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Continuous Passive
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Continuous (Progressive) | am, is, are being + V3 | was, were being + V3 |
| Function | - action in progress - temporary or an ongoing action/activity - developing situation | - action in progress in the past that continued through a certain time - background, setting the scene |
| Example | Mice are being caughtnow . It’s a real bloodshed. Mice are being caught by our neighbour’s cats until there’ll be any left in the barn. More and more mice are being caught in the barn these days as we arranged our neighbour’s cats to clean up this plague of both our house and barn! | Mice were being caught at 7 o’clock yesterday. What a bloodshed it was! We happened to enter the barn when mice were being caught by neighbor’s Jack the Ripper, a mouser with distinction. What a bloodshed it was! |
! Помните, что во временах группы Continuous не употребляются глаголы состояния (Stative Verbs)!
!Continuous Passive во временах Future грамматически возможен, но никогда не используется.
!Continuous Passive во временах Future грамматически возможен, но никогда не используется.
