Incidentes
It was stolen!
Em português, nós diríamos O e‑mail foi enviado ou As flores foram enviadas. Em inglês, nós também diríamos The email was sent ou The flowers were sent. Mas note que a palavra sent não muda!
The bread was baked this morning.
O pão foi assado esta manhã.
Ten necklaces were stolen.
Dez colares foram roubados.
Se quisermos dizer quem fez estas coisas, podemos usar a palavra by!
Was that written by Plato?
Isso foi escrito por Platão?
Verbos
Você já deve ter notado que o verbo que vem depois de to be em frases como I was invited é o mesmo usado com to have em frases como I have invited him.
Elas são frequentemente as mesmas que a forma do passado, mas também existem exceções. Vamos dar uma olhada!
steal → is stolen / was stolen
write → is written / was written
speak → is spoken / was spoken
make → is made / was made
write → is written / was written
speak → is spoken / was spoken
make → is made / was made