Past Continuