Question

Many buildings _____________ (to destroy) by the Great Fire in London in 1666. had been destroyed destroyed When we use a passive verb, we say what happens to the subject. In the test sentence the subject is ‘Many buildings’. The formula of the passive voice is ‘be (is/was etc.) + past participle (done/cleaned/seen etc.)’. If we want to say who does or what causes the action, we use ‘by’. In the test sentence the Great Fire caused the action: ‘by the Great Fire’. Here the Past Simple Passive should be used, because we have the certain date in the past – 1666. 1

Accepted Answer

4 are destroyed were destroyed passive voice

Task	Many buildings _____________ (to destroy) by the Great Fire in London in 1666.
Answer	4
a	had been destroyed
b	are destroyed
c	destroyed
d	were destroyed
comment	When we use a passive verb, we say what happens to the subject. In the test sentence the subject is ‘Many buildings’. The formula of the passive voice is ‘be (is/was etc.) + past participle (done/cleaned/seen etc.)’. If we want to say who does or what causes the action, we use ‘by’. In the test sentence the Great Fire caused the action: ‘by the Great Fire’. Here the Past Simple Passive should be used, because we have the certain date in the past – 1666.
topic	passive voice
level	1

Destroyed Passive Great Past Fire Test Sentence Voice