Question

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple passive 1)In the cinema,music______(play) to accompany the film. 2)In the beginning,films______(not shown) in cinemas.They were shown in theatres. 3)The first cinema,called the Nickleodeon,_____(open) in Pittsburgh in 1905. 4)How______(films\sell)?They____(sell) by the metre! 5)Some of the first special effects____(create)by the Edison company 6)The first animated cartoon____,(not made)until 1908.It was called Fantasmagorie

Answer 1

1)is played
2) weren’t shown
3) was opened
4)are the films sold, are sold
5)Were created
6) hadn’t been made

Answer 2

1. In the cinema, music was played to accompany the film.
2. In the beginning, films were not shown in cinemas. They were shown in theatres.
3. The first cinema, called the Nickleodeon, was opened in Pittsburgh in 1905.
4. How were films sold? They were sold by the metre!
5. Some of the first special effects were created by the Edison company.
6. The first animated cartoon was not made until 1908. It was called Fantasmagorie.