The document discusses the active and passive forms of gerunds. It provides examples of sentences using gerunds in their active form with "driving" and "being driven" and explains that the passive form commonly uses "being" plus the past participle. It also notes that the passive form focuses on what happens rather than who performs the action, as shown in examples using "being bitten", "being told", and "being postponed". The document further explains that "being" can be used as a main verb in progressive forms, a helping verb in passive forms, or an active/passive form of a gerund, as the various examples illustrate.

1. Section A

2. Some gerunds can have an active form and
a passive form.
active form of gerund
I enjoyed driving around town.
(= I drove around town and I enjoyed it.)

3. Some gerunds can have an active form and
a passive form.
passive form of gerund
I enjoyed being driven around town.
(= I was driven around town and I enjoyed it.)
The most common passive form we use is being + a past participle.
Remember: The past participle may be an -ed/-en form or an
irregular form.

4. We use a passive form when we want to focus
on what happens rather than the person or
thing that performs the action.
I remember being bitten by a dog when I was 6.
I don’t like being told lies.
The meeting kept on being postponed.
(= Somebody kept on postponing the meeting.)
(= I was bitten by a dog and I remember it.)
(= Sometimes I am told lies and I don’t like it.)

5. Section B

6. Remember: We can use the word being in
different ways in a sentence.
He isn’t being honest.
She was being silly.
Being can be a main verb in a progressive form.

7. Being can be a helping verb in a passive form.
He is being treated for an infection.
I wasn’t being told the truth.

8. Being can be an active form of a gerund.
My brother apologized for being late.

9. Being can be an passive form of a gerund.
I remember being told that story.