RUMUSRUMUS PASSIVE VOICE 16 TENSES (NEGATIVE SENTENCE) Rumus Umum : TO BE + V3. 1. Simple Present Tense. Aktif : S + do/does + not + V1 2. Present Continuous Tense. Aktif : S + to be (am, are, is) + not + V1-ing. Pasif : S + to be (am, are, is) + not + being + V3 + by + O. Contoh : Aktif : She isn't reading the book.
Jakarta - Kalimat pasif dalam bahasa Inggris disebut sebagai passive voice. Melansir dari English First, jenis kalimat ini dimaksudkan untuk menunjukkan ketertarikan pada objek atau seseorang yang dikenai samping itu, penggunaannya juga bisa ditujukan ketika penutur tidak mengetahui atau tidak ingin menyebutkan siapa yang melakukan tindakan. Biasanya, jenis kalimat ini digunakan dalam teks itu, passive voice ini memiliki banyak sekali contoh berdasarkan jenis kalimatnya. Misalnya, passive voice untuk simple present tense memiliki rumus yang berbeda dengan present continuous, simple past, dan yang lebih tepat dalam memahami kalimat pasif dalam bahasa Inggris, berikut ini detikEdu telah rangkum, mengutip dari laman English kalimat pasif dalam bahasa Inggris1. Simple present subjek + to be is/am/are + past participle + sisa kalimat2. Present continuous subjek + to be is/am/are being + past participle + sisa kalimat3. Simple past subjek + to be was/were + past participle + sisa kalimat4. Past continuous subjek + to be was/were being + past participle + sisa kalimat5. Present perfect subjek + to be has/have been + past participle + sisa kalimat6. Past perfect subjek + had been + past participle + sisa kalimat7. Future subjek + will be + past participle + sisa kalimat8. Future continuous subjek + will be being + past participle + sisa kalimat9. Present conditional subjek + would be + past participle + sisa kalimat10. Past conditional subjek + would have been + past participle + sisa kalimat11. Infinitive subjek + must be + past participle + sisa kalimatContoh kalimat pasif dalam bahasa InggrisMasih dari sumber yang sama, pada kalimat pasif bahasa Inggris, yang ditekankan adalah pekerjaannya. Jadi, tidak penting siapa yang melakukan pekerjaan jenis kalimat ini, penutur tak perlu selalu menggunakan kata 'by' yang berarti oleh. Begini misalnya1. The road is being repaired jalanannya sedang diperbaiki.2. The house was built in 1654 rumah itu dibangun tahun 1654.3. I noticed that a window had been left open aku mendapati sebuah jendela terbuka.4. All the cookies have been eaten semua kue cookies sudah dimakan.5. Waste materials are disposed of in a variety of ways limbah dibuang dengan berbagai cara.Selain itu, ada juga passive voice dengan infinitive. Kalimat semacam ini menggunakan kata kerja modal modal verb dan kata kerja lainnya biasa diikuti I expect to be surprised on my birthday aku ingin diberi kejutan di hari ulang tahunku.2. You may be disappointed kamu bisa saja kecewa.3. She wants to be invited to the party ia ingin diundang ke pesta.Di samping itu, ada passive voice menggunakan gerund. Gerund ini digunakan setelah preposisi dan kata kerjanya biasanya diikuti I remember being taught to drive aku ingat diajari berkendara.2. Around 100 babies are born in this hospital every week sekitar 100 bayi lahir di rumah sakit ini tiap minggu.3. Where were you born? di mana kamu lahir?Itulah rumus kalimat pasif dalam bahasa Inggris beserta contohnya. Selamat belajar, detikers! Simak Video "Mr. Nanang Penjual Es Cincau yang Cas Cis Cus Ngomong Inggris" [GambasVideo 20detik] erd/erd
RumusPassive Voice. Rumus utama dari Passive Voice adalah: To Be + V3. Penjelasan tentang To be. Untuk Perubahan Passive Voice dari 16 English Tenses, kalian dapat mempelajari lebih lengkapnya di sini! Read More. Past continuous: Music: was being: played: last week. Present perfect: Music: has been: played: since you left.

