Was + Participe Passé — Guide complet

1. Structure de base

La voix passive au prétérit se forme avec : was / were + participe passé

SujetAuxiliaireParticipe passéExemple
I / He / She / ItwasppThe letter was written by John.
You / We / TheywereppThe books were read by the students.

2. Transformation active → passive

Voix activeVoix passive
Tom built the house.The house was built by Tom.
The chef cooked the meal.The meal was cooked by the chef.
They repaired the road.The road was repaired by them.
She wrote the report.The report was written by her.
We painted the wall.The wall was painted by us.

3. Règles d'or à retenir

4. Participes passés irréguliers courants

InfinitifPrétéritParticipe passé
writewrotewritten
buildbuiltbuilt
seesawseen
makemademade
breakbrokebroken
stealstolestolen
findfoundfound