Вставьте пропущенное слово / словосочетание в предложении: detroit ... as the

Detroit was chosen as the first capital city of Michigan, but now Lansing is the capital city of Michigan.

Детройт был избран в качестве первой столицы Мичигана, но сейчас Лансинг является столицей штата Мичиган.

The first part of the sentence is in Past Indefinite. The first part of the sentence is in Passive Voice. Passive Voice is formed with the help of the auxiliary verb to be. In this sentence we use the second form of the auxiliary verb to be was. We use the third form of verbs in Passive Voice. Chosen is the third form of the irregular verb to choose.