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ACTIVE VOICE: That boy talked out loud PASSIVE VOICE: That boy was talking about a car.
Active Voice: I will talk to you later.Passive Voice: I talked to you yesterday.
Active-Talk to me.Passive- That was a good talk.
Kanako, your second sentence is in the past progressive tense.Doris, your second sentence is in the past progressive tense.Amanda, your first sentence is in the imperative mood, and you second sentence is in the simple past tense (with "talk" used as a noun).An example of the passive voice would be:The scandal was talked about for years.Note the use of [be] + the participle of the verb.
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ACTIVE VOICE: That boy talked out loud
PASSIVE VOICE: That boy was talking about a car.
Active Voice: I will talk to you later.
Passive Voice: I talked to you yesterday.
Active-Talk to me.
Passive- That was a good talk.
Kanako, your second sentence is in the past progressive tense.
Doris, your second sentence is in the past progressive tense.
Amanda, your first sentence is in the imperative mood, and you second sentence is in the simple past tense (with "talk" used as a noun).
An example of the passive voice would be:
The scandal was talked about for years.
Note the use of [be] + the participle of the verb.
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