PAST TENSE
1 simple past tense
The pattern of Active Voice
S + did + V + O
Eg: They explained everything
The pattern of Passive Voice
O + was/were + V3 + by + S
Eg: Everything was explained by them
2 Past continuous tense
The pattern of Active Voice
S + was/were + V+ing + O
Eg: The students were doing their homework
The pattern of Passive Voice
O + was/were + being + V3 + by + S
Eg: Their homework was being done by the students
3 Past perfect tense
The pattern of Active Voice
S + had + V3 + O
Eg: James had sung a song
The pattern of Passive Voice
O + had + been + V3 + by + S
Eg: A song had been sung by James.
4 Past perfect continuous tense
As there is no ‘passive voice’ for perfect continuous tenses, the passive voice of ‘the perfect tenses’ is used for them, as mentioned in the end of the topic Voices of Assertive sentences in Present tense.
So here, the ‘passive voice’ of past perfect continuous tense, ‘S + had + been + V+ing + O’, will be ‘the passive voice of past perfect tense’ as, ‘O + had + been+ V3 + by + S’
Eg: Mary had been writing the letter ( A.V )
The letter had been written by Mary ( P.V)
Now go to the Practical Study in this topic.
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