Verb Tenses and Passive
100
Present perfect progressive
What is the verb tense here?
I've been looking everywhere for you!
200
Simple future passive
What is the verb tense here?
The final exam will be given next Thursday.
300
People have been growing rice in Southeast Asia for thousands of years.
Change to active:
Rice has been grown in Southeast Asia for thousands of years.
400
Tests are being administered this month all across America.
Change to passive:
People are administering tests this month all across America.
500
The agent is too general ("people")
What is the reason for the passive here?
Meat that comes from a cow is called beef.






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