The document discusses the uses and structure of the past continuous passive voice in English. It provides examples of forming sentences in the past continuous passive using the verbs "to be" and "get." It also covers changing active voice sentences to the passive voice, forming question structures in the passive voice, and changing negative sentences to the passive voice. Exercises are provided to practice transforming sentences from active to passive voice.

1. PAST
CONTINUOUS
PASSIVE

2. USES OF THE PAST CONTI.
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.

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
***A subject complement gives us more information about the
subject. It usually comes after linking verbs and sense verbs
(including be, seem, smell, taste), and after change of state
verbs (including go, get, become).

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.

10. QUESTION STRUCTURE
Question Form
Was / Were +
Object + being +
verb3 (past
participle) ?

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.
Active: Is she writing a letter?
Active: Why were you cheating me?
Passive: Is a letter being written by her?
Passive: Why was I being cheated by you?
Active: Which book were you reading?
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. -
Francis was being talked about by us.
The guitar was being played by him.
A film was being watched by her.
I was repairing their bikes. –
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. RECAP
PAST
PRESENT
PAST

19. WORKBOOK
Answer Activities 1-4 on page 45-46.
Past Continuous Passive

20. Thank
you