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Active and Passive Voice – Present Continuous Tense

December 4th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English

Active sentences in the present continuous tense have the following structure:
Subject + is/are/am + -ing form of the verb + object
Passive sentences in the present continuous tense have the following structure:
Object of the active sentence + is/are/am + being + past participle form of the verb + by + subject of the active sentence.

Active and Passive Voice: Tense-wise Rules

December 3rd, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English

Simple Present tense

An Active sentence in the simple present tense has the following structure:
Subject + first form of the verb + object

Changing an Imperative Sentence into the Passive

December 2nd, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English

Sentences which express request, order, advice, suggestion, prohibition etc., are called imperative sentences.