Question

Napoleon __________________ (to defeat) in 1815. is defeated defeated We often use the passive when we want to talk about an action rather than a person or thing that does or did the action. We do it when we know or can guess who does or did the action. But we are more interested in the action than the person who did it. In the test sentence the definite year is given – in 1815, therefore, we choose the form of the past simple. We make the passive of the past simple with ‘was’ (the singular form of ‘be’) or ‘were’ (the plural form of ‘be’ + the past participle. 1

Accepted Answer

2 was defeated will be defeated passive voice

Task	Napoleon __________________ (to defeat) in 1815.
Answer	2
a	is defeated
b	was defeated
c	defeated
d	will be defeated
comment	We often use the passive when we want to talk about an action rather than a person or thing that does or did the action. We do it when we know or can guess who does or did the action. But we are more interested in the action than the person who did it. In the test sentence the definite year is given – in 1815, therefore, we choose the form of the past simple. We make the passive of the past simple with ‘was’ (the singular form of ‘be’) or ‘were’ (the plural form of ‘be’ + the past participle.
topic	passive voice
level	1

Defeated Passive Form Past Action Person Napoleon Defeat