Lesson 53: Unit 109 - Passive Voice. Progressive Tenses.

About this lesson

In this lesson you will learn how the Passive Voice is used in the Present Progressive and the Past Progressive. You will see how the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive one, while the verb is formed with "am/is/are/was/were + being + past participle". We will practise transforming sentences from the active into the passive voice, filling in gaps, and forming questions and negatives. The lesson follows the Kabinata curriculum (Unit 109) and includes real examples and tasks from the classroom.

40 minutes

What you'll learn

• Recognise and form the passive voice in the Present Progressive (is/are being + V3)
• Recognise and form the passive voice in the Past Progressive (was/were being + V3)
• Transform sentences from the active into the passive voice in both tenses
• Ask questions and form negatives in the Passive Progressive
• Fill in gaps with the correct form of the Passive Progressive

Lesson vocabulary

• examine The doctor is examining a patient.
• is being examined A patient is being examined.
• discuss They are discussing serious problems.
• are being discussed Serious problems are being discussed.
• play (a comedy) The actors are playing a comedy today.
• is being played A comedy is being played today.
• cook My mum was cooking dinner when I arrived.
• was being cooked Dinner was being cooked when I arrived.
• pack (a suitcase) She was still packing her suitcase when he phoned.
• was still being packed Her suitcase was still being packed when he phoned.
• water (the garden) They were watering the garden when it started raining.
• was being watered The garden was still being watered when it started raining.
• advertise A new novel is being advertised.
• record New songs are being recorded.
• interview The candidates for the show are being interviewed now.

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