"Festen afsluttedes da manden hoppede i svømmebassinet."

Translation: The party was ended when the man jumped in the pool.

[legoking35]

why is "The party ended when the man jumped in the pool." not accepted?

[65643625234]

Why is the lesson forcing us to use words like "was" and "were" when they're not needed and actually make more sense without?

[miacomet]

Den Store Gatsby?

[AngieRe]

Må jeg sige "Festen afsluttede da manden hoppede i svømmebassinet"? Hvorfor skal det være altid Passive?

[MartinSvolle]

The s on afsluttedes is necessary to ark the PARTY as the one ending. Without it, it should be: "Festen sluttede." Which is saying the same.

[stas_kysel]

Just to train passive, I guess.

[wosaer]

Is 'was ended' even correct in English? Sounds dodgy as fork to me?

[SamuraiVik1]

Why do you have to put "was" in there? Does it not sound better without it?