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Is given or was given?

'Was given' is the required structure, formed by the past tense verb 'was' + past participle (given). Hence option C is correct. Option A: 'Were' is a plural verb whereas the subject 'A treat' is singular.

Likewise, people ask, were given or was given?

You were given a reading assignment in English. He was given a big bowl of rice. The waitress gave it to him.

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Singular	Plural
You were given	You were given
He was given
She was given	They were given
It was given

One may also ask, was gave or was given?

In this example 'gave' is used to refer a period of time of past (a single action in the recent past) when a book was given him by me. So 'given' is used here to mention the present time. This is an example of Present Perfect Tense. Given is also used in passive voice as participle form of 'give'.

What is the passive form of to walk?

The verb is 'walk'. The passive voice of the imperative follows the pattern: Let+object+ be+ past participle form of verb. The past participle form of the verb is 'walked'.

Who give or gives?

is that give is (may take two objects) to move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere while gives is (give).

Is given correct?

Option D: 'Was gave' is grammatically incorrect, as 'gave' is the simple past tense form of the verb. The correct form of the verb is the past participle, given.

Did she give or give?

The past tense of give is gave. When you add what is necessary for the question or the negative, the base form of the verb is used. I gave her a present. Did you give her a present?

Had gave or had given?

Both are correct, and it will depend on location which form is more commonly used. (I would consider had given to be the correct answer but gave would be ok.) kept is the imperfect form of keep, gave is the imperfect form of give and had given is the perfect form [of give].

Had been given or was given?

"I was given" is the action of someone giving you something. It makes me imagine you, in the past, being given something. "I have been given" is the story of how you were given something.

What tense is given?

Good question. The past tense for “give” is “gave.” Its past participle is “given.” The verb “to give” is irregular.

Had been given meaning?

"I was given" is the action of someone giving you something. It makes me imagine you, in the past, being given something. "I have been given" is the story of how you were given something.

Are past participles tense?

The past participle is usually the same as the past tense form. Only some irregular verbs have a past participle that is different than their past tense form.

Verb Forms.

Form	Verb
Infinitive	be
Past tense	was (for I / he / she / it); were (for we / you / they)
Past participle	be, been
Present participle	being

What is the tense of were taken?

Summary of Verb Tenses

	Simple Forms	Progressive Forms
Present	take/s	am/is/are taking
Past	took	was/were taking
Future	will/shall take	will be taking

What is the passive form of the verb to give?

The main verb "give" is in the passive voice, past tense. I was gave something to eat. (incorrect!) They were gave some work to do.

Green Level Lessons
1	The Passive Voice
10	Present Cont. Passive
11	Past Cont. Passive
12	Present Perfect Passive

Are made tense?

"are made" is known as the present simple (you get the tense from "are". Don't be led astray by "made" – you could call that the past participle and it is used in the passive voice in all tenses, so it is useless as an indication of tense.

What is the difference between passive voice and past tense?

The past tense is used to talk about what has already happened. The passive voice is used when you want to emphasise what an action is done to, rather than what has done the action (active).

What is the meaning of have not given?

up vote 0. Pretty archaic wording. It is not given to all means that not all people have the ability. Probably meant more like God has not blessed all men with the ability to do the job quickly.

Have been given meaning?

"I was given" is the action of someone giving you something. It makes me imagine you, in the past, being given something. "I have been given" is the story of how you were given something. This makes me think of you in the present, retelling the story of a time in your past where you were given something.

Is being given meaning?

Re: being given/ given

It is referring to the past, so why would you want to use 'being'. The meaning is If he had been given the opportunity.

How do you use the word given?

Given is used when indicating a possible situation in which someone has the opportunity or ability to do something. For example, given the chance means 'if I had the chance'. Write down the sort of thing you would like to do, given the opportunity. Given patience, successful breeding of this species can be achieved.

What is difference between Gave and given?

In this example 'gave' is used to refer a period of time of past (a single action in the recent past) when a book was given him by me. So 'given' is used here to mention the present time. This is an example of Present Perfect Tense. Given is also used in passive voice as participle form of 'give'.

What does given the fact mean?

'Given the fact' is a collocation and the more common of the two, but 'giving the fact that' is grammatically correct and also makes sense. Here is my reasoning. -Given the fact that The past participle “given” can have the meaning “granted as the basis of a calculation” or 'assuming as actual or hypothetical”.

What is given in math?

maths known or determined independentlya given volume. (on official documents) issued or executed, as on a stated date.

Have been Vs was?

"Was" is the Continuous (or Progressive) past tense of "is." "He (subject) was (tense) running (verb) the race (object)." "Has been" is the Perfect Continuous present tense of "is." "Has been" means "was and still is," which is why "has been" is being used and not "had been."

Where do we use gave?

'Gave' is the Past form of give.
E.g. I gave him a book in his last birthday.
In this example 'gave' is used to refer a period of time of past (a single action in the recent past) when a book was given him by me.
'Given' is the Past Participle form of give.
E.g. I have given him a bag in this birthday.

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