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Question from JKSSB FAA 2024 Written
English Jammu & Kashmir Services Selection Board Last updated May 9, 2026
JKSSB Written 2024

Choose the correct option
The boys were playing cricket.

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Correct Answer: Option D — Cricket was being played by the boys.
Rule for Voice Change:
The original sentence is in the Past Continuous Tense (Subject + was/were + V1 + ing + Object).

When converting Past Continuous from Active to Passive voice, the structure must be:
Object + was/were + being + Past Participle (V3) + by + Subject.

Active: The boys (Subject) + were playing (Verb) + cricket (Object).

Passive: Cricket (New Subject) + was being played (Passive Verb) + by the boys (New Object).

Analysis of other options:
A) Cricket had been played: This is Past Perfect Passive.

B) Cricket has been played: This is Present Perfect Passive.

C) Cricket was played: This is Simple Past Passive.
Answer verified by Quintessence Classes faculty — Karan Nagar, Srinagar.

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