The Passive Voice of Past Continuous Tense can be made by applying the following procedures depending on the specific type of sentence. Passive Voice of Assertive Sentences of Past Continuous Tense The Passive Voice of Assertive Sentence of Past Continuous Tense can be made by applying the following rules Convert the object of the Active Voice Sentence into the subject of the Passive Voice Sentence. Use the helping verb was/were according to the subject of Passive Voice Sentence, which would be the object of the Active Voice Sentence. Use the additional helping verb “being” with was/ were, to show the continuous tense. Use 3rd form of the verb. Use the word “by”, to show the doer. After that convert the subject of the Active Voice Sentence into the object. In the end, add the remaining words if there are any in the Active Voice sentence. Assertive Sentence Structure of Passive Voice of Past Continuous Tense. Examples of passive Voice of Assertive Sentences of Past Continuous Tense I was reading that book. That book was being read by me. They were selecting apples. Apples were being selected by them. We were feeling some pain. Some pain was being felt by us. He was looking at them. They were being looked at by him. She was knocking at the door. The door was being knocked at by her. You were giving her a test in English. A test in English was being given to her by you. She was being given a test in English by you. I was painting a picture. A picture was being painted by me. She was writing a letter. A letter was being written by her. I was learning my lesson. My lesson was being learned by me. He was doing his duty. His duty was being done by him. They were keeping pigeons. Pigeons were being kept by them. I was posting the letter. The letter was being posted by me. They were catching a bird. A bird was being caught by them. He was repairing my shoes. My shoes were being repaired by him. A bad character was chasing him. He was being chased by a bad character. We were flying kites. Kites were being flown by us. I was milking the cow. The cow was being milked by me. Our parents were sending us to Abbottabad. We were being sent to Abbottabad by our parents. She was washing your clothes. Your clothes were being washed by her. He was ringing the bell. The bell was being rung by him. She was posting these letters. These letters were being posted by her. The president was giving away prizes. Prizes were being given away by the president. He was polishing my shoes. My shoes were being polished by him. Our father was teaching us Urdu these days. We were being taught Urdu by our father these days. Urdu was being taught us by our father these days. He was building a house. A house was being built by him. We were learning that poem by heart. That poem was being learned by us by heart. She was milking the cow. The cow was being milked by her. The cow was eating grass. The grass was being eaten by the cow. She was using my pen. My pen was being used by her. I was feeding my son. My son was being fed by me. I was writing a letter. A letter was being written by me. They were blaming me. I was being blamed by them. I was using my pen. My pen was being used by me. Passive Voice of Negative Sentences of Past Continuous Tense The Passive Voice of Negative Sentence of Past Continuous Tense can be made by applying the following rules Convert the object of the Active Voice Sentence into the subject of the Passive Voice Sentence. Use the helping verb was/were according to the subject of the Passive Voice Sentence, which would be the object in the Active Voice Sentence. Then add the word “not”, to show the negativity of the sentence. Then use the additional helping verb “being”, to show the continuous tense. Use 3rd form of the verb. Use the word “by”, to show the doer. After that convert the subject of the Active Voice Sentence into the object. In the end, add the remaining words if there are any in the Active Voice Sentence. Negative Sentence Structure of Passive Voice of Past Continuous Tense. Examples of Passive Voice of Negative Sentences of Past Continuous Tense He was not taking a bath. A bath was not being taken by him. She was not speaking the truth. The truth was not being spoken by her. You were not playing at the cards. The cards were not being played by you. He was not driving this car. This car was not being driven by him. They were not clearing the road. The road was not being cleared by them. They were not chaining the dogs. The dogs were not being chained by them. He was not sending a telegram. A telegram was not being sent by him. I was not polishing that chair. That chair was not being polished by me. I was not transferring him to Gujrat. He was