Past Tense Passive Voice with Examples and Urdu Explanation learn Past indefinite passive voice, past continuous passive voice, past perfect passive voice with examples and Urdu explanation.
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Past Indefinite Tense Passive Voice
1. Place the Object of active voice sentence in place of passive voice subject and Place the subject of active voice sentence in place of passive voice Object.
2. Use helping verbs was and were.
3. Use 3rd form of verb.
Formula:
Subject + was, were + 3rd form of verb + by + agent
Examples:
1. He bought two cups.(active voice)
Two cups were bought by him.(passive voice)
2. I met him yesterday.(active voice)
He was met by me yesterday. (passive voice)
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Past Continuous Tense Passive Voice
1. Place the Object of active voice sentence in place of passive voice subject and Place the subject of active voice sentence in place of passive voice Object.
2. Use was being, were being.
3. Use 3rd form of verb.
Formula:
Subject + was, were + being + 3rd form of verb + by + agent
Examples:
1. He was doing sums.(active voice)
Sums were being done by him.(Passive voice)
2. I was taking exercise.(active voice)
Exercise was being taken by me.(passive voice)
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Past Perfect Tense Passive Voice
1. Place the Object of active voice sentence in place of passive voice subject and Place the subject of active voice sentence in place of passive voice Object.
2. Use had been.
3. Use 3rd form of verb.
Formula:
Subject + had been + 3rd form of verb + by + agent
Examples:
1. The hunter had killed a lion.(active voice)
A lion had been killed by the hunter.(passive voice)
2. He had finished the work.(active voice)
The work had been finished by him.(passive voice)
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