Complete the information using the past tense passive of the verb in brackets.
1.The first escalator ... at the Paris exhibition (WAS SEEN).
2.Puccini's opera Tosca WAS first ... (PERFORMED)
3.Paper clips ... (WERE INVENTED)
4.Coca Cola ... to Great Britain (WAS INTRODUCED)
5.The word "brunch" ... for the first time (HEAR)
6.Umberto I, the king of Italy ... and ... (WAS SHOOT, KILLED)
7.The Book The Wizard of Oz ... (WAS PUBLISHED)
8.The minimum age of coal miners ... from 12 to 13 (WAS RAISED)
9.Hamburgers ... for the first time (WERE EATEN)
10.The first Davis Cup ... by the US men's tennis team (WAS WON)
11.The Central London Underground Railway ... by the Price of Wales (WAS OPENED)
12.The ancient palace of Knosses ... by Sir Arthur Evans (WAS DISCOVERED)
13.The Kodak Brownie camera ... on sale in the US (WAS PUT)
14.The telephone ... by one in fifty people in the USA (WAS USED)
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1 James was hungry because he (had not eaten) any breakfast that morning.
2 The boys were (listening) to music when their friends arrived.
3 If I (had) more time, I’d learn the guitar.
4 He has been (doing) his homework for an hour and he still hasn’t finished it.
5 Do you know if all the invitations (have been sent) yet?
6 This time next week, I shall be (sitting) on a beach in California.
7 I saw Helen yesterday and she told me she (had had) a fantastic time on holiday.
8 Sometimes I wish I (knew) what other people were thinking.
9 Hurry up! The exam (starts) in five minutes.
10 Did you paint the house yourself or did you(have it painted) professionally?
11 Most of the people (watching) the concert were teenagers.
12 You look different! You (did not use to have) blonde hair, did you?