not being transferred to Gujrat by me. The police were not arresting them. They were not being arrested by the police. I was not knocking at the door. The door was not being knocked at by me. The villagers were not beating the thief. The thief was not being beaten by the villagers. She was not dusting the room. The room was not being dusted by her. The headmaster was not punishing him. He was not being punished by the headmaster. She was not telling a lie. A lie was not being told by her. Passive Voice of Interrogative Sentences of Past Continuous Tense The Passive Voice of Interrogative Sentence of Past Continuous Tense can be made by applying the following rules Use the helping verb was/were according to the subject of the Passive Voice Sentence. Convert the object of the Active Voice Sentence into the subject. Use the additional helping verb “being” with was/were, to show the continuous tense. Use 3rd form of the verb. Use the word “by”, to show the doer. After that convert the subject of the Active Voice Sentence into the object. Then, put the remaining words if there are any in the Active Voice Sentence. In the end, use the sign of interrogation “?”, to show the interrogative nature of the sentence. Interrogative Sentence Structure of Passive Voice of Past Continuous Tense. Examples of Passive Voice of Interrogative Sentences of Past Continuous Tense Was she sewing my shirt? Was my shirt being sewn by her? Was I taking his side? Was his side being taken by me? Was the dog barking at them? Were they being barked at by the dog? Were you closing the door? Was the door being closed by you? Were you plucking flowers? Were flowers being plucked by you? Were they chasing the thieves? Were the thieves being chased by them? Was her sister punishing her? Was she being punished by her sister? Was he remitting your fine? Was your fine being remitted by him? Were they importing television sets from Japan? Were television sets being imported by them from Japan? Was she typing this story? Was this story being typed by her? Was he building the house? Was the house being built by him? Were their parents sending them to London? Were they being sent to London by their parents? Were they playing a match against our school? Was a match being played by them against our school? Was she knocking at the door? Was the door being knocked at by her? Were they rowing the boat? Was the boat being rowed by them? Passive Voice of Negative-Interrogative Sentences of Past Continuous Tense The Passive Voice of Negative-Interrogative Sentence of Past Continuous Tense can be made by applying the following rules Use the helping verb was/were according to the subject of Passive Voice Sentence. Convert the object of the Negative-Interrogative Sentence into the subject. Then add the word “not”, to show the negativity of the sentence. Use the additional helping verb “being” with was/were, to show the continuous tense. Use 3rd form of the verb. Use the word “by”, to show the doer. After that convert the subject of the Active Voice Sentence into the object. In the end, add the remaining words if there are any in the Active Voice Sentence Negative Interrogative Sentence Structure of Passive Voice of Past Continuous Tense. Examples of Passive Voice of Negative-Interrogative Sentences of Past Continuous Tense Was she not sewing my shirt? Was my shirt not being sewn by her? Was I not taking his side? Was his side not being taken by me? Was the dog not barking at them? Were they not being barked at by the dog? Were you not closing the door? Was the door not being closed by you? Were you not plucking flowers? Were flowers not being plucked by you? Were they not chasing the thieves? Were the thieves not being chased by them? Was her sister not punishing her? Was she not being punished by her sister? Was he not remitting your fine? Was your fine not being remitted by him? Were they not importing television sets from Japan? Were television sets not being imported by them from Japan? Was she not typing this story? Was this story not being typed by her? Was he not building the house? Was the house not being built by him? Were their parents not sending them to London? Were they not being sent to London by their parents? Were they not playing a match against our school? Was a match not being played by them against our school? Was she not knocking at the door? Was the door not being knocked at by her? Were they not blaming me? Was I not being blamed by them? Were they not rowing the boat? Was the boat not being rowed by them? Active Voice Sentences of the Past Continuous Tense, use “was/ were” as helping verbs with their respective pronouns and number nouns. The following article has full rules for making Active Voice Sentences of Past Continuous Tense Past Continuous Tense

