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Choose the correct passive form of the sentence given below: He is painting the house.

AThe house is being painted by him.

BThe house was being painted by him

CThe house were being painted by him

DThe house are being painted by him

Answer:

A. The house is being painted by him.

Read Explanation:

  • The original sentence is in the active voice: "He is painting the house." It is in present form. ഈ വാക്യം passive voice/നിഷ്ക്രിയ ശബ്‌ദമാക്കി മാറ്റുമ്പോൾ, along with the past participle of the main verb, "to be" എന്ന ക്രിയയുടെ ഉചിതമായ രൂപം നിങ്ങൾ ഉപയോഗിക്കേണ്ടതുണ്ട്:
    • Active voice: "He is painting the house."
    • Passive voice: "The house is being painted by him." (present - is being)
  • Painted is the past participle form of the word paint. 
  • The house was being painted by him: This implies past tense
  • "were, are" എന്ന ക്രിയകൾ  "house" എന്ന singualr/ഏകവചനവുമായി യോജിക്കുന്നില്ല. were and are is used with plurals.

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