Question

Complete these sentences by putting the verb (in brackets) in the past simple passive.

Model : In 1922, tutankhamun's tomb was discovered (discover).

1. During the Great Fire of London in 1666, many buildings ...............(destroy).
2. Mozart's opera Don Giovanni ...... first ...... in Prague in 1787. (perform)
3. In 1822, the first photograph ......... (take).
4. In 1876, the telephone ....... by Alexander Graham Bell. (invent)
5. In 1980, the first compact discs ..... in japan and the Netherlands. (produce).

Answer 1

were destroyed
was / performed
was taked
was invented
were produced