Part of the my project on teaching grammar (international students course):
Look at these sentences. What tense is used in both of them?
T: Right you are. This is Past Continuous Passive. How is it formed?
T: It is formed by the verb 'to be' in the Past Continuous Tense and Participle II of the main verb. Note it in your table.
+ being +
It is used to express an action which was being done at a definite moment in the past.
Will you translate these sentences?
T: Can you paint wolves?
T: Try it. (the pupil is drawing on the blackboard) The picture is being painted now. Repeat it, please. Put down this sentence.
T: The wolves are being painted now. All together! Put it down, please. What tense is used in these sentences?
T: Definitely! This is Present Continuous Passive. How is it formed?
T: It is formed by the verb 'to be' in the Present Continuous Tense and Participle II of the main verb.
am
is + being +
are
It is used to express an action which is being done at the moment of speech.
T: What about Future Continuous Passive?
T: It doesn't exist. Instead of it Future Simple Passive is used.
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