Present Continuous - ACTIVE

We use the active when the subject of the sentence does the action:

Present Continuous PASSIVE

We use the passive when the person who does something is not known or not They are building the house now. important. The house is being built. Jenny is reading the paper. Books are being all over world. Remember: The present continuous tense describes things that are read happening now the and in the future. Dad is writing a book. The bread is being baked.

Drinks _______________________ (serve) in the lounge bar. The chambermaid __________________ (prepare) the rooms for you. The grapes _________________________ (pick) next week. She ___________________ (take) her baby to the park. Look! That girl ___________________ (kiss) by her boyfriend. Jane _____________________ (help) Bob with his maths. The rooms ________________________ (clean) at the moment. The barman ___________________(prepare) the drinks. He ____________________ (take) to hospital by ambulance. Dinner ______________________ (prepare) by my husband tonight. The policeman ____________________ (question) the criminal. The animals ______________________ (feed) by the farmer. She __________________ (bake) a cake in the kitchen. The letter ______________________ (deliver) by hand. Bobs secretary ___________________ (type) the letter now. The surprise party ___________________ (organize) by her friends. The students ___________________ (teach) by a new teacher today. We ______________________ (learning) Spanish this year. Some pancakes _____________________ (make) in the kitchen. Mum ____________________ (make) cookies for tomorrow. Vegetables ____________________ (grow) at the moment. They _______________________ (pick) the grapes now. The children ______________________ (take) to the park by their grandparents. A lot of species _____________________ (threaten) by global warming. The prisoner ____________________________ (question) now.

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Drinks are being served in the lounge bar. The chambermaid is preparing the rooms for you. The grapes are being picked next week. Shes taking her baby to the park. Look! That girl is being kissed by her boyfriend. Jane is helping Bob with his maths. The rooms are being cleaned at the moment. The barman is preparing the drinks. Hes being taken to hospital by ambulance. Dinner is being prepared by my husband tonight. The policeman is questioning the criminal. The animals are being fed by the farmer. Shes baking a cake in the kitchen. The letter is being delivered by hand. Bobs secretary is typing the letter now. The surprise party is being organized by her friends. The students are being taught by a new teacher today. Were learning Spanish this year. Some pancakes are being made in the kitchen. Mums making cookies for tomorrow. Vegetables are being grown at the moment. Theyre picking the grapes now. The children are being taken to the park by their grandparents. A lot of species are being threatened by global warming. The prisoner is being questioned now.