- English Passive Sentence (Present Continuous Tense)

The English passive sentence of present continuous tense is made by adding the to be (am, is or are) and the word being before past participle (VIII). The pattern is as follows.

PATTERN : S + AM/IS/ARE/ + BEING + VIII (PAST PARTICIPLE) +(by ....)

When the passive sentence is derived from the active one, the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence, and the subject of the active sentence is changed to be a prepositional phrase using the preposition by and it is palced in the final position of the sentence.

The folowing examples are the English passive sentences of present continuos tense derived from the active sentences.

1. (Active) : My father is writing a report.
---(Passive) : A report is being written by my father.

2. (Active ) : The people are breaking the building.
---(Passive) : The building is being broken by the people.

3. (Active) : Robert is teaching English.
---(Passive) : English is being taught by Robert.


Exercises:
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A. Change The sentences below into passive.

1. My father is sweeping the floor.
2. Jonathan is cleaning my room.
3. He is reading a novel.
4. The people are breaking the old house.
5. That man is selling traditional medicine.

B. Translate the following passive sentences into English.

1. Kamarku sedang dicat oleh teman-temanku.
2. Sebuah laporan sedang di tulis oleh pak Agus.
3. Makan malam sedang dimasak oleh ibuku.
4. Sebuah lemari sedang dibuat pamanku.
5. PR sedang dikerjakan oleh anak laki-laki saya.