Back to: Active-Passive Voices
Rule for changing voice of past continuous tense –
| Active Voice | Passive Voice |
|---|---|
| Subject + was/were + verb[ing] + object | Object + Was/were + being +verb [past participle] +by/with/to + object |
Examples
| Active Voice | Passive Voice |
|---|---|
| She was washing the dishes. | The dishes were being washed by her. |
| Nandita was watching a romantic movie. | A romantic movie was being watched by Nandita. |
| They were eating breakfast. | Breakfast was being eaten by them. |
| The bird was feeding the chicks. | The chicks were being fed by the birds. |
| The cow was eating grass. | Grass was being eaten by the cow. |
| Mother was making a sweater for me. | A sweater for me was being made by mother. |
| The teacher was teaching us a lesson. | A lesson was taught to us by the teacher. |
| The government was making useless schemes. | Useless schemes were being made by the government. |
| We were writing essays. | Essays were being written by us. |
| He was asking me several questions. | Several questions were being asked to me by him. |
