English » Active/Passive Voice

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

How many candidates had been interviewed by him before lunch?

A

How many candidates did he interview before lunch?

B

How many candidates was he interviewing before lunch?

C

How many candidates had he interviewed before lunch?

D

How many candidates has he interviewed before lunch?

Solution

active passive rule for past perfect tense is as below: 

active- subject + had + v3 + object

passive- object+ had + been + v3 + by + subject.

hence the correct sentence should be how many candidates had he interviewed before lunch.