Thenew operator was being shown how to use the processing machine.; A novel was being written by her.; When to use Past Continuous Passive. We use Past Continuous Passive to describe actions or events happening at a definite moment in the past when we want to focus attention on the person or thing affected by the action, when the subject is unknown, unclear or irrelevant or when we talk about
Forexample -. ( a ) Active voice - She is paying the average net worth. Passive voice - The average net worth is being paid by her. ( b ) Active voice - Karan is playing Hockey. Passive voice - Hockey is being played by Karan. ( c ) Active voice - Richard is giving $1 Million to every family member.
Rule4. Change in helping verb or tense: As noted earlier, only 3rd form of the main verb is used in passive voice. However, the helping verbs (e.g., is, are, was, were, has, had, will) are changed while converting active voice into a passive voice. Since different tenses use different helping verbs, it can be said that the tense of the sentence is changed in passive voice accoring to certain Nowwe shall see an example of passive voice of present continuous tense-. Active: She is drawing a picture today. (drawing- present participle of draw) Above sentence is in the form-. Subject + is + present participle of 'draw' + object. Passive: A picture is being drawn by her today. (drawn-past participle of draw)Thefuture continuous with will and other modals stresses the possible on-going action of the modal in the future time. Generally speaking, the Passive Voice isn't used in the Continuous Perfect Tenses. Examples of changing active sentences to passive sentences: Non-continuous Tenses. I write letter every day. Letters are written every day.
Whenthe present continuous tense is in the passive voice it looks like this: subject + (be) being + past participle. Example: You are being taught English. Passive Voice, Past Continuous Tense. To put the past continuous tense into the passive voice, use "was" or "were" depending on the subject, then "being" and then the past participle.
Tomake a past passive form we use was/were + past participle of the verb. My car was repairing at that time. My car was being repaired at that time. To make a past passive form of a continuous tense we use was/were + being + past participle of the verb. She has already be invited. NLYI.