Choose the correct Active Voice form of the given sentence:
The roof had been painted by the workers before the rain started.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
the Tense: The phrase "had been painted" indicates the sentence is in the Past Perfect Tense (Passive).
Subject-Object: The agent "the workers" (the doers) moves to the front of the sentence, and "the roof" moves to the object position.
Verb Adjustment: The active voice formula for Past Perfect is: Subject + had + past participle (V3).
Therefore, "had been painted" becomes "had painted."
"The workers had painted the roof before the rain started."
A) Is in the Simple Past tense (painted).
C) Changes the meaning entirely and uses the wrong tense (paints).
D) Is in the Past Continuous tense (were painting).