revision present past tenses active passive voice

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• Secundair onderwijs

Find an example of the past perfect continuous in the text.

past perfect continuous: had + be + ing

The victim, who had been walking home alone, was assaulted.

Which of these actions started in the past and still occurs in the sentence: "He was released in December 2020 and has campaigned for his innocence ever since.

1. was released
2. has campaigned

Which action happened first, which action happened next in: "The victim, who had been walking home, was sexually assaulted.

1. 1st : had been walking, 2nd: was assaulted
2. 1st: was assaulted 2nd: had been walking
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Why is the passive voice used in: "Malkinson was handed a life sentence and was refused an appeal twice."

1. the actor is obvious
2. the actor is unimportant
3. the actor is not known
4. the receiver is emphasized

Put the following sentence in the passive voice: "CCRC arrested a 48-year-old man."

Why are so many sentences put in the passive voice?

Give an example of sentence in which something is still the case.

What tense do you normally use to tell the main events in a story in the past?

1. past perfect simple
2. past continuous
3. past simple
4. past perfect continuous

What tense do you normally use to refer to something that was going on in the past?

1. past perfect continuous
2. past continuous
3. present perfect continuous
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