Tenses in English | Active Passive difference | Super trick of naming tenses without memorizing

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I watched the vid to know the tenses and now i know how to differentiate active and passive voice. Thx!

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[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Thank you. Will do.

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Mam thank you so so so much ..I was always confused what is mean by been being , what is has been .. but you explained very simply mam.. Thanks lot.. 🤗🤗🤗

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[@praveenkumar-nv1sq]

Mam thank you for making us to identify the tense clearly. Can you say the difference between past tense and past participle and the rules to use them.

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Already uploaded. Past shows time. She went home. Past particple is used as an adjective. she was tired.

[@evahart1861]

Does past participle show past tense or not ?

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[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Yes Shilpi. Thank you for this comment. I have done one on poetry which I will put up in a bit. Do listen in. I am sure it will help all of you to read unseen poetry.

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[@skyyranker6568]

Thank you so so much Ma'am for your extraordinary video lessons. It means a lot for me. The best part your lessons created interest in English grammar and inspires me to do more and more practice. Ma'am how to identify tense based on your explanation in statements like having helper verb+v3 but statements are not passive. I was worried. (past past - but it is not a past perfect) I was upset. (past past - but it is not a past perfect) I was tensed (past past - but it is not a past perfect) as I didn't find you at home. He is worried (past past - but it is not a past perfect) for you. Also in LWE - 6th : Wk 17 Day 5 I used to get unbearably nervous with my hands turning clammy and my throat getting dry. In answer key it is explained like used to (past-non finite) and get (non-finite base infinitive). In this statement isn't 'used to' a Modal verb?

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Thanks. Keep practicing and it will be crystal clear. In the first sentence 'worried' is not past participle but adjective. I was happy, I was worried. Again 'upset' is adjective not past participle. Same with tensed. (which is wrong) I was tense is enough. Worried in the last is the same as the first. I have done a lesson on participles. Please view. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKmUmYyMp9WkqaM Used to is the past tense. It is non finite because it cannot be conjugated. 'get' is the base infinitive form use with this modal. Otherwise, people will wonder what is 'get' and get confused. It is a modal verb. So you are right. It is all these. Glad you are practicing with LWE. Are you using the answer keys from Kindle?

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[@ankurseth6739]

Mam, please make a video for exceptional cases that use present tense for describing future events and conditions.

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Noted

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Wonderful mam please make a video on changing active to passive

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

I have done one on active and passive verbs. But I will do one on transformation soon.

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Ma'am can you make a video on how to introduce the concept of Tenses in primary section and how to brush up tenses in secondary section. This is an extremely helpful video that I have used in my classes as part of my asynchronous teaching.

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[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Yes, soon

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[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

What is narration? Reported speech?

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Mam will you please make a video on how to change a tense.

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Do view my video on "Types and forms of Verbs" and "Auxiliary verbs"

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Thank you ma'am for the wonderful explanation. I have a request to make. Would you please make a video on Direct and Indirect speech ?

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Will do soon. Has been a repeated request.

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Thanks

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Mam... Please make a video on Reported speech... It l be very useful for us mam. Thanks in advance.

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Will do

[@ankurseth6739]

Dear Mam, If the subject is a noun phrase and its complement is a dead person, do we use the linking verb in Simple Present Tense or Simple Past Tense? In the sentence below, is Version 1 or Version 2 correct? Version 1: The first person to climb Mount Everest is Sir Edmund Percival Hillary Version 2: The first person to climb Mount Everest was Sir Edmund Percival Hillary

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Your sentences are missing

[@bhartibhat997]

Ma'am..why we use active passive speech....what is its use.

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Sure

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Madam, please give some tips on 'inversion ' how and where it is done. with regards, subhash

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Inversion is used in question forms, negative beginnings, some exclamations, and poetry. Will do a video on that soon.

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Mam in our school your English books are used so mam can explain this all in the book to it is very provamatic to understand without an explanatio

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[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

What are your teachers doing? They don't explain?

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Ma'am can you put a video on active to passive

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

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[@harvindersethi640]

Ma'am in this sentence Karen likes living in a cottage is Noun Phrase but HOW? How We can make WHAT senyence

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Can you help me

[@harvindersethi640]

And my name is Angad

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

likes is the verb. Living in a cottage is a phrase. Likes what? living (gerund) living in a cottage gerund phrase or noun phrase. (Gerund is an -ing word which acts as a noun)

[@harvindersethi640]

Thank you

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Mam direct and indirect ka bare me be bnaye

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Zaroor.

