http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tense/jzph/post.htm#45924Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:56:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:45924CalifJim0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tense/jzph/post.htm#45924http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-45924.xmlThe tense is Past Passive. <br />Past Passive consists of "was" or "were" followed by the past participle PP of the verb. <br />"hit" is an irregular verb. Its three principal parts (infinitive, past simple, PP) are "hit", "hit", "hit".http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tense/jzpv/post.htm#45921Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:45:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:45921elaysion1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tense/jzpv/post.htm#45921http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-45921.xml"The ball was hit over the fence" <br /> the "was hit" (aka the verb) makes it past tense.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tense/jzln/post.htmThu, 16 Sep 2004 15:47:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:45862lballeys2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tense/jzln/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-45862.xmlWhat tense is being used? Why do we use this verb tense in English? <br />The ball was hit over the fence. <br />