ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITECNICA DE CHIMBORAZO

CENTER LANGUAJES
ENGLISH 3
the passive forms of the present and past progressive

GROUP MEMBERS
PASSIVE VOICE
The passive voice, in addition to
Simple Present and Past Simple, is
also used in other tenses as present
and past progressive
 PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE

It is mainly used to emphasize action rather than who's don

The room is being cleaned by Matt

 PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE

Is a verb tense used to express actions that

happen at the same time talking.

He is studying the lesson

 PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
AFIRMATIVE

ACTIVE VOICE SUBJECT +VERB TOBE + (VERB + ING) +COMPLEMENT

1) THEY ARE PAINTING THE HOUSE

2) JOHN IS WRITING THE LETTER

PASSIVE VOICE
OBJECT + VERB TO BE + BEING + VERB IN PARTICIPLE + SUBJECT

1) THE HOUSE IS BEING PAINTED BY THEY

2) THE LETTER IS BEING WRITTEN BY JOHN

 PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
INTERROGATIVE
ACTIVE VOICE VERB TOBE + SUBJECT + (VERB + ING) + COMPLEMENT

Are they opening the gifts

now?
PASSIVE VOICE
INTERROGATIVE FORM:

VERB TO BE + OBJECT+ BEING + VERB IN PARTICIPLE + SUBJECT ?

Are the gifts being opened by them ?

 PAST PROGRESSIVE AFIRMATIVO

ACTIVE VOICE
SUBJECT + VERB TO BE IN PAST + (VERB + ING) + COMPLEMENT

THEY WERE PAINTING THE HOUSE

PASSIVE VOICE

OBJECT + VERB TO BE IN PAST + BEING + VERB IN PARTICIPLE + SUBJECT

THE HOUSE WAS BEING PAINTED BY THEY

 PAST PROGRESSIVE
INTERROGATIVO

ACTIVE VOICE

VERB TO BE IN PAST + SUBJECT + (VERB + ING) + COMPLEMENT ?

WAS THE SUSPECT DRAGGING YOU?

PASSIVE VOICE

VERB TO BE IN PAST +OBJECT + BEING + VERB IN PARTICIPLE + SUBJECT ?

WERE YOU BEING DRAGGED BY THE SUSPECT?

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