Enhance Your English Proficiency with A2-Level Present Continuous Passive Verbs Exercise

Present Continuous Passive is a grammatical structure where the subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb in the present continuous tense. In contrast, Present Continuous Active is a structure where the subject is performing the action in the present continuous tense. For example, `The book is being read by the student` is a Present Continuous Passive sentence, whereas `The student is reading the book` is a Present Continuous Active sentence.

Present Continuous Passive is used to describe actions that are currently happening to the subject, or to talk about temporary or ongoing situations. It is often used to emphasize the action rather than the person or thing performing it.

Present Continuous Passive is formed by using the appropriate form of the verb `be` (e.g. `is`, `are`) followed by the present participle of the main verb, and the auxiliary verb `being.` For example, `The flowers are being watered by the gardener` uses `are` as the auxiliary verb, `being` as the auxiliary verb, and `watered` as the present participle.

One common mistake is using Present Continuous Passive when Active Voice would be more appropriate or clear. Another mistake is forgetting to include the agent (the person or thing performing the action) in the sentence, which can make the sentence unclear.

You can practice using Present Continuous Passive by writing sentences in both Active and Passive Voice, and then comparing the two to see how the meaning and tone of the sentence changes. You can also create grammar activities such as fill-in-the-blank exercises, sentence jumbles, and sentence transformations to practice using Present Continuous Passive. And try this activity