1. PASSIVE VOICE
IN PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND PAST CONTINUOUS
PRESENTED BY GROUP D
HUỲNH HẢI ĐĂNG TRƯƠNG NGỌC KHÁNH LINH LÊ THƯ THƯ TRƯƠNG BÙI HOÀI THƯƠNG NGUYỄN TRUNG TUẤN TĂNG HẢI VI
3. am/is/are
was/were
S + be + V_ed / V3
POSITIVE
S + + being + V_ed / V3
My car is being cleaned at the moment.
Example:
The play was being performed at 8 p.m. yesterday.
4. am/is/are
was/were
NEGATIVE
S + + not + being + V_ed / V3
Example:
Your package is not being delivered at the moment.
The schedule has been postponed.
5. Am/Is/Are
Was/Were
YES - NO QUESTION
+ S + being + V_ed / V3 ?
Example:
The firework was being displayed for 1 hour last night.
=> Was the firework being displayed for 1 hour last
night?
6. am/is/are
was/were
WH - QUESTION
+ + S + being + V_ed / V3 ?
Example:
What / Who
When / Why
How,....
The firework was being displayed from 9 to 1 0 p.m yesterday.
=> When was the firework being displayed yesterday?
From 9 to 1 0 p.m.
7. active: S1 + am/is/are + V_ing + S2
was/were
passive: S2 + am/is/are + being + V_ed / V3 (by
S1 )
was/were
ACTIVE TO PASSIVE
8. active: Steve is picking a banana.
passive: A banana is being picked by Steve.
active: Steve was punching Bob in the face.
passive: Bob is being punched in the face by Steve.
Example:
9. active: We can’t take the car. The people at the garage are repairing it
passive: We can’t take the car. It ……………………………………………………………………….
is being repaired at the garage.
Example:
active Someone was carrying the bomb to a safe place when it
exploded.
passive The bomb ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
was being carried to a safe place when it exploded.
10. wasn’t being prepared when we got home yesterday.
active: No one was preparing dinner when we got home yesterday.
passive: Dinner ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
yes/no ………..dinner……………………………………….when you got home yesterday?
question:
Was being prepared
Example:
11. was broken in an accident. It is being fixed
by my father now
active: I broke my bicycle in an accident. My father is fixing it now.
passive: My bicycle ………………………………………..…………………………………………………….
WH Why ………..… your bicycle …………………………… ?
question:
is being fixed
Example:
13. Ex1 : Complete these sentences with the following verbs. Use
passive voice in present / past continuous.
1. Minions (kiss) ……………………….…………….. by Gru now.
2. The light bulb (fix) …………………………………….. by
six minions at 7 p.m last night. But it’s still
doesn’t work now.
3. Minions (chase) ………………………………..……………..….
They were frightened.
are being kissed
was being fixed
were being chased
14. 4. These girls (adopt) ………………………………..………… by
an evil man currently.
are being adopted
Ex1 : Complete these sentences with the following verbs. Use
passive voice in present / past continuous.
5. Why ……. Agnes (punish) ………………….………………. in
the Box of Shame? Did she do something wrong?
6. The unicorn (shake) ………………………………………… by
Anges at this time.
is being punished
is being shaken
15. Ex2: Rewrite these sentences into passive voice
1 . The T-rex was carrying Minions on his back when a big rock rolled
down and messed up everything.
Minions .....................................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................................................
were being carried by the T-rex on his back when a big rock
rolled down and messed up everything.
16. Ex2: Rewrite these sentences into passive voice
2. Minions were chasing the T-rex from jungle to crater.
was being chased by Minions from jungle to crater.
(crater: miệng núi lửa)
The T-rex………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
17. Ex2: Rewrite these sentences into passive voice
3. Minions were guiding the prehistoric man how to confront the bear.
was being guided by Minions how to confront
the bear.
(confront: đối đầu)
The prehistoric man .............................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................................
18. Ex2: Rewrite these sentences into passive voice
4. The prehistoric man was using a fly swatter to hit the bear.
was being used by the prehistoric man to hit the bear.
(fly swatter: cây đập ruồi)
A fly swatter……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
19. 5. The crowd was cheering their Pharaoh when a pyramid fell down
suddenly and squashed all of them.
was being cheered by the crowd when a pyramid
fell down suddenly and squashed all of them
(squash: đè bẹp)
The Pharaoh ...................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
Ex2: Rewrite these sentences into passive voice
20. Ex2: Rewrite these sentences into passive voice
6. Minions were congratulating the Vampire on his 357th birthday
when he was burnt by the sunlight.
was being congratulated by Minions on his 357th
birthday when he was burnt by the sunlight.
The Vampire ....................................................................................................................
..................................................................................................................................................
21. 1. Why is (A) Gru being followed (B) and cheer (C) by Minions ?
Because they choose him as their new boss.
2. Minions are (A) very naughty. They are (B) always being copied (C)
Gru’ action.
Ex3: Choose the incorrect part in these sentences. Tell us why this
part is wrong and correct it.
cheered
copying
22. 3. The picture of Gru’s mother is being redrawn (A) by Minions when (B)
Gru came and joined (C) with them.
4. A banana was being held (A) by Gru when the minions appeared (B)
and chasing (C) him
Ex3: Choose the incorrect part in these sentences. Tell us why this
part is wrong and correct it.
was being redrawn
chased
