UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE

CHIMBORAZO
Grammar VI
Topic:
Present Continuous- active and passive voice
Students names:
Jennifer Flores
Lizett Vistin

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Active sentences. - Express an activity that is in progress (is occurring, is happening)
right now. In the present continuous tense have the following structure:
Subject + is/are/am + -ing form of the verb + object
Affirmative:
I am doing my grammar homework.
Negative:
I am not doing my grammar homework.
Question:
Are you doing your grammar homework?
Yes, I am.
No, I am not.

Passive sentences have the following structure:

Object of the active sentence + is/are/am + being + past participle form of the verb
+ by + subject of the active sentence.
Examples:

Active: I am reading a story.

Passive: A story is being read by me.
Active: The engine is driving the train.
Passive: The train is being driven by the engine.

Changing a negative sentence into the passive

When a negative sentence is changed into the passive, (not) will come
between is/am/are and being.
Example:
Active: She is not writing a story.
Passive: A story is not being written by her.
Active. Lee is not washing the clothes.
Passive: The clothes are not being washed by Lee.

Changing an interrogative sentence into the passive

The passive forms of these sentences will begin with be (is/am/are). Example:
Active: Are the masons building a house?
Passive: Is a house being built by the masons?
When the active sentence begins with a question word such as when, why, which and how, the
passive sentence will also begin with a question word.
Active: Why is he not learning his lessons?
Passive: Why are his lessons not being learnt by him?

When the active sentence begins with who, the passive sentence will begin with by whom.
When the active sentence begins with whom, the passive sentence will begin with who.
Example:

Active: Who is waiting for you?

Passive: By whom are you being waited for?
Active: Whom are you waiting for?
Passive: Who is being waited for by you?

Exercises
- He is whasing the window
Question:

Is

he

washing

the window?

Answer: Yes, heis.

-It is snowing
Question:
Is it
Answer:

Yes, it is.

snowing

1.- The boy is reading the book.

The book is being read by the boy.

2.- He is making pancakes.

Pancakes are being made in the kitchen.

3.- The cat is tearing the new book.

The new book is being torn by the cat

4.- They are washing my car

My car are being washed by them

5.- She is singing a song.

A song is being sung by her.

6.- The carpenter is making furniture.

Furniture is being made by the carpenter.

7.- Sheila is not drinking a cup of tea.

A cup of tea is not being drunk by Sheila.

8.- Farmer Joe is milking the cows.

The cows are being milked by farmer Joe.

9.- She is taking a picture of him.

A picture of him is being taken by her.

10.- I am writing a poem.

A poem is being written by me.

11.- Is she preparing the party?

Is the party being prepared by her?

12.- Are they talking about the meeting?

Is the meeting being talked about by them?

13.- Is she watering the flowers?

Are the flowers being watered by her?