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Passive — all tenses, get-passive

Lesson 55 of 84

B2

Passive = karta chhupa; be tense badalta hai, V3 (3rd form) same rehta hai. get-passive = get + V3 (hona / ho gaya, spoken). Present / past simple = 41. Yahan: being / been / will be / must be / get + V3. has been doing = 39. V3 list = 32. going to = 23. must have (andaza) = 72.

1. Kya hai

Formula: be (us tense me) + V3. 41 se is cooked / was sent aata hai. Yahan be ke aur roop: being, been, will be, must be.

Active tense Passive: be kaisa Example
Present / past simple is / was + V3 Rice is cooked. The letter was sent. (41)
Continuous is / was being + V3 The road is being repaired.
Perfect has / had been + V3 The letter has been sent.
will / going to / modal will be / going to be / must be + V3 The results will be announced.

has been being done almost never — do -ing + been bhari; exam me mat likho. happen / arrive still no passive (41).

2. Tense map

Tense Passive
Present continuous The road is being repaired now.
Past continuous The rice was being cooked when I arrived.
Present perfect The letter has been sent. The windows have been cleaned.
Past perfect The letter had been sent before I reached.
will The results will be announced tomorrow.
going to The hall is going to be painted next week.
must / can The form must be filled in. This can be done tomorrow.

39 se mat uljhao: She has been doing the work (active, 39 — kaam chal raha). Passive result: The work has been done (been + V3, doing nahi — kaam ho chuka).

must / might + pehle ka kaam, halka: The bag might have been stolen. must have (andaza) = 72, yahan core nahi.

will have been + V3 rare: By 6 pm the work will have been finished. 52 pehle padha: The meeting was put off.

3. get-passive

get + V3 = informal, aksar "mujhe / isko ye ho gaya". V3 of get = got.

Use Yes Not this
Something happens (often bad / change) My phone got stolen. I got stuck in traffic. She got promoted. got steal / was got stolen
be-passive (neutral / formal) My phone was stolen. English is spoken here. English gets spoken here. (weird)
Maine karwaya I got my hair cut. I had the phone repaired. Poori list nahi — yahan sirf farq

get used to = 48, passive nahi. get up / get off = 52. Exam: story / spoken = got; formal notice = was / is.

4. Examples

Bold = passive form.

  1. The road is being repaired now.
  2. Diwali lights are being put up in the lane.
  3. The rice was being cooked when I arrived.
  4. The letter has been sent.
  5. The windows have been cleaned.
  6. The letter had been sent before I reached the post office.
  7. The results will be announced tomorrow.
  8. The hall is going to be painted next week.
  9. The form must be filled in with a black pen.
  10. This work can be done tomorrow.
  11. The meeting was put off until Monday.
  12. My phone got stolen on the train.
  13. I got stuck behind a slow auto.
  14. She got promoted last month.
  15. The window got broken in the storm.

5. Common mistakes

The road is repairing now. / is being repair
The road is being repaired now.
The letter has been sending. / The work has been doing.
The letter has been sent. She has been doing the work. (39)
The results will be announce tomorrow. / will announced
The results will be announced tomorrow.
The form must fill in. / must been filled
The form must be filled in. (must + be + V3)
My phone got steal. / was got stolen
My phone got stolen. / My phone was stolen. (41)
The rice was being cook when I arrived.
The rice was being cooked when I arrived.
I got used to get stuck. (48 aur 55 dono ek saath mat lagao)
I got used to the traffic. (48) I got stuck in traffic. (55)
The accident was happened. / English gets spoken here.
The accident happened. (41) English is spoken here.
Hindi note. Sirf be tense pakdo, V3 mat badlo. Abhi ho raha = is being + V3. Ho chuka = has been + V3 (doing nahi). Kal hoga = will be + V3. must / can = must be / can be + V3. Informal "ho gaya" = got + V3.

6. Practice

A. 10 MCQ

1. The road ______ now.
2. The letter ______ already.
3. The results ______ tomorrow.
4. The form ______ in black ink. (modal)
5. My phone ______ on the train. (get-passive)
6. The rice ______ when I arrived.
7. The letter ______ before I reached.
8. She ______ last month. (get, job)
9. The hall ______ next week.
10. This work ______ tomorrow.

B. 5 fill-in

1. The road ______ now. (is being repaired)

2. The letter ______ already. (has been sent)

3. The results ______ tomorrow. (will be announced)

4. My phone ______ on the train. (get-passive)

5. Sahi karo: The road is repairing now.

C. 3 sentences

Model answers neeche. Ek being, ek will be, ek get.

  1. being: The road is being repaired.
  2. will be: The results will be announced tomorrow.
  3. get: My phone got stolen yesterday.

7. Answer key

MCQ
  1. a) is being repaired — now = continuous passive. is repairing = active galat.
  2. a) has been sent — perfect + V3. sending = 39 ki form (doing). was send = V2 galti (41): sent chahiye.
  3. a) will be announced — future passive. will announce = active.
  4. b) must be filled — must + be + V3. British English: filled in (52).
  5. a) got stolen — get + V3. got steal / was got stolen galat.
  6. a) was being cooked — past continuous passive. is being = now.
  7. b) had been sent — pehle past (36). has been = abhi tak.
  8. a) got promoted — get-passive. promote V3 nahi.
  9. a) is going to be painted — going to + be + V3 (23).
  10. b) can be done — can + be + V3. can do = active.
Fill-in
  1. is being repaired — being + V3.
  2. has been sent — been + V3, not doing.
  3. will be announced — will be + V3.
  4. got stolen — get-passive. was stolen = 41, yahan get.
  5. The road is being repaired now. — continuous passive.
Model sentences
  1. The road is being repaired.
  2. The results will be announced tomorrow.
  3. My phone got stolen yesterday.

Check: being + V3; been + V3 not doing; will be / going to be / must be + V3; get + V3; present/past simple = 41; has been doing = 39; get used to = 48; get up = 52; must have (andaza) = 72; happen no passive.