Question

This house was _____ about 15 years ago (build)​

Answer 1

Answer:

built

Explanation:

because it is in past years

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Answer 2

Complete Question:

This house was _____ about 15 years ago. (build)​ [Correct form of the verb]

Answer:

The correct form of the verb is- passive form i.e. "built"

This house was built about 15 years ago.

Explanation:

• Depending on the way in which we represent a sentence, a verb can be either active or passive.

• When the verb is active, the subject of the verb is doing the action and becomes the agent or performer.

• When the verb is passive, the subject undergoes the action rather than doing it and becomes the receiver.

• These two different ways of expressing verbs are known as voices. In day-to-day writing, the active form of the verb is much more common than the passive.

Passive verb forms:

• The passive form of the verb is used to express what happens to the subject.

• The passive form of the verb tends to be used in formal documents such as official reports or scientific papers, often where an action or situation holds importance and is considered to be more significant than who or what did cause it.

• The passive form of the verbs is formed with the tenses of the auxiliary verb ‘to be’ and the past participle of the main verb.

• The passive form of verbs is formed with the appropriate tense of "Be + the past participle (Verb 3)."

• Since "was" is used, it is evident that the sentence uses passive form in the past tense.

Thus the correct and most appropriate verb form to be used in the blank is "built". (Passive form of the verb)

i.e. This house was built about 15 years ago.

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