Have you ever been cruel?

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"Have you ever been cruel?"

Is the above sentence grammatically correct?
Is the above sentence an active voice or a passive voice?
 

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Is the above sentence an active voice or a passive voice?
As I told you earlier today in another thread "If the verb is constructed with part of BE (or GET) with the past participle (third form) of the main verb it is passive. Otherwise it is active.". The situation hasn't changed since then.
 
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As I told you earlier today in another thread "If the verb is constructed with part of BE (or GET) with the past participle (third form) of the main verb it is passive. Otherwise it is active.". The situation hasn't changed since then.
Sir, Don't be annoyed. I'm learning diligently. I'm a non-native speaker. It'll take some time.
Thanks for your patience and coordination. @Piscean
 

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Sir, Don't refer to users here as "Sir". It's overly formal and suggests you assume the person is male. That's not necessarily the case.

Don't be annoyed. I'm learning diligently. I'm a non-native speaker. It'll take some time. We understand that but we expect learners to read our advice carefully and learn from it.

Thanks for your patience and coordination. I think you might mean "co-operation" there. "Coordination" is definitely the wrong word.
 
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