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Past Simple Passive - Buildings | Choose the Correct Option (Intermediate)
Intermediate past simple passive practice with vocabulary for buildings and architecture: ancient, elegant, dilapidated, traditional, magnificent, contemporary, ornate, innovative, run-down, stylish, imposing and graceful; and verbs including damage, rebuild, construct, demolish, maintain, restore, commission and design.

Choose the correct option.

1. The ancient bridge DAMAGED / WAS DAMAGED by a storm last winter.

2. Two elegant houses WERE DESIGNED / WAS DESIGNED by the same architect.

3. The dilapidated school WAS REBUILT / REBUILT after the fire.

4. Several traditional buildings WERE DEMOLISH / WERE DEMOLISHED to make space for new flats.

5. The magnificent theatre WAS RESTORED / DID RESTORE five years ago.

6. The contemporary offices WAS CONSTRUCTED / WERE CONSTRUCTED near the station.

7. The ornate entrance DIDN’T MAINTAIN / WASN’T MAINTAINED properly for many years.

8. Three innovative buildings WERE COMMISSIONED / COMMISSIONED by the city council in 2018.

9. The run-down hotel TURNED / WAS TURNED into a stylish apartment building.

10. The imposing towers WERE DESIGNED / WERE DESIGN to fit the historic area.

11. The graceful stone steps WERE DAMAGED / DAMAGED during the renovation.

12. The ugly concrete wall WERE DEMOLISHED / WAS DEMOLISHED when the square was redesigned.