I have question abour the verb ' Born ' When I read a book, I find that sentence : ' We were both born in China ', my question is this: 'what is the tense used in that sentence ? ' and thank you.&nbsp

Rahim

I have question abour the verb ' Born ' When I read a book, I find that sentence : ' We were both born in China ', my question is this: 'what is the tense used in that sentence ? ' and thank you.

2018年5月31日 13:17

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Born is the past participle of the irregular verb to bear ( bear - bore - born) .

One of the meanings of this verb is 'give birth to'.

Grammatically We were both born in China is a past simple passive voice: it's the passive form of the active sentence Our mother gave birth to us in China. It's the same construction as when we say These phones were made in China.

2018年5月31日

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