Inibukanlah present continuous tense, namun simple future tense. Dan rumus passive voice untuk simple future tense adalah S + Will/shall + Be + Verb3 atau S + is/am/are + Going to + Be + Verb3. 4: A: Sama seperti soal nomor 3, ini juga simple future tense, dan menggunakan rumus S + Will/shall + Be + Verb3. Simple past tense, rumus yang This article helps you learn how to write sentences in the active voice and the passive of the Past continuous tense, and how to change a sentence from the active voice into the passive voice of the Past Continuous tense. In the Past Continuous tense, also known as the Past Progressive tense, we talk about actions that were going on in the past at a specific time. There are a few other situations where we employ this tense. Check out the post on the Present Continuous tense to learn more about it. When to use the active voice in the Past Continuous tense? The active voice of the Past continuous tense is used when you want to focus on the person who was performing the action in the past. When the doer of the action is what you want to focus on and talk about, write the sentence in the active voice. Structure Subject + was/were + V1+ing + object Examples I was training Megha yesterday. Sam was taking the class. Jon was riding your bike in the morning. They were playing cricket when I reached there. We were not doing anything in your absence. The boys were cooking food last night. When to use the passive voice in the Past Continuous tense? The passive voice of the Past Continuous tense is used when you want to focus on the person or the thing that was receiving the action in the past, something that was being acted upon. When the receiver of the action object of the verb is more important than the doer itself, write the sentence in the passive voice. Structure Object+ was/were + being + V3 + by + subject Past continuous tense passive voice examples The students were being taught in a weird way by him. The match was being played at a huge stadium. I was being explained why to invest in that company. Those guys were being beaten brutally last night. NOTE The doer of the action in the passive voice is not mentioned or is separated using brackets as it is less important or already understood in the passive voice. But you can always add the subject doer if you want to. Active voiceSubject was/wereV1+ingobjectPassive voiceObjectwas/were + beingV3by + subject/doer Active I was training Megha yesterday. focusing on the doer of the action I’ Passive Megha was being trained by me yesterday. focusing on the object that was receiving the action Megha’ More examples Active I was taking the class at that time. Passive The class was being taken at that time by me. Active He was eating dinner at 9 pm. Passive Dinner was being eaten at 9 pm by him. Active My parents were watching that movie. Passive That movie was being watched by my parents. Active Jon was editing my video yesterday. Passive My video was being edited yesterday by Jon. Active Some boys were harassing your sister. Passive Your sister was being harassed by some boys. Active They were discussing something in the class. Passive Something was being discussed in the class by them. Active Jyoti was copying the answers. Passive The answers were being copied by Jyoti. Active Everyone was hugging the kids at the party. Passive The kids were being hugged at the party by everyone. Active They were not feeding the cats. Passive The cats weren’t being fed by them. Negative sentences Active and voice voice Active voiceSubject was/werenotV1+ingobjectPassive voiceObjectwas/were + notbeingV3by + subject/doer Examples Active Monu was not doing the assignment. Passive The assignment was not being done by Monu. Active They were not helping us. Passive We were not being helped by them. Active We were not recording the video. Passive The video was not being recorded by us. Active She was not buying anything at the store. Passive Nothing was being bought at the store by her. NOTE If anything is the object of the verb in the active voice of a negative sentence, it will change to nothing’ in the passive voice. Interrogative sentences Active and voice voice Active voiceQuestion words if anywas/weresubjectV1+ingobject?Passive voiceQuestion wordswas/were objectbeing + V3by + subject Examples Active Were you calling me last night? Passive Was I being called by you last night? Active Was he not helping you? Passive Were you not being helped by him? Active When were you taking the class? Passive When was the class being taken by you? Active Where were they making videos? Passive Where were the videos