Monday, March 31, 2014

Active-Passive Voice : Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense
While changing sentences of this tense into Passive Voice, the Verb is changed into the Past Participle (III) form, preceded by is being/are being/am being as per the new Subject; for example :
Active : The sons are bending the sticks.
Passive : The sticks are being bent by the sons.
Active : The dog is not carrying a piece of bone in its mouth.
Passive : A piece of bone is not being carried by the dog in its mouth.
Active : Who is kicking the table?
Passive : By whom is the table being kicked?

Past Continuous Tense
While changing sentences of this tense into Passive Voice, the Verb is changed into the Past Participle (III) form, preceded by was being/were being as per the new Subject; for example :
Active : You were growing flowers in your orchard.
Passive : Flowers were being grown by you in your orchard.
Active : They will not be digging the fort for the treasure.
Passive : The fort will not be dug by them for the treasure.
Active : Where was he hiring a taxi?
Passive : Where was a taxi being hired by him?

Future Continuous Tense
This tense cannot be changed into Passive Voice.

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