Lesson TenPresent Continuous Tense, Passive Voice S + (be) + being + past participle This tense is confusing because the verb "be" appears twice. This example uses the verb "tell" as the main verb: tell / told / told |
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Singular | Plural |
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I am being told | We are being told |
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You are being told | You are being told |
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He is being told | |
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She is being told | They are being told |
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| It is being told | |
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This video offers additional help: examples 1. The book is being read by the boy. (passive voice) The boy is reading the book. (active voice) |  | 2. Pancakes are being made in the kitchen. (Who’s making them? I don’t need to say, but from the picture you can see it’s the man.) He’s making pancakes. (active voice) | | 3. Flowers are being grown in this garden. (passive voice) I’m growing the flowers. (active voice) | | 4. This man is being kept in prison because he did something very bad. The state is keeping him in prison. | | 5. Penguins living in the Antarctic are being threatened by global climate change. Global climate change is threatening many species worldwide. | | 6. She’s being hugged by her brother. (passive voice) Her brother is hugging her. (active voice) | |
Remember: The present continuous tense describes things that are happening now and in the future. |
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Next: Lesson Eleven | 
