B founds
C is founded
D was founded
Answer d
Remark When we don't know who carries out the action, or it is obvious or unimportant to us, we use the Passive voice. The Passive is formed: BE + Past Participle. In this sentence the action took place at a certain time in the past, so we use the Past Simple Passive.

Tags: passive_voice

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