Select the correct passive voice of: 'We are not wasting time.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Select the correct passive voice of: 'We are not wasting time.'
A. Time has not been wasted by us.
B. Time was not being wasted by us.
C. Time is not being wasted by us.
D. Time is not wasted by us.
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Present continuous negative: Object + is/am/are + not + being + past participle + by + subject.

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We had reached the station before the train arrived.
A. The station had been reached by us before the train arrived.
B. The station has been reached by us before the train arrived.
C. The station was reached by us before the train arrived.
D. The station had been reached by us before the train had arrived.

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
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A. The poor beggar is laughed at by all the students.
B. The poor beggar is being laughed at by all the students.
C. The poor beggar was laughed at by all the students.
D. The poor beggar has been laughed at by all the students.

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
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Select the correct passive voice of: 'The news surprised everyone.'
A. Everyone had been surprised by the news.
B. Everyone is surprised by the news.
C. Everyone was surprised by the news.
D. Everyone was being surprised by the news.

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
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