Examples of Active passive voice past continuous tense

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

Formula for  Active voice Passive voice

(auxiliary verb- was/were+being+by)

Simple subject+was/were+verb(4)+object object+was/were+being+past participle(V3)+ by+subject
Negative subject+was/were+ not+verb(4)+object object+was/were+not+being+past participle(V3)+by+subject
Interrogative was/were+subject+verb(4)+object was/were+object+being+past participle(V3)+by+subject
Interrogative+Negative was/were+subject+not+verb(4)+object was/were+object+not+being+past participle(V3)+by+subject

 

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

  1. Simple present tense – Active and passive voice
  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