SSC CGL 2025 PYQ — Question 15

SSC CGL - 17 Sep 2025 - Shift 1 • English • Q15

Change the following from active to passive:
They were showing the movie at 7 pm.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. The movie was being shown at 7 pm.

 

About the given sentence:

Type of sentence: Assertive

Tense: Past Continuous tense

Given voice: Active voice

Subject: They

Object: The movie

Structure for conversion:

Active: Subject + was/were + verb(ing) + object...

Passive: Object + was/were + being + verb (IIIrd form) + by + subject...

Converted sentence: The movie was being shown at 7 pm.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.