Examples of Active passive voice past continuous tense

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: February 3, 2024

Formula, Structure, and Rules for past continuous tense Active and passive voice

 

Examples: 

  Active: He was playing football. Passive: Football was being played by him.   Active: He was not playing football. Passive: Football was not being played by him.   Active: Was he playing football? Passive:  Was football being played by him?   Active: Was he not playing football? Passive:  Was football not being played by him?   Active: She was writing a book. Passive: A book was being written by her.   Active: She was not writing a book. Passive: A book was not being written by her.   Active: Was she writing a book? Passive: Was a book being written by her?   Active: Was she not writing a book? Passive: Was a book not being written by her?   Active: Hewlett-Packard was typing a document. Passive: A document was being typed by Hewlett-Packard.   Active: Hewlett-Packard was not typing a document. Passive: A document was not being typed by Hewlett-Packard.   Active: Was Hewlett-Packard typing a document? Passive: Was a document being typed by Hewlett-Packard?   Active: Was Hewlett-Packard not typing a document? Passive: Was a document not being typed by Hewlett-Packard?   Active: A cat was drinking milk. Passive: Milk was being drunk by a cat.   Active: A cat was not drinking milk. Passive: Milk was not being drunk by a cat.   Active: Was a cat drinking milk? Passive: Was milk being drunk by a cat?   Active: Was a cat not drinking milk? Passive: Was milk not being drunk by a cat?   Active: They were enjoying a picnic. Passive: A picnic was being enjoyed by them.   Active: They were not enjoying a picnic. Passive: A picnic was not being enjoyed by them.   Active: Were they enjoying a picnic? Passive: Was a picnic being enjoyed by them?   Active: Were they not enjoying a picnic? Passive: Was a picnic not being enjoyed by them?   Active: Tim Berners-Lee was entering the gate. Passive: The gate was being entered by Tim Berners-Lee.   Active: Tim Berners-Lee was not entering the gate. Passive: The gate was not being entered by Tim Berners-Lee.   Active: Was Tim Berners-Lee entering the gate? Passive: Was the gate being entered by Tim Berners-Lee?   Active: Was Tim Berners-Lee not entering the gate? Passive: Was the gate not being entered by Tim Berners-Lee?   Active: I was planting flowers. Passive: Flowers were being planted by me.   Active: I was not planting flowers. Passive: Flowers were not being planted by me.   Active: Was I planting flowers? Passive: Were flowers being planted by me?    Active: Was I not planting flowers? Passive: Were flowers not being planted by me?   Active: James Gosling was taking breakfast. Passive: Breakfast was taken by James Gosling.   Active: James Gosling was not taking breakfast. Passive: Breakfast was not being taken by James Gosling.   Active: Was James Gosling taken breakfast? Passive: Was breakfast being taken by James Gosling?    Active: Was James Gosling not taken breakfast? Passive: Was breakfast not being taken by James Gosling?    Active: We were eating mangoes. Passive: Mangoes were being eaten by us.   Active: We were not eating mangoes. Passive: Mangoes were not being eaten by us.   Active: Were we eating mangoes? Passive: Were mangoes being eaten by us?   Active: Were we not eating mangoes? Passive: Were mangoes not being eaten by us?   Active: I was making noodles. Passive: Noodles were being made by me.   Active: I was not making noodles. Passive: Noodles were not being made by me.   Active: Was I making noodles? Passive: Were noodles being made by me?   Active: Was I not making noodles? Passive: Were noodles not being made by me?   Active: Linus was joining an office. Passive: An office was being joined by Linus.   Active: Linus was not joining an office. Passive: An office was not being joined by Linus.   Active: Was Linus joining an office? Passive: Was an office being joined by Linus?   Active: Was Linus not joining an office? Passive: Was an office not being joined by Linus?   Active: Torvalds was planting plants. Passive: Plants were being planted by Torvalds.   Active: Torvalds was not planting plants. Passive: Plants were not being planted by Torvalds.   Active: Was Torvalds planting plants? Passive: Were plants being planted by Torvalds?   Active: Was Torvald not planting plants? Passive: Were plants not being planted by Torvalds?   Active: Bill Gates was earning money. Passive: Money was being earned by Bill Gates.   Active: Bill Gates was not earning money. Passive: Money was not being earned by Bill Gates.   Active: Was Bill Gates earning money? Passive: Was money being earned by Bill Gates?   Active: Was Bill Gates not earning money? Passive: Was money not being earned by Bill Gates?   Active: You were eating pasta. Passive: Pasa was being eaten by you.   Active: You were not eating pasta. Passive: Pasta was not being eaten by you.   Active: Were you eating pasta? Passive: Was pasta eaten by you?   Active: Were you not eating pasta? Passive: Was pasta not eaten by you?   Active: They were playing a game. Passive: A game was being played by them.   Active: They were not playing a game. Passive: A game was not being played by them.   Active: Were they playing a game? Passive: Was a game being played by them?   Active: Were they not playing a game? Passive: Was a game not being played by them?   Active: Steve Jobs was painting a picture. Passive: A picture was being painted by Steve Jobs.   Active: Steve Jobs was not painting a picture. Passive: A picture was not being painted by Steve Jobs.   Active: Was Steve Jobs painting a picture? Passive: Was a picture being painted by Steve Jobs?   Active: Was Steve Jobs not painting a picture? Passive: Was a picture not being painted by Steve Jobs?

Learn More About Active & Passive Voice

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2. Present continuous tense – Active passive voice
3. Present perfect tense – Active passive voice
4. Simple past tense – Active Passive voice
5. Past continuous tense – Active passive voice
6. Past perfect tense –  Active passive voice
7. Simple future tense – Active passive voice
8. Future perfect tense – Active passive voice