Change the sentence into active voice:

The clown was being laughed at by them.

 They were laughing at the clown.

Explanation:

• Given Sentence: The clown was being laughed at by them.
• Voice: Passive
• Tense: Past Continuous

To convert a sentence from passive to active voice in the past continuous tense, follow these steps:

1. Identify the subject, verb, and object:
   • Subject: them
   • Verb: was being laughed at
   • Object: the clown
2. Rearrange the sentence: Place the subject at the beginning, followed by the correct form of the verb, and then the object.
3. Adjust the verb form: Change "was being laughed at" to "were laughing at" to match the past continuous tense in active voice.

Applying these steps:

• Subject: They
• Verb: were laughing at
• Object: the clown

Thus, the active voice sentence is: They were laughing at the clown.

Note: In passive constructions involving phrasal verbs like "laughed at," the preposition remains with the verb during the conversion to active voice.

Additional Example:

• Passive: We were laughed at by them.
• Active: They laughed at us.

In this example, They laughed at us is the active voice form of the passive sentence, demonstrating the conversion process.