Yeah, that's not passive voice, which in this context would be something like "the money was robbed from the bank," but you might be interested in the "past exo

Yeah, that's not passive voice, which in this context would be something like "the money was robbed from the bank," but you might be interested in the "past exonerative tense": 1. https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-interactive-guide-to-ambiguous-grammar https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-interactive-guide-to-... 2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/07/14/the-curious-grammar-of-police-shootings/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/07/14/... 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistakes_were_made https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistakes_were_made Generally, this form of English can only be used by certain segments of business and society.