Convert Past Continuous tense to Passive Voice

How to Convert Past Continuous tense to Passive Voice?

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In Past Continuous, we use the helping Verb was and were in the sentences, but when we convert Past continuous tense to Passive voice, we will use was being and Were being as the helping Verb.
The following are some rules which should be applied while converting Past continuous to the Passive voice.

1. Change the Object to subject.
2. Change the Subject to Object.
3. Use Past Participle.
4. Change the Pronouns.
5. Use By before the Object.

For Example:

Active Voice: She was washing her new dress.

Passive Voice: The new dress was being washed by her.

Active Voice: They were Racing the car.

Passive Voice: The car was being raced by them.

Active Voice: we were eating Fish Biryani.

Passive Voice: The fish Biryani was being eaten by us.

Active Voice: He was enjoying the marriage Anniversary.

Passive Voice: The Marriage Anniversary was being enjoyed by him.

Negative Sentences:

While converting Past continuous Negative sentence to the Passive, we just Add the word not  between was being (was + not + being) and Were being (were+not+being).

For Example:

Active Voice: She was not asking Questions about Past continuous Passive voice.

Passive Voice: The Questions about Past continuous passive voice was not being asked by her.

Active Voice: They were not reciting the Holy Bible.

Passive Voice: The Holy Bible was not being recited by them.

Active Voice: He was not making Tea.

Passive Voice: The Tea was not being made by him.

Active Voice: We were not Drinking the Mango Juice.

Passive Voice: The Mango Juice was not being drunk by us.

Interrogative Sentences:

While converting Interrogative Sentences of Past continuous to Passive Voice, we will use was and were before the subject. The Sentence will look like this (Was/were - subject - Being - Past participle - by - Object - Sign of interrogation).

For Example:

Active Voice: Were they hoisting the flag?

Passive Voice: Was the flag being hoisted by them?

Active Voice: Was she Instructing the Police?

Passive Voice: Was the Police being instructed by her?

Active Voice: Was he posting a photo on Facebook?

Passive Voice: Was a photo being posted by him on Facebook?

Active Voice: was she watching the Cartoon network?

Passive Voice: Was the Cartoon Network being watched by her?

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Today we Study how to convert Past continuous Tense to Passive Voice with Examples.

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