2. USES OF THE PAST PROGRESSIVE
PASSIVE
Past actions that progressed in
time in the past,
Past actions that ended from an
interruption including specific
times,
Past actions that occurred
simultaneously, and
Past actions or states that are
repetitive and irritating.
3.
4. PAST CONTINUOUS IN PASSIVE
VOICE
STRUCTURE WITH THE VERB
TO BE
The structure of the sentences in
past participle in passive voice is:
S + (be: was or were) + being
+ past participle
5. examples
First person singular – was + being +
past participle:
– I was being put on hold by the operator.
Second person singular – were + being +
past participle:
– You were being trained for battle.
Third person singular – was + being +
past participle:
– Lunch was being ordered for us.
6. First person plural – were + being +
past participle:
– We were being described as monsters.
Second person plural – were + being +
past participle:
– You were being prepared for college.
Third person plural – were + being +
past participle:
– Resources were being decreased
incrementally.
7. STRUCTURE WITH THE VERB
GET
Other form that we can form the
past continuous in passive voice:
Subject+verb to be+getting+past
participle+complement
8. First person singular – was + getting +
past participle:
– I was getting thanked by the
committee.
Second person singular – were +
getting + past participle
– You were getting protected by
bodyguards.
Third person singular – was + getting
+ past participle
– The envelope was getting sent to the
leader.
9. First person plural – were + getting +
past participle
– We were getting awarded at the
ceremony.
Second person plural – were + getting
+ past participle
– You were getting informed about the
changes tonight.
Third person plural – were + getting +
past participle
– The computers were getting
connected yesterday.
11. EXAMPLE:
Active: What was he writing on the
desk?
Passive: What was being written
by him on the desk?
Active: Was the suspect dragging
you?
Passive: Were you being dragged
by the suspect?
12. CHANGING A NEGATIVE SENTENCE
INTO THE PASSIVE
S+was/were+not+past participle
Active: She was not preparing
dinner.
Passive: Dinner was not being
prepared by her.
Active: He was not making a speech.
Passive: A speech was not being
made by him.
13. EXERCISES
CHANGE THIS SENTENCES IN PASSIVE
VOICE
Active: Is she writing a letter?
Active: Why were you cheating me?
Active: Which book were you reading?
Passive: Is a letter being written by her?
Passive: Why was I being cheated by you?
Passive: Which book was being read by
you?
14. Active: Why was she beating the
child?
Active: For what were you making
such a noise?
Passive: Why was the child
being beaten by her?
Passive: For what was such a
noise being made by you?
15. We were talking about Francis. –
He was playing the guitar.
–
She was watching a film. –
I was repairing their bikes. –
Francis was being talked about by us.
The guitar was being played by him.
A film was being watched by her.
Their bikes were being repaired by
me
16. We were not painting the gate. –
You were not driving him home.
-
He was not feeding the dogs. –
The gate was not being painted by us.
He was not being driven home by you.
The dogs were not being fed by him.
17. Was she reading these lines? –
Were they carrying bags? –
They were not eating dinner. –
Were these lines being read by her?
Were bags being carried by them?
Dinner was not being eaten by them.
18. 1. They were expecting a guest.
A guest was being expected
.
2. The chef wasn't cooking the meat.
.
3. The women were cleaning all the blinds.
.
4. They were watching the newest videos.
.
The meat wasn't being cooked by the chef
All the blinds were being cleaned by the women
The newest videos were being watched
19. 5. Who was taking care of the baby?
?
6. Whywere theypicking the flowers?
?
7. Were theypainting the room when the accident happened?
?
By whom was the baby being taken
care of
Why were the flowers being
picked
Was the room being painted by them
when the accident happened
