English grammar
Past Passive
Use this for a finished action. The focus is on what happened, not who did it. "She was promoted last year." "The building was demolished in 1987."
was/were + past participle
Real Examples from Real People
"His Dragon Ball manga series sold millions of copies and was adopted into popular animated TV shows, video games, and movies, and influenced other Japanese comics."
Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball Creator, Dies At 68
How it works
Pattern
was/were + past participle
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