- Passive Voice with Present Continuous
Active –> Subject + (is, are, am + base+ing)) + object
Passive –> Object + (is, are, am + being) + Past Participle (P.P)
Active –> They are fixing the car in the garage.
Passive –> The car is being fixed in the garage.
Active –> He is calling her right now.
Passive –> She is being called right now.
Active –> I am preparing the books for the class.
Passive –> The books are being prepared for the class.
Active –> She is teaching me how to cook.
Passive –> I am being taught how to cook.
- Passive Voice with Past Continuous
Active –> Subject + (was, were + base+ing)) + object
Passive –> Object + (was, were + being) + Past Participle (P.P)
Active –> We were writing the letters when she came.
Passive –> The letters were being written when she came.
Active –> He was building a new website when I arrived.
Passive –> A new website was being built when I arrived.
Active –> I was downloading the programs when you called.
Passive –> The programs were being downloaded when you called.
Rewrite the following sentences from Active to Passive.
- The students are handing the reports to the teacher.
The reports ____________________________ - He was watching the film when I arrived.
The film____________________________ - I am asking Mike some questions.
Some questions_____________________
- My mother was watering the flowers when I rang.
The flowers ___________________________