Lesson- Active Passive Voice - 5 - Past Continuous Tense

Answer below question:
Question: This drama _________ by Shakespeare.

( A ). was been written


( B ). was being written


( C ). was written



Answer: was being written
Explanation: This drama was being written by Shakespeare. यह नाटक शेक्सपियर द्वारा लिखा जा रहा था।

Answer below question:
Question: The bell ____________ in time by the peon.

( A ). was not being ring


( B ). was not being rang


( C ). was not being rung



Answer: was not being rung
Explanation: The bell was not being rung in time by the peon. बेल चपरासी द्वारा समय पर नहीं बजाया जा रहा था।

Answer below question:
Question: The girls were painting the box. (लड़कियों बॉक्स को पेंट कर रही थीं।)

( A ). The box was being painted by the girls.


( B ). The box were being painted by the girls.


( C ). The box is being painted by the girls.


( D ). The box was being painting by the girls.



Answer: The box was being painted by the girls.
Explanation: बॉक्स लड़कियों द्वारा पेंट किया जा रहा था।

Answer below question:
Question: Who was laughing at you? (आप पर कौन हँस रहा था?)

( A ). Who were you being laughed at?


( B ). By whom were being you laughed at?


( C ). By whom are you being laughed at?


( D ). By whom were you being laughed at?



Answer: By whom were you being laughed at?
Explanation: किसके द्वारा आप पर हँसा जा रहा था?

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Affirmative Sentences:

Active Voice: Subject was/ were verb ing object

Passive Voice: Subject (Active voice का object) was/ were being 3rd form of verb  by object (Active voice का subject)

eg. The woman was cutting the cloth.  महिला कपड़ा काट रही थी।

The cloth was being cut by the woman. कपड़ा महिला द्वारा काटा जा रहा था।

Negative Sentences

Active Voice: Subject was/ were not verb    ing object

Passive Voice: Subject (Active voice का object) was/ were not being 3rd form of verb by object (Active voice का subject)

eg. The woman was not cutting the cloth.  महिला कपड़ा नहीं काट रही थी।

The cloth was not being cut by the woman. कपड़ा महिला द्वारा नहीं काटा जा रहा था।

 

Answer below question:
Question: The players were playing hockey. (खिलाड़ी हॉकी खेल रहे थे।)

( A ). Hockey was been played by the players.


( B ). Hockey was being played by the players.


( C ). Hockey is being played by the players.


( D ). Hockey was played being by the players.



Answer: Hockey was being played by the players.
Explanation: हॉकी खिलाड़ियों द्वारा खेला जा रहा था ।

Answer below question:
Question: The lesson ___________ by Lata.

( A ). was not being completed


( B ). was being not completed


( C ). not was being completed



Answer: was not being completed
Explanation: The lesson was not being completed by Lata. लेसन लता द्वारा पूरा नहीं किया जा रहा था।

Answer below question:
Question: Were they playing chess? (क्या वे शतरंज खेल रहे थे?)

( A ). Are the chess being played by they?


( B ). Are the chess being played by they?


( C ). Were being the chess played by them?


( D ). Were the chess being played by them?



Answer: Were the chess being played by them?
Explanation: क्या शतरंज उनके द्वारा खेल जा रहा था?

Answer below question:
Question: Which picture _________ by him?

( A ). was being see


( B ). was been seeing


( C ). was being seen



Answer: was being seen
Explanation: Which picture was being seen by him? कौनसी तस्वीर उसके द्वारा देखी जा रही थी?

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Interrogative Sentences

Active Voice: Was/ Were subject verb ing object?

Passive Voice: Was/ Were subject (Active voice का object) being 3rd form of verb  by object (Active voice का subject)?

eg. Was the woman cutting the cloth?  क्या महिला कपड़ा काट रही थी?

Was the cloth being cut by the woman. क्या कपड़ा महिला द्वारा काटा जा रहा था?

Wh- word sentences

Active Voice: Wh- word was/ were subject verb ing object?

Passive Voice: Wh- word was/ were subject (Active voice का object) being 3rd form of verb  by object (Active voice का subject)?

eg. Why was the woman cutting the cloth?  महिला क्यों कपड़ा काट रही थी?

Why was the cloth being cut by the woman? कपड़ा क्यों महिला द्वारा काटा जा रहा था?

याद रखें :

Past Continuous Tense के वाक्यों का Passive Voice बनाते समय being (additional word) और verb की 3rd form का प्रयोग होता है।

Answer below question:
Question: The gardener was not planting the saplings. (माली पौधे नहीं लगा रहा था।)

( A ). The saplings are not being planted by the gardener.


( B ). The saplings was not being planting by the gardener.


( C ). The saplings were not being planted by the gardener.


( D ). The saplings were being not planted by the gardener.



Answer: The saplings were not being planted by the gardener.
Explanation: पौधे माली द्वारा नहीं लगाये जा रहे थे।

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