Passive voice: simple present and past

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Match be to the subject and the time of the event."]},{"content":"<p>America <span class=\"placeholder\">_____</span> by Europeans more than five hundred years ago.</p>[[gap-1]]","widgets":{"gap-1":{"type":"fill_choice_big","options":["discovered","was discovered","is discovered"],"answer":1,"displayMode":"buttons","placeholder":false}},"explanation":"<p>America was discovered by Europeans more than five hundred years ago.</p><p>Use am, is or are + past participle for a present passive. Use was or were + past participle for a past passive. Match be to the subject and the time of the event.</p>","hints":["Use am, is or are + past participle for a present passive. Use was or were + past participle for a past passive. 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