being made by them? Practice! Mox was hitting me with a bat. Someone was using you. They were not helping her. Why were you beating that boy? Was he calling me last night? I was making the next lesson. Answers I was being hit with a bat by Mox. You were being used by someone. She was not being helped by them. Why was that boy being beaten by you? Was I being called last night by him? The next lesson was being made by me. Hope you enjoyed the lesson! Feel free to share your question, doubt, or feedback in the comment section, and also, share the post with the people that need it. For one-on-one classes, contact me at [email protected]. FAQs What is the passive voice of past continuous tense? In the passive voice of the Past Continuous tense, we focus on who/what was being acted upon or receiving the action at a certain time in the past. It is formed using the verb phrase was/were + being + past participle v3’. Which is an example of passive past continuous tense? Here are some examples of the Past Continuous tense passive voice1. We were being ignored at the party by Sam.2. The students were being beaten without a We were being threatened not to go to the The numbers were being looked at closely at the meeting. What is active and passive voice example of past continuous tense? When the doer of the action is what you want to focus on and talk about, write the sentence in the active voice, and when the focus is on the receiver object of the verb, write the sentence in the passive voice. Past Continuous tense active voice You were questioning me without a Continuous tense passive voice I was being questioned without a reason by you. Past Continuous tense active voice Some people were ignoring the couple at the Continuous tense passive voice The couple was being ignored at the function by some people. Latest lessons on active and passive voice When to use the passive voice in English? Simple present tense active and passive voice Present continuous tense active and passive voice Present perfect tense active and passive voice Ashish found his first love—the English language—a few years back. Since then, he has been immersed in the language, breaking down the language and teaching it to passionate English learners. He has a flair for listening to the English language podcasts, sitcoms, stories, observing the nuances, and making it easy for English learners. He is known for breaking down complex English topics and making them easy to be understood. RumusPassive Voice. Rumus passive voice dapat dilihat pada tabel sebagai berikut di bawah ini. Jika active voice dalam past continuous tense, maka 'be' passive voice-nya adalah (was atau were) + being. Contoh: Active : He was meeting them. Passive : They were being met by him.
Forming Simple Past Progressive Passive Affirmative FormObject + was / were + being + verb3 past participleQuestion FormWas / Were + Object + being + verb3 past participle ?Something was being done by someone at sometime in the past for a while. Active The boy was throwing the stone. Passive The stone was being thrown by the boy. Active What was he writing on the desk? Passive What was being written by him on the desk? Active Was the suspect dragging you? Passive Were you being dragged by the suspect? Active Nobody was watching TV. Passive The TV wasn't being watched by anybody.Quick ExercisePut the following sentences into passive voice. past continuous ↑▲▲▲▲▲▲▲↑
TenseRumus Passive Voice Contoh Passive Voice; 1: Simple Present: am/is/are + pp: is created: 2: Simple Past: was/were + pp: was created: 3: Present Perfect: has/have been + pp: has been created: 4: Simple Future: will be + pp: will be created: 5: Future Perfect: will have been + pp: will have been created: 6: Present Continuous: am/is/are Bentuk kalimat aktif dan pasif mungkin sudah tidak asing dalam telinga kita. Tak hanya dalam Bahasa Indonesia, dalam Bahasa Inggris pun juga dikenal kedua jenis kalimat ini. Pada artikel kali ini, kita akan membahas mengenai kalimat pasif alias passive voice mulai dari definisi sampai juga contoh kalimatnya. Definisi Passive Voice Dilansir dari The Writing Center, passive voice merupakan “a passive construction occurs when you make the object of an action into the subject of a sentence. That is, whoever or whatever is performing the action is not the grammatical subject of the sentence.” Dari definisi di atas dapat disimpulkan bahwa passive voice subjek kalimat tidak melakukan aksi melainkan menerima aksi. Misalnya dalam Bahasa Indonesia, kata kerja menjadi berawal di-, seperti disapu, disetir, dimakan, dan sebagainya. Hal ini juga berlaku dalam Bahasa Inggris sehigga kata kerja biasanya akan ditambahkan akhiran -ed, -en, -d, -t, -n, atau -ne. Contohnya Some flowers are planted by my parents. My phone was stolen. Rumus Passive Voice Tak hanya mengubah kata kerja saja, passive voice ternyata memiliki rumus yang perlu kamu perhatikan dalam membuat kalimat. Rumus ini lebih mengutamakan grammar sehingga kamu bisa menyesuaikannya dengan kondisi dan waktu yang kamu alami. Baca juga Adverb dalam Bahasa Inggris Definisi, Fungsi, dan Contohnya Simple present tense Tense ini memiliki rumus S + is/am/are + V3. Contoh kalimat He is beaten by all his competitors. Heart disease is considered the leading cause of death in the United States. I am thrown to the pool last night. Simple past Tense ini memiliki rumus S + was/were + v3. Contoh kalimat She was already gone. We were confused by the unclear regulation that was announced on campus. Simple future Tense ini memiliki rumus S + will be + v3. Contoh kalimat It will be made into a nice sweater. The leftover will be eaten by stray cats. My office mate will be placed in another city. Simple past future Tense ini memiliki rumus S + would/should + be + V3. Contoh kalimat I would be asked first in this job interview. These clothes should be delivered on time to their owner. My desk should be placed in the corner of my room. Present continuous Pada tense ini, kamu bisa membentuk kalimat dengan rumus S + is/am/are + being + V3. Contoh The tasks are being done by herself. The trophy is being won by our team. Our used clothes are being sold for charity. Past continuous Adapun rumusnya adalah s + was/were + being +V3. Contoh My neighbor’s house was being robbed last night. The trees were being cut every day. She was being lifted by a police officer. Future continuous Rumus yang digunakan dalam tense ini adalah s + will be + V3. Contoh This room will be cleaned at the moment. Those racks will be emptied for some new stuff. My favorite series will be released next summer. Baca juga Dongeng Bahasa Inggris Singkat 3-5 Menit untuk Anak Terbaru Past future continuous Rumus yang digunakan dalam tense ini adalah s + would/should + be + V3. Contoh You should be promoted as a manager. The public pool should be cleaned daily in order to spread the virus. The donut shop near my house should be expanded to get more visitors. Present perfect continuous Tense ini memiliki rumus s + have/has + been + V3. Contoh She has been betrayed by her own best friend. The grass has been mowed by the automatic mowing machine. The journal has been translated into 6 different languages. Past perfect continuous Tense ini memiliki rumus s + had + been + V3. Adapun contoh kalimatnya adalah The children had been educated well by their mother. I had been deceived so many times when I was with him. Future perfect continuous Untuk menggunakan tense ini, ada rumus yang perlu diperhatikan yaitu s + would + have + been + v3. Adapun contoh kalimatnya adalah The computer would have been hacked if they didn’t set up the new security systems. These fruits would have been rotten. Those patients would have been treated. Past future perfect continuous Tense ini memiliki rumus s + would/should + have + been + V3. Contoh kalimatnya adalah She should have been married to a doctor. The fire would have been gone if the firefighter came on time. Di bawah ini adalah beberapa passive voice dalam Bahasa Inggris yang dibedakan berdasarkan verb tenses. To Be Past Participle Tense The butter is kept here. Present Simple The window was broken. Past Simple The work will be done soon. Future Simple The bridge is being repaired. Present Continuous The cheese was being eaten by mice. Past Continuous Our work has been finished. Present Perfect The car hadn’t been used much. Past Perfect The house would have been built by then. Future Perfect The shelf can’t be reached. Modal Verb – Can The task must be finished now. Modal Verb – Must The lesson may be done. Modal Verb – May The car ought to be repaired. Modal Verb Baca juga Tips Presentasi Jitu dari Para Ahli yang Bisa Kamu Aplikasikan Apakah kamu sudah paham mengenai passive voice? Mungkin kelihatannya sulit jika kamu hanya mengamati rumus dari tiap tense di atas. Namun,jika metode belajarnya tepat seperti yang dilakukan oleh para native trainers di program WSE GO Wall Street English Goes Online, kamu tidak akan mengalami kesulitan lagi. Dengan kelas yang bisa kamu pilih sendiri, kamu akan tahu apa yang kamu butuhkan dan perlukan. 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Adadua kemungkinan rumus simple future tense pada active voice, begitu pula pada passive voice. - Past participle ditemani oleh auxiliary verb "will" dan "be" apapun subjek kalimatnya. - Past participle ditemani phrasal modal "be (am/is/are) going to" dan auxiliary verb "be".
