Sentence: The children were chattering before the movie (was) started.

[Djoardar1969]

Hi,

Which one is correct?

The children were chattering before the movie started.

Or,

The children were chattering before the movie was started.

Thanks,

Debasish

[Snoowoo]

I think the first one is correct.

[Cerberus™]

Both can be correct, depending on context.
"Started" means before the movie itself began.
"Was started" means before someone started playing the movie, by turning on the projector and such.