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The council is rebuilding the library. - active sentence.
The library is being rebuilt (by the council ) - passive sentence.
In passive sentences the agent (the council in above example) can be added but is not necessary.
other examples:
My car is being repainted.
My family's portrait is being painted by a famous artist.
Many people are being conned over the internet.
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What is a passive voice for verb dig?
Passive tense is formed with be verb + past participle.The past participle of dig is dug. So a passive sentence could be:The garden was dug yesterday. = past simple passiveThe garden has been dug. = present perfect passiveThe garden was being dug = past continuous passive
Can you use the passive voice with non transitive verbs?
Good question and if you're thinking that it's not possible, you'd be absolutely correct and well done.
Passive voice of ''what do you do''?
The passive voice of ''what do you do'' is "what is done by you?"
Which one of the following sentences is written in active voice?
I finished my research paper two days early.
Who are you in passive voice?
"Your name is not known by me." is passive voice.
How do you convert present perfect continouse tense in to passive voice?
To convert the present perfect continuous tense into passive voice, use "has been" or "have been" followed by the past participle of the main verb. For example, "They have been cooking" in present perfect continuous becomes "Cooking has been being done by them" in passive voice.
Why the perfect continuous tense not convert in passive?
The present perfect continuous tense does have a passive form. For example, "The project has been being worked on for weeks." This passive form emphasizes the continuity of an action that started in the past and is still ongoing, often with implied or explicit consequences in the present.
What is present passive voice of grow?
The present passive voice of "grow" is "is grown." For example, "This crop is grown in a greenhouse."
What do you call the different tenses in present tense eg present simple present continuous etc?
Present simple -- I live in Ekatahuna Present continuous -- I am living in Ekatahuna Present perfect -- I have lived in Ekatahuna Present perfect continuous -- I have been living in Ekatahuna Present simple passive -- The butter is kept in the fridge. Present continuous passive -- The butter is being kept in the fridge. Present perfect passive -- The butter has been kept in the fridge.
Example of passive voice in simple present?
The simple present tense can't be used in the passive voice. Simple present is the base form of a verb without the use of auxiliary verbs. Passive voice is created with a form of be (an auxiliary verb) and a past participle. Note: the previous sentence is an example of passive voice in the present tense. Is created is the passive verb.
English grammar active and passive voice change from active to passive he would have kept the present can you change it into passive?
== == "English grammer active and passive voice change from active to passive .
Is this passive or active voice there were five dollars?
This sentence is in passive voice. To change it to active voice, you could say "Five dollars were present."
Which revision changes the sentences verb from passive voice to active voice?
The rules of changing sentence from active voice to passive voice and vice-versa are:The places of subject and object in sentence are inter-changed in passive voice.3rd form of verb (past participle) will be used only (as main verb) in passive voice.For some Examples click on the link given belowNote: The following tenses cannot be changed into passive voice.Present perfect continuous tensePast perfect continuous tenseFuture continuous tenseFuture perfect continuous tenseSentence having Intransitive verbs
How do you change interrogative present simple active voice sentences into passive voice?
To change interrogative present simple active voice sentences into passive voice, you typically move the object of the active sentence to the subject position in the passive sentence, and use a form of "be" along with the past participle of the verb. For example, change "Do you know the answer?" to "Is the answer known by you?"
How many tenses are there in present tense?
There is only one tense in the present tense, but within that tense, there are four aspects that includes simple present, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous.
What is a passive voice for verb dig?
Passive tense is formed with be verb + past participle.The past participle of dig is dug. So a passive sentence could be:The garden was dug yesterday. = past simple passiveThe garden has been dug. = present perfect passiveThe garden was being dug = past continuous passive
Can you write The speech is spoken by Obama. I have to write in present and im wondering if this is present?
"The speech is spoken by Obama" is in the present tense, but it's in the passive voice and a bit cumbersome. Passive voice is when the subject is placed in the object position (it receives the action of the verb instead of performing it). Passive voice isn't incorrect, but sometimes, active voice is better. "Obama speaks the speech" is active voice but still awkward. "Obama delivers a speech" is present tense. "Obama gives a speech" is present tense, as well.
