Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Active Passive Voice

Question:

Select the correct active voice of the given sentence.

The poems of great English poets are being translated into other languages.

Options:

They were translating the poems of great English poets into other languages.

They are translating the poems of great English poets into other languages.

They have translated the poems of great English poets into other languages.

They translated the poems of great English poets into other languages.

Correct Answer:

They are translating the poems of great English poets into other languages.

Explanation:

The correct active voice of the given sentence is They are translating the poems of great English poets into other languages.

The passive voice of the sentence is "The poems of great English poets are being translated into other languages." This sentence is in the present progressive tense, which is used to describe an action that is happening now but is not finished. The passive voice of the sentence is formed by putting the subject of the active sentence after the verb "to be" and the present participle of the main verb. In this case, the subject of the active sentence is "poems" and the main verb is "translate." The past participle of "translate" is "translated." So, the passive form of the sentence is "The poems of great English poets are being translated into other languages."

The active voice of the sentence is formed by putting the subject of the passive sentence before the verb and removing the word "by." In this case, the subject of the passive sentence is "they" and the verb is "translate." So, the active form of the sentence is "They are translating the poems of great English poets into other languages."

The other options are incorrect because:

  • They were translating the poems of great English poets into other languages. This sentence is in the past progressive tense, which is used to describe an action that was happening in the past but is not happening now.
  • They have translated the poems of great English poets into other languages. This sentence is in the present perfect tense, which is used to describe an action that has happened in the past and is still relevant to the present. However, the sentence does not imply that the translation process is still ongoing.
  • They translated the poems of great English poets into other languages. This sentence is in the simple past tense, which is used to describe an action that happened in the past and is not relevant to the present.