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Guyper Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Past perfect continuous in passive voice
"John has been doing the work"
"The work has been being done by John"
Is it correct?
Thank you
"The work has been being done by John"
Is it correct?
Thank you
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Hi. First of all the sentence you cited is not in past perfect continuous but in present perfect continuous. (past/present/future perfect continuous) But according to grammar rules, if someone wants to make these tenses passive, it is as you said.
- Hi.
- First of all the sentence you cited is not in past perfect continuous but in present perfect continuous.
- (past/present/future perfect continuous) But according to grammar rules, if someone wants to make these tenses passive, it is as you said.
- But once again, keep in mind, it is not correct to make such structures.
- You have to say: The work has been done by John like the way you change perfect simple sentences into passive.
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Hi.
First of all the sentence you cited is not in past perfect continuous but in present perfect continuous.
Passive is not defined for prfect continuous tenses.(past/present/future perfect continuous)
But according to grammar rules, if someone wants to make these tenses passive, it is as you said.
But once again, keep in mind, it is not correct to make such str
First of all the sentence you cited is not in past perfect continuous but in present perfect continuous.
Passive is not defined for prfect continuous tenses.(past/present/future perfect continuous)
But according to grammar rules, if someone wants to make these tenses passive, it is as you said.
But once again, keep in mind, it is not correct to make such str
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