princessali
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I am doing a final assessment on a grammar component in a TESOL/TEFL course and I am having trouble determining the tense / form of the verb phrase " was founded" .
The total sentence is " The school was founded in 2002.
I have been told this is not past simple and neither is it past perfect continuous. It seems to be passive voice but in my mind that shouldn't alter the tense/ form.
it is obviously the verb to be (was) in its past form and using a past participle but I am stuck to know what tense it actually is and why???
Thank you for your help and I appreciate you getting back to me at your earliest convenience..
Alison Sutton
The total sentence is " The school was founded in 2002.
I have been told this is not past simple and neither is it past perfect continuous. It seems to be passive voice but in my mind that shouldn't alter the tense/ form.
it is obviously the verb to be (was) in its past form and using a past participle but I am stuck to know what tense it actually is and why???
Thank you for your help and I appreciate you getting back to me at your earliest convenience..
Alison Sutton