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Taherrezazadeh Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Happen

hi
would you plz explain the passive and active forms of uing the verb "happen"?
what happens? what is happened? which is which
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That's a bit difficult. You can't use a verb in passive voice unless it has a transitive usage. "To happen" is intransitive only.

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  • That's a bit difficult.
  • You can't use a verb in passive voice unless it has a transitive usage.
  • "To happen" is intransitive only.
  • "What is happened" is not grammatical.
  • "I don't understand what is happening" is an example of the present continuous tense.
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That's a bit difficult. You can't use a verb in passive voice unless it has a transitive usage. "To happen" is intransitive only.

"What is happened" is not grammatical.

"I don't understand what is happening" is an example of the present continuous tense. It uses the present participle, "happening," not the past participle "happened."

"I don't understand what has happe
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thank you very much
that was really a great help
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