Examples of Active passive voice Present continuous tense
Formula, Structure, Rules for Present continuous tense
| Formula for | Active voice | Passive voice
(auxiliary verb- is/are+being+by) |
| Simple | subject+is/are/am+verb(4)+object | object+is/are+being+past participle(V3)+ by+subject |
| Negative | subject+is/are/am+ not+verb(4)+object | object+is/are+not+being+past participle(V3)+by+subject |
| Interrogative | is/are/am+subject+verb(4)+object | is/are+object+being+past participle(V3)+by+subject |
| Interrogative+Negative | is/are/am+subject+not+verb(4)+object | is/are+object+not+being+past participle(V3)+by+subject |
Examples
Active: He is playing football.
Passive: Football is being played by him.
Active: He is not playing football.
Passive: Football is not being played by him.
Active: Is he playing football?
Passive: Is football being played by him?
Active: Is he not playing football?
Passive: Is football not being played by him?
Active: She is writing a book.
Passive: A book is being written by her.
Active: She is not writing a book.
Passive: A book is not being written by her.
Active: Is she writing a book?
Passive: Is a book being written by her?
Active: Is she not writing a book?
Passive: Is a book not being written by her?
Active: Hewlett-Packard is typing a document.
Passive: A document is being typed by Hewlett-Packard.
Active: Hewlett-Packard is not typing a document.
Passive: A document is not being typed by Hewlett-Packard.
Active: Is Hewlett-Packard typing a document?
Passive: Is a document being typed by Hewlett-Packard?
Active: Is Hewlett-Packard not typing a document?
Passive: Is a document not being typed by Hewlett-Packard?
Active: A cat is drinking milk.
Passive: Milk is being drunk by a cat.
Active: A cat is not drinking milk.
Passive: Milk is not being drunk by a cat.
Active: Is a cat drinking milk?
Passive: Is milk being drunk by a cat?
Active: Is a cat not drinking milk?
Passive: Is milk not being drunk by a cat?
Active: They are enjoying a picnic.
Passive: A picnic is being enjoyed by them.
Active: They are not enjoying a picnic.
Passive: A picnic is not being enjoyed by them.
Active: Are they enjoying a picnic?
Passive: Is a picnic being enjoyed by them.
Active: Are they not enjoying a picnic?
Passive: Is a picnic not being enjoyed by them.
Active: Tim Berners-Lee is entering the gate.
Passive: The gate is being entered by Tim Berners-Lee.
Active: Tim Berners-Lee is not entering the gate.
Passive: The gate is not being entered by Tim Berners-Lee.
Active: Is Tim Berners-Lee entering the gate?
Passive: Is the gate being entered by Tim Berners-Lee?
Active: Is Tim Berners-Lee not entering the gate?
Passive: Is the gate not being entered by Tim Berners-Lee?
Active: I am planting flowers.
Passive: Flowers are being planted by me.
Active: I am not planting flowers.
Passive: Flowers are not being planted by me.
Active: Am I planting flowers?
Passive: Are flowers being planted by me?
Active: Am I not planting flowers?
Passive: Are flowers not being planted by me?
Active: James Gosling is taking breakfast.
Passive: Breakfast is being taken by James Gosling.
Active: James Gosling is not taking breakfast.
Passive: Breakfast is not being taken by James Gosling.
Active: Is James Gosling taking breakfast?
Passive: Is breakfast being taken by James Gosling?
Active: Is James Gosling not taking breakfast?
Passive: Is breakfast not being taken by James Gosling?
Active: We are eating mangoes
Passive: Mangoes are being eaten by us.
Active: We are not eating mangoes
Passive: Mangoes are not being eaten by us.
Active: Are we eating mangoes?
Passive: Are mangoes being eaten by Us?
Active: Are we not eating mangoes?
Passive: Are mangoes not being eaten by Us?
Active: I am making noodles.
Passive: Noodles are being made by me.
Active: I am not making noodles.
Passive: Noodles are not being made by me.
Active: Am I making noodles?
Passive: Are noodles being made by me?
Active: Am I not making noodles?
Passive: Are noodles not being made by me?
Active: Linus is joining an office.
Passive: An office is being joined by Linus.
Active: Linus is not joining an office.
Passive: An office is not being joined by Linus.
Active: Is Linus joining an office?
Passive: Is an office being joined by Linus?
Active: Is Linus not joining an office?
Passive: Is an office not being joined by Linus?
Active: Torvalds is watering plants.
Passive: Plants are being planted by Torvalds.
Active: Torvalds is not watering plants.
Passive: Plants are not being planted by Torvalds.
Active: Is Torvalds watering plants?
Passive: Are plants being watered by Torvalds?
Active: Is Torvalds not watering plants?
Passive: Are plants not being watered by Torvalds?
Active: Bill Gates is earning money.
Passive: Money is being earned by Bill Gates.
Active: Bill Gates is not earning money.
Passive: Money is not being earned by Bill Gates.
Active: Is Bill Gates earning money?
Passive: Is money being earned by Bill Gates?
Active: Is Bill Gates not earning money?
Passive: Is money not being earned by Bill Gates?
Active: You are eating pasta.
Passive: Pasta is being eaten by you.
Active: You are not eating pasta.
Passive: Pasta is not being eaten by you.
Active: Are you eating pasta?
Passive: Is pasta being eaten by you?
Active: Are you not eating pasta?
Passive: Is pasta not being eaten by you?
Active: They are playing a game.
Passive: A game is being played by them.
Active: They are not playing a game.
Passive: A game is not being played by them.
Active: Are they playing a game?
Passive: Is a game being played by them?
Active: Are they not playing a game?
Passive: Is a game not being played by them?
Active: Steve Jobs is painting a picture.
Passive: A picture is being painted by Steve Jobs.
Active: Steve Jobs is not painting a picture.
Passive: A picture is not being painted by Steve Jobs.
Active: Is Steve Jobs painting a picture?
Passive: Is a picture being painted by Steve Jobs?
Active: Is Steve Jobs not painting a picture?
Passive: Is a picture not being painted by Steve Jobs?
Learn More About Active & Passive Voice
- Simple present tense – Active and passive voice
- Present continuous tense – Active passive voice
- Present perfect tense – Active passive voice
- Simple past tense – Active Passive voice
- Past continuous tense – Active passive voice
- Past perfect tense – Active passive voice
- Simple future tense – Active passive voice
- Future perfect tense – Active passive voice