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Mam do a video that how to use use be being words

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Sure

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Thank you Amogh. That's a lovely compliment.

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Q.Some other way of entering the limbo must be divised. Mam could please help me out in changing the voice of the sentence Thank you.

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

First pick out the verb. Tell me if it is active or passive (passive verbs take an agent by).

[@AMBISBS]

Madam, Have you previously loaded any separate video about Active Voice & Passive Voice.If so pls share the link madam

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

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Mam could u make more videos in active and passive voice

[@ankurseth6739]

Sentence: Local firms in China have been able to infringe on the designs of multi-national corporations. Dear Mam, can you please help me identify the verb tense in the above-given sentence? Is it PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE? Since "Able to" is a phrasal verb - I am struggling to identify the verb tense.

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

where is the progressive part of the verb? 'Able to' is not a phrasal verb. It is not a verb at all. 'able' is an adjective and 'to infringe' is infinitive. So what is your verb tense?

[@fayaz1ahmad]

Active voice to passive voice - our team had scored two goals by half time (past perfect) Passive voice to active voice- The furniture will have been shifted by workmen by this time tomorrow ( future perfect) Please help me in these two sentences🥺😢

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

has scored is present perfect not past perfect. If you can identify the subject and object and change their places, you will get your tense. Try. I will correct.

[@fayaz1ahmad]

@@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher 1) active to passive- Two goals had been scored by our team in half time 2) passive to active- the workmen will have shifted tomorrow the furniture by this time Is it correct?

[@ramzismusicgallery3699]

Ma’am please reply How is passive formed in future tenses??

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Only the future and future perfect tenses can be made passive and only if the verbs are transitive. Continuous tenses cannot be rendered passive. e.g. The dog will be taken to the vet (by me) The dog will have been taken to the vet (by her).

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Mam can u plss make a video on phonetics

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

English is not a phonetic language Nagamani. Don't waste your time teaching it to children except as symbol to sound connection of the alphabets. Watch my latest video for more info on this.

[@hemakh8417]

Good evening ma'am When we change the sentence People said that the problem will end soon into passive, the answer will be It was said that the problem will be ended soon. Or It is said that the problem will end soon( without any change to the noun clause) what is important here,if it is said by the people or the the problem will end soon?

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Active voice: People say that (not said that). Passive changes to to be + past participle. So your sentence: It is said is correct. (by the people is understood). You have understood it right.

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[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

I am hoping all you young people surpass me.

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Ma'am i never read about future continuous in passive .is it mentioned in any book?

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Passive is followed by a 'by' + agent. Can you do it with future continuous?

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[@anjananaturelover2083]

@Kamna sisodia There are 4 tenses in the Active that cannot be changed into Passive voice; the 3 perfect continuous tenses as well as the Future Continuous tense.

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Mam please let me know the video of active and passive grammar exactly

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Watch a few times you will understand

[@artofcookingorscience4347]

Ma'am I have a query, how to convert a sentence of direct speech to active voice or passive voice. For eg. "A few stood guard for the terrorists who were hidden in bushes," said the colonel to his commander. Do we have to convert the voice of this sentence or just mention it as transitive or intransitive ? This sentence is from your book and many people are confused . Thanks

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Do what it tells you to do

[@artofcookingorscience4347]

@@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher said is the last verb in the sentence and it is transitive. Is it correct ? Thanks for the reply.

[@snehapandit3074]

Can you also explain how to write essay or talk in particular topic.. Framing of sentences is difficult

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Here is a video on writing an essay. You must make sure you practice making correct sentences. Read aloud as much as you can. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6KydparlNl5aac

[@jayamishraa]

Thank you so much ma'am for explaining the voice so simply. Could you also explain phrases and clauses?

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Thank you Jaya. Yes, certainly, will do phrases and clauses soon.

[@vijiviji2368]

Nice mam

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Thanks.

[@krishna______09]

Mam, i have a Doubt if it is present perfect it should have been isn't it?

[@krishna______09]

But you said has founded is Both correct?

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

'has been' is the present perfect of the verb "to be" 'has found' is the present perfect of the verb "to find" 'has taken' is the present perfect of the verb " to take" 'has had' is the present perfect of the verb " to have" Remember: to be and to find etc. are infinitive forms and not verbs themselves.

