He's been taken there

[clara]

Test No. incompl/elem-13 "Grammar Questions", question 2

Which of these is a passive sentence? It is ..........

(a) He's been there
(b) He's been taken there
(c) He's been going there
(d) He will have been there

Test No. incompl/elem-13 "Grammar Questions", answer 2

Which of these is a passive sentence? It is He's been taken there.

Correct answer: (b) He's been taken there

Your answer was: incorrect
Which of these is a passive sentence? It is He's been going there.
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why is "He's been going there "wrong?

[Alan]

That's the Present Perfect Continuous. For the passive you must have a past participle: has been taken.
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[Alan]

Hi trimate,

The passive form is only really possible if the verb is a transitive verb - a verb that takes an object. The verb be is intransitive and can't therefore be used in the passive form. You have written:

[Yankee]

Hi trimate

You haven't named the tenses properly. Here are the correct tense names for your sentences:

1. He will have been there --> future perfect (of the verb 'be')
2. He's been there --> present perfect (of the verb 'be')
3. He's been taken there --> passive present perfect (of the verb 'take')

The only sentence that is passive is the third one.

To build the passive, you need a form of the verb "be" plus the "past participle" of the main verb.

Amy

EDIT: Sorry for the repetition. Alan answered while I was writing my answer.

[Karakus]

Hi Yankee,
1. He will have been there --> future perfect (of the verb 'be')
2. He's been there --> present perfect (of the verb 'be')
3. He's been taken there --> passive present perfect (of the verb 'take')

The only sentence that is passive is the third one.
was helpfull

To build the passive, you need a form of the verb "be" plus the "past participle" of the main verb.

[Torsten]

Hi Karakus,

Do you mean 'helpfull' or 'helpful'?
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[Admira]

hi torsten
can you explain please what it is passive sentence,thank you

[Torsten]

It's a passive sentence because the person in that sentence didn't move to that place himself. Instead, someone else moved him. For more information the passive voice you should read this: http://www.english-test.net/lessons/3/index.html
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[Admira]

thank you torsten it was helpfull

[Torsten]

You're welcome. Please also check the spelling of the word 'helpful'. You might want to start using a spell checker.
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