✅ 1. Introduction

• In English, Passive Voice is used when the focus is on the action or receiver of the action, not the doer.
• The Present Continuous Tense describes an action that is happening right now.
• When changed to passive voice, the focus shifts to what is being done.

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📌 2. Structure

✅ Active Voice (Present Continuous)

Subject + is/am/are + V ing + Object

➡️ Example:
She is writing a letter.

🔄 Passive Voice (Present Continuous)

Object + is/am/are + being + V3 + by + subject

➡️ Example:
A letter is being written by her.

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🧠 3. Rules for Conversion

1. Identify the object of the active sentence.
2. Use is/am/are according to the object (new subject).
3. Add being.
4. Use the past participle (V3) of the main verb.
5. Add by + original subject (optional if not needed).

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🔠 4. Examples

Active Voice	Passive Voice
He is eating an apple.	An apple is being eaten by him.
They are watching a movie.	A movie is being watched by them.
I am reading a book.	A book is being read by me.
The chef is cooking dinner.	Dinner is being cooked by the chef.
The kids are breaking the window.	The window is being broken by the kids.

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⚠️ 5. Important Notes

• Not all verbs can be converted into passive. Intransitive verbs (that do not take an object) cannot be used in passive voice.

❌ She is sleeping. → (No passive voice – no object)

• The agent (by whom the action is done) can be omitted if it’s not important or obvious.

✔️ A letter is being written. (We don’t need to say “by her” unless necessary)

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🗣️ 6. Practice Sentences

Convert the following into passive voice:

1. He is repairing the car.
2. They are cleaning the room.
3. I am writing an email.
4. She is painting the wall.
5. The team is building a robot.

✅ Answers:

1. The car is being repaired by him.
2. The room is being cleaned by them.
3. An email is being written by me.
4. The wall is being painted by her.
5. A robot is being built by the team.

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🏁 7. Conclusion

• Passive voice in the Present Continuous Tense is useful when the doer is unknown, unimportant, or obvious.
• Practice regularly with different subjects and objects to master the form.

Exercise

Here are 30 sentences using the above irregular, transitive verbs in the Present Continuous Tense:

1. She is beginning a new project this week.
2. He is breaking the old furniture.
3. They are bringing snacks to the party.
4. The workers are building a new house.
5. I am buying groceries from the market.
6. The boy is catching a ball.
7. She is choosing a dress for the wedding.
8. They are digging a hole in the garden.
9. The artist is drawing a portrait.
10. He is drinking a glass of water.
11. She is driving to the office.
12. We are eating lunch together.
13. He is feeding the dog.
14. I am finding my lost keys.
15. She is forgetting her lines again.
16. They are giving gifts to the children.
17. He is holding a heavy bag.
18. I am leaving the office now.
19. She is making a cake.
20. He is writing a letter to his friend.
21. The teacher is beginning the class with a story.
22. The kids are breaking the toys.
23. We are bringing chairs into the hall.
24. The team is building a strong strategy.
25. He is buying a new laptop online.
26. She is catching up on her reading.
27. They are choosing the best candidate.
28. The gardener is digging a trench.
29. He is drinking juice slowly.
30. I am writing notes in my diary.

Answers

No.	Active Voice	Passive Voice
1	She is beginning a new project.	A new project is being begun by her.
2	He is breaking the old furniture.	The old furniture is being broken by him.
3	They are bringing snacks to the party.	Snacks are being brought to the party by them.
4	The workers are building a new house.	A new house is being built by the workers.
5	I am buying groceries from the market.	Groceries are being bought from the market by me.
6	The boy is catching a ball.	A ball is being caught by the boy.
7	She is choosing a dress for the wedding.	A dress is being chosen for the wedding by her.
8	They are digging a hole in the garden.	A hole is being dug in the garden by them.
9	The artist is drawing a portrait.	A portrait is being drawn by the artist.
10	He is drinking a glass of water.	A glass of water is being drunk by him.
11	She is driving to the office.	(No passive; “drive” needs an object)
12	We are eating lunch together.	Lunch is being eaten together by us.
13	He is feeding the dog.	The dog is being fed by him.
14	I am finding my lost keys.	My lost keys are being found by me.
15	She is forgetting her lines again.	Her lines are being forgotten again by her.
16	They are giving gifts to the children.	Gifts are being given to the children by them.
17	He is holding a heavy bag.	A heavy bag is being held by him.
18	I am leaving the office now.	The office is being left now by me.
19	She is making a cake.	A cake is being made by her.
20	He is writing a letter to his friend.	A letter is being written to his friend by him.
21	The teacher is beginning the class with a story.	The class is being begun with a story by the teacher.
22	The kids are breaking the toys.	The toys are being broken by the kids.
23	We are bringing chairs into the hall.	Chairs are being brought into the hall by us.
24	The team is building a strong strategy.	A strong strategy is being built by the team.
25	He is buying a new laptop online.	A new laptop is being bought online by him.
26	She is catching up on her reading.	(No passive; idiom “catching up” doesn’t allow it)
27	They are choosing the best candidate.	The best candidate is being chosen by them.
28	The gardener is digging a trench.	A trench is being dug by the gardener.
29	He is drinking juice slowly.	Juice is being drunk slowly by him.
30	I am writing notes in my diary.	Notes are being written in my diary by me.