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Passive voice · CEFR C1 · Fluent
When a verb pattern needs "to" or -ing and the meaning is passive, the passive takes that shape too.
The shape
to be + third form · being + third form
Use a passive where a verb pattern demands -ing or to.
In Hindi
जब क्रिया का ढाँचा "to" या -ing माँगे और अर्थ passive हो, तो passive भी वही रूप ले लेता है।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
He hates to blame for everything. | He hates being blamed for everything. He is the one blamed, so the form has to be passive — "being blamed". |
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
to be done / being done is a CEFR C1 structure — the fluent band — and it belongs to passive voice. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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