There are several reasons as to why we use the passive voice in English. In these notes, we are going to focus on the past continuous in the passive voice. Generally, we use the passive voice when the focus is on the action and NOT on WHO or WHAT is performing the action. Past continuous passive construction was/were + being + past participle Example verb call I was being called We were being called You were being called You guys were being called He/she/it was being called They were being called The agent is unknown. We don’t know who or what is the agent An email was being written by our supply team. we don’t know the contents of the email, neither its transmitter or sender, only that is an email. An unidentified flying object was being recorded by many observers from around the globe. the subject is unknown because we don’t know about the unidentified object’. We use the passive to emphasise the subject I myself was being held captive there in a concentration camp. The emphasis is on myself’. The guards were the ones being incarcerated by their own allies. We use the passive to talk about general truths The man was always being told what to native peoples of North America were always being dragged into the battle against the colonisers. We can use the passive if we want to be unclear or vague about the subject All I can tell you is that a ship was being scheduled to were being written to the author. We use the passive when the subject is irrelevant We don’t care who or what has caused the action to be Someone from their team was being brought to the resort to resolve the issue. Whoever the someone’ is, is irrelevant in this context. I am not sure who exactly was being sought after by the police. We use the passive in a more formal atmosphere like a thesis or an important piece of writing, especially scientifically speaking The movements in the middle east at that time in the past were being halted by forces from the was being dissolved into the liquid for three minutes. Lesson 33 Past continuous – passive Explanation Construction was/were + being + past participle read, seen Example verb make I was being made We were being made You were being made You guys were being made He/she/it was being made They were being made Context Last Friday I was being told by Jennifer, my colleague, to be quiet,1 which to be honest, I found to be quite rude2 of her. What was she actually saying?3 Um,4 she came to my desk and told me quite abruptly and in a harsh tone to be quiet’. Has she apologised? Well, yes, she did apologise to me yesterday. She told me that she was being put through a lot of stress5 and she regretted using such a harsh tone with me. Sometimes these things happen. If she was being handed a lot of pressure, then it’s Yes, I get your You’re I’ll forget it ever Good for you. Analysis I was being told by Jennifer, my colleague, to be quiet. Was being told’ is a passive construction in the past continuous. The past continuous usually has a continuous form in the past. That continuity being being told by Jennifer’. The emphasis is on I’. I found it to be quite rude. The adjective in this sentence is rude’ and it goes with the auxiliary verb be’. We always use be’ with adjectives. What was she actually saying? This is the past continuous in the active form was saying’. In the passive it would be what was being said by her?Um. This word is an interjection. Interjections have zero grammatical purpose and can be inserted in most places of a sentence or question. Other such interjections are hmm, ach, err, ah etc. She told me that she was being put through a lot of stress. was being put through’ is the past continuous in the passive voice. Put through’ means endure’ and the past participle of put’ is put’. If she was being handed a lot of pressure, then it’s excusable. Was being handed’ is the past continuous in the passive voice. The emphasis is on she’. I get your point. This is another way of saying I understand’.You’re right. Don’t confuse you’re’ with your’. The latter being the possessive adjective and the former being the contracted from of you are’. You’re welcome or you are welcome. Possessive adjective I like your dress. Is that your book? I’ll forget it ever happened. I’ll forget’ is the future simple active form. Remember, we use the future simple will + infinitive to talk about the future, predictions, promises, and instant reactions. Here, an instant reaction is being expressed. The action of forgetting’. Another example Could you help me, please? Yes, I will help you right away. See also All passive forms Present simplePresent continuousPresent perfect continuousPresent perfectPast perfect continuousPast simplePast perfectFuture simpleFuture continuousFuture perfectFuture perfect continuous Advanced grammar Articles a/an, the, zero articlePronouns subject, object and possessiveQuestion tagsEnglish conditionals Interrogatives in EnglishDeterminersPhrasal verbsPrefixes and suffixesReported and direct speechNumbers cardinal, ordinal, and Roman numbersThe verb “get” Get’ vs. go’ and got’ vs. gotten’ Copular verbsCleft sentencesSubjunctive in EnglishVulgar and taboo in English Ellipsis Split infinitiveEmphasis with inversionGerunds in EnglishTo + infinitiveBare infinitiveBritish and American spelling
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