Why is it correct to use ～た in this sentence, even though we're talking about next week?


This is how we filled in the blank in class, but I am still having a hard time
seeing why or how it would be correct. Here is the sentence,

> 来週の日曜日、ほかの学生たちといっしょに先生の家にしょうたい **されました** 。

I was thinking that, well, since we are talking about the next week, why would
we say され **ました**?




The tense of the verb 招待{しょうたい}する (to invite) is indicating the time of when
the inviting itself happened. The passive form of the verb, 招待される (to get
invited), is the same in that respect.

It is the same in English: “We **got** invited to go to our teacher’s house
Sunday of next week.”




The tense of the verb 招待{しょうたい}する (to invite) is indicating the time of when
the inviting itself happened. The passive form of the verb, 招待される (to get
invited), is the same in that respect.

It is the same in English: “We **got** invited to go to our teacher’s house
Sunday of next week.”

