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UNACH6TH SEMESTER
STUDENTS:DIANA MENDOZAELVIS GUARANGA
USES OF THE PAST PROGRESSIVE PASSIVEPast 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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
QUESTION STRUCTURE
Question Form
Was / Were + Object + being + verb3 (past participle) ?
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?
CHANGING A NEGATIVE SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVES+was/were+not+past participleActive: 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.
EXERCISESCHANGE THIS SENTENCES IN PASSIVE
VOICEActive: Is she writing a letter?
Active: Why were you cheating me?
Active: Which book were you reading?
Passive: Is a letter being written by her?
Passive: Why was I being cheated by you?
Passive: Which book was being read by you?
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?
We were talking about Francis. –
He was playing the guitar. –
She was watching a film. –
I was repairing their bikes. –
Francis was being talked about by us.
The guitar was being played by him.
A film was being watched by her.
Their bikes were being repaired by me
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.
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.
1. They were expecting a guest. A guest w as being expected .
2. The chef wasn't cooking the meat.
. 3. The women were cleaning all the blinds.
. 4. They were watching the newest videos.
.
The meat wasn't being cooked by the chef
All the blinds were being cleaned by the women
The newest videos were being watched
5. Who was taking care of the baby?
?
6. Why were they picking the flowers?
? 7. Were they painting the room when the accident happened?
?
By whom was the baby being taken care of
Why were the flowers being picked
Was the room being painted by them when the accident happened
Thank you
