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    Passive Voice

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    The document provides examples of passive voice transformations for different verb tenses in English, including: 1. Simple present (e.g. "A house is built") 2. Present continuous (e.g. "A cup of tea is being drunk") 3. Present perfect (e.g. "The bill has been paid") 4. Simple past (e.g. "A house was built") 5. Past continuous (e.g. "Francis was being talked about") 6. Past perfect (e.g. "Blue shoes had been worn") For each verb tense, 10 example sentences are given along with their corresponding passive transformations.

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    Passive Voice

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    The document provides examples of passive voice transformations for different verb tenses in English, including: 1. Simple present (e.g. "A house is built") 2. Present continuous (e.g. "A cup of tea is being drunk") 3. Present perfect (e.g. "The bill has been paid") 4. Simple past (e.g. "A house was built") 5. Past continuous (e.g. "Francis was being talked about") 6. Past perfect (e.g. "Blue shoes had been worn") For each verb tense, 10 example sentences are given along with their corresponding passive transformations.

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    The document provides examples of passive voice transformations for different verb tenses in English, including: 1. Simple present (e.g. "A house is built") 2. Present continuous (e.g. "A cup of tea is being drunk") 3. Present perfect (e.g. "The bill has been paid") 4. Simple past (e.g. "A house was built") 5. Past continuous (e.g. "Francis was being talked about") 6. Past perfect (e.g. "Blue shoes had been worn") For each verb tense, 10 example sentences are given along with their corresponding passive transformations.

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    Passive Voice

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    The document provides examples of passive voice transformations for different verb tenses in English, including: 1. Simple present (e.g. "A house is built") 2. Present continuous (e.g. "A cup of tea is being drunk") 3. Present perfect (e.g. "The bill has been paid") 4. Simple past (e.g. "A house was built") 5. Past continuous (e.g. "Francis was being talked about") 6. Past perfect (e.g. "Blue shoes had been worn") For each verb tense, 10 example sentences are given along with their corresponding passive transformations.

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    A.

    PV with Simple Present Tense


    Eg: Frank builds a house. => A house is built. or A house is built by Frank.

    1. Mr Jones watches the film. -


    2. The people speak English. -
    3. He reads comics. -
    4. We play volleyball. -
    5. She does the housework. -
    6. The policemen help the children. -
    7. He writes text messages. -
    8. Mother waters the flowers. -
    9. He opens the door. -
    10. She pays a lot of money. -
    11. They wear blue shoes. -
    12. They don't help you. -
    13. He doesn't open the book. -
    14. You do not write the letter. -
    15. Does your mum pick you up? -

    B. PV with Present Continuous Tense


    1. Sheila is drinking a cup of tea. - A cup of tea is being drunk by Sheila.
    2. My father is washing the car. -
    3. Farmer Joe is milking the cows. -
    4. She is taking a picture of him. -
    5. I am writing a poem. -
    6. We are not playing football. -
    7. He is not wearing a tie. -
    8. Is she preparing the party? -
    9. Are they talking about the meeting? -
    10. Is she watering the flowers? –

    C. PV with Present Perfect Tense


    1. Kerrie has paid the bill. - The bill has been paid by Kerrie.
    2. I have eaten a hamburger. -
    3. We have cycled five miles. -
    4. I have opened the present. -
    5. They have not read the book. -
    6. You have not sent the parcel. -
    7. We have not agreed to this issue. -
    8. They have not caught the thieves. -
    9. Has she phoned him? -
    10. Have they noticed us? –

    D. PV with Simple Past Tense


    Eg: Frank built a house. => A house was built. or A house was built by Frank.

    1. Paul and Peter watched the football match. -


    2. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet. -
    3. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. -
    4. Anna painted the Wilsons' house. -
    5. The American team won the cup. -
    6. Philip took a picture of the sea. -
    7. Freddy Mercury sang 'We Will Rock You'. -
    8. My parents read 'Da Vinci Code'. -
    9. My brother found a purse. -
    10. A dog bit my sister. -
    11. Alan broke a vase. -
    12. Mary and Alice brought a cake. -
    13. My uncle drew a beautiful landscape. -
    14. My father ate a big pizza. -
    15. The children heard a terrible noise last night. -

    E. PV with Past Continuous Tense


    1. We were talking about Francis. - Francis was being talked about by us.
    2. He was playing the guitar. -
    3. She was watching a film. -
    4. I was repairing their bikes. -
    5. They were not eating dinner. -
    6. We were not painting the gate. -
    7. You were not driving him home. -
    8. He was not feeding the dogs. -
    9. Was she reading these lines? -
    10. Were they carrying bags? -

    F. PV with Past Perfect Tense


    1. I had worn blue shoes. - Blue shoes had been worn by me.
    2. Joe had cleaned the tables. -
    3. We had lost the key. -
    4. They had started a fight. -
    5. I had been reading an article. -
    6. I had not closed the window. -
    7. They had not bought the paper. -
    8. She had not noticed me. -
    9. Had she solved the problem? -
    10. Had he recorded that song? -

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