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Was/were+ past participle

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    Past participle
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  • The great pyramid of Giza ________ (build) in the 26th century BC.
    Was built
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  • Objects that _______ (bury) can be found by scientists.
    Were buried
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  • The archaeologist ___________ (astonish/ surprise) to find a 1600 years old mosaic.
    Was astonished/ surprised
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  • Visitors _______ (amaze) after looking at these fantastic ruins.
    Were amazed
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  • Mummies _______ (preserve) by covering the dead body with salt to remove all the liquid from the body.
    Were preserved
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  • Rosetta Stone _______( discover) accidentally by Napoleon Bonaparte’s army soldiers.
    Was discovered
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  • The message _________ (decipher) by an Egyptologist.
    Was deciphered
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  • The lost city of Petra _________ (find) by a Swiss explorer in the year 1812.
    Was found
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  • It _______ (believe) that the remains were untouched for more than a Millenium.
    Was believed
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  • The objects _______(not/steal) from the site.
    Weren’t stolen
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  • The site ______( not/ excavate) until 1816.
    Wasn’t excavated
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  • The bodies _______( not/find) by an archeologist.
    Weren’t found.
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  • The terracotta statues _________ (make) by 700,000 men.
    Were made
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