Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

Select the option that best expresses the given sentence in the Passive Voice:-

'What are you painting?'

Options:

What is being painted by you?

What were you painting?

What had been painted by you?

What was being painted by you?

Correct Answer:

What is being painted by you?

Explanation:

The correct option is: What is being painted by you?

Here's why the other options are not suitable:

  • What were you painting? This uses the Past Continuous Passive Voice, which doesn't fit the present tense of the original sentence.
  • What had been painted by you? This uses the Past Perfect Passive Voice, implying the painting is already finished, which contradicts the ongoing action in the original sentence.
  • What was being painted by you? This option also uses the Past Continuous Passive Voice, making it inaccurate for expressing the present action.