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Zoltán Király Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Is this in the simple past tense?

My grandfather was born in 1901.

Is the sentence above in the simple past tense?
Is the word "born" past participle?

I think we are talking about passive voice here.
  

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Zoltán Király Is the sentence above in the simple past tense? Is it also passive voice? Yes and maybe.

— Mister Micawber

  • Zoltán Király Is the sentence above in the simple past tense?
  • Is it also passive voice?
  • Yes and maybe.
  • Some grammarians would consider 'born' a stative passive or a predication.
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Zoltán KirályIs the sentence above in the simple past tense? Is it also passive voice?
Yes and maybe. Some grammarians would consider 'born' a stative passive or a predication.
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I checked Merriam Webster and "born" seems to be an adjective
I think this is why it comes after the verb be "was". I thought it is a verb.

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Zoltán KirályI checked Merriam Webster and "born" seems to be an adjective
Yes, that is a common interpretation: a 'predicate adjective'.
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I checked the page of a teacher and he says it's passive.

My grandfather was born in 1901.

But even with that, if it's a passive, the whole sentence is still in the simple past tense? Am I right?
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Zoltán KirályBut even with that, if it's a passive, the whole sentence is still in the simple past tense? Am I right?
Yes, you are right in any case.
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