[@krishna______09]

​@@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacherok thank you miss

[@mareeemuthu8775]

We are hearing the bell or We hear the bell Which sentence is correct In my book they say hear is stative verb Therefore we used we hear the bell 🤔But we are hearing the bell that is temporary and progressive action. Because we can't hear always, why they use we hear the bell ?

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Yes, hear is stative as part of the sense verbs. If you want progressive tense you could say we could hear the bells ringing. You could add an adverb like continuously to further the meaning. Not we were hearing the bells. That would give the bells an identity of communicating, like they were speaking to you.

[@ankurseth6739]

Dear Mam, I think I have understood what you meant. I did not realise that even linking verb can be expressed in perfect tenses. Sorry about that!. Can you check if below conclusions and examples make sense? The past participle of the verb(be) = been. So if the subject has/had a subject complement between two timestamps TS1 and TS2, it makes perfect sense to express that using PERFECT TENSE. Simple Present Tense: I am good at Mathematics Present Perfect Tense: I have been good at Mathematics since Grade 5. Simple Past Tense: I was good at Mathematics in Middle School. Past Perfect Tense:: I had been good at Mathematics until High School. Simple Future Tense: I will be sober on my fortieth birthday. Future Perfect Tense: I will have been sober for eighteen months on my fortieth birthday.

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

You confuse yourself with too many rules. These tenses are ok.

[@ankurseth6739]

@@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher I try to treat Grammar as if it was science.

[@Neverstoplearning11]

Hi mam,I've some doubts.Is future continuous has passive form.

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

No

[@subhashagrawal9955]

the cash will be being taken by Sam,is this passive voice correct?

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Yes it is. I would continue it with a qualification that emphasizes the continuity of the action by saying: The cash will be being taken by Sam as we speak.

[@narayanidhanaraj2329]

is there a video on Passive tenses?

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

This is it. What more are you looking for?

[@sagarikadey1450]

Ma'am what is the tense of the sentence-" He has not come back yet "?

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

not is not part of a verb. It is an adverb. So read the tense now and you tell me. I will correct you.

[@sagarikadey1450]

Present Perfect ma'am

[@subhashagrawal9955]

Madam, seasons greetings, I have heard that there are only 8 passive forms of 12 active tenses, there are no passives for future continuous and all the perfect continuous tenses , in the given example you have mentioned passive voice of the future continuous, what are the rules actually, please guide.

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Thanks for this question Subhash. The future continuous is a tricky tense for the passive voice because it can become long and quite knotty as it contains 'be' and 'being' in quick proximity. She will be fighting the case in court next year. Active. The case will be being fought by her at this time next year. Passive I hope they will be cooking dinner by the time I get home. Active I hope dinner will be being cooked by the time i get home. Passive. It does not suit all verbs and can be quite clumsy in construction when future continuous is put into passive. This is why it is generally advised against. But technically, it is not incorrect.

[@subhashagrawal9955]

@@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher Thanks Madam, okay , technically , it is not incorrect, could you mention the list of such verbs in your video from which future continuous can be changed into passive voice. I have so far not met /read any such examples of passive voice from active voice of future continuous tense, typically all have denied construction of future continuous into passive voice, then there can also be passive voice of perfect continuous of all three tenses. Have they ever been asked into exam question papers? Is this type of sentence acceptable in day to day English? It appears to be very odd. You are requested to give your expert opinion. with regard, subhash

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

@@subhashagrawal9955 I just gave you 2 examples that are perfectly acceptable according to me. But in most cases, they tend to be clumsy, so they are not used, nor will they be questioned in any exam. Now, whether they are passable or not, is not a "rule" thing, it is a sounding out of pattern. Hence, I suggest you steer clear of the future continuous in the passive voice, and leave it to those who have immense confidence in their ear recognition of language patterns to recognise the usability. This is my expert opinion. You must always take a second opinion. After all no two "experts" agree. No two grammarians would agree on the sticky points either. :)

[@nandinimukherjee7206]

Mam how can be 16 tenses ..I am truly confused now ?? The English does not contain any thing called passive Tense form ...they are conditionals tense like I would play (simple) I would have been played it's incorrect

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Depends on whether you include the passive forms. Modals do not have tense forms. They are special verbs.

[@ankurseth6739]

Mam, Here are the 2 sentences: Version 1: The first person to climb Mount Everest is Sir Edmund Percival Hillary Version 2: The first person to climb Mount Everest was Sir Edmund Percival Hillary

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

I think both are correct. Present tense is ok for a statement because it is an unalienable fact. (focus fact) But if you report it, past tense sounds better, as it is an event in the past and Hillary is no more. (focus time)

[@drishtidas3627]

hello ma'am it was an absolute pleasure to watch your videos ....could you possibly upload something about how to identify which tense to apply in a mixed tense exercise.....

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Will upload soon

[@harvindersethi640]

This sentence changed in pasive

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

which sentence?

[@tapanmandal9878]

I felt that I _____ resign my post ( shall/ should) ANS :- Shall It _______ all night ( is raining/ has been raining) ANS:- has been raining Mamm are these two ANS correct

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

ans one is wrong. ans two is correct.

[@tapanmandal9878]

@@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher thank you Miss

[@harvindersethi640]

Ma'am i from lodha world school

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Hello Harvinder. Nice to see you here.

[@harvindersethi640]

Ma'am My Name is Angad

[@harvindersethi640]

I was doing this from my dad's account

[@harvindersethi640]

@@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher Ma'am my name is Angad

[@ankurseth6739]

1) She had slept for 3 hours when I woke her up. 2) She had been sleeping for 3 hours when I woke her up. Are both 1) and 2) correct, or only 2) is correct. I am confused!

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Yes both are correct. In 1) you have two fully completed past actions in the past, one after another. In 2) had been sleeping is past perfect continuous tense where a continuing past action upto the present is interrupted by an action. Both in the past. The continuous tense indicates the ongoing upto the present.

[@ankurseth6739]

Dear Mam, These two sentence structures confuse me a lot 1. passive infinitive (to be) + adjective 2. passive infinitive(to be) + noun phrase Example: During clinical trials, the COVAX vaccine has been shown to be effective against the South African strain of COVID -19 virus. Can you explain what kind of sentences are these? Are these sentence some kind of reported speech? When do we use these sentence structures?

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

has been shown is passive - structure to be+ past participle verb + by (implied) . The active of this would be - 'has shown'. Either way it has to be followed by a complement as the verb 'show' (a linking verb) asks for a noun or subject complement (adjectival) to complete its sense. I can't just say the vaccine shows.... and stop. shows what? shows 'that it is resistant' (noun clause).. or shows resistance (abstract noun) or a infinitive noun pharse 'to be resistant (adj).' or even a gerund - to be resisting the vaccine. All subject complements will go back to the subject hence will have adjectives or adjectival functions. Type of sentence will depend on number of verbs. Both passives (reported) and actives are used in reporting.

[@ankurseth6739]

@@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher Dear Madam, Which of two options is correct active voice representation of the given sentence? Option 1: Scientists have shown that the COVAX vaccine is effective against the South African strain of the COVID -19 virus. Option 2: Scientists have shown the COVAX vaccine to be effective against the South African strain of the COVID -19 virus.

[@livinglife3352]

Hi Ma’am, Could you please help us to know clearly when we need to avoid “by agent” in passive case. Would be helpful for competitive exams

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

You can drop the agent in passive voice. If I wanted to agent I would use active voice.

[@livinglife3352]

The Mindsprings English Teacher Ma’am, Is “by agent” an optional in passive voice?

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

@@livinglife3352 yes it is optional

[@livinglife3352]

The Mindsprings English Teacher Thank you ma’am 👍

[@ramslin3520]

Really wonderful teaching, easy to understand for all types learners. Are you taking On-line class, if yes I will join.

[@ramyaviswanathan3007]

I have a doubt mam. The boys played with the puppy for 3 hours ... Do we have an object in this sentence?

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

No. for 3 hours and with the puppy are subject complements. completes info on the boys played

[@ramyaviswanathan3007]

@@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher thank you so much mam

[@reenawangsa8598]

Can't see the board properly mam

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

Sorry about that

[@xyzity]

Maam why only the example of salary..... Why not another like, She has taken her certificate.

[@TheMindspringsEnglishTeacher]

She has taken her certificate is not passive. It is the present perfect tense in active voice. The certificate was taken by her is passive. For the above sentence The certificate has been taken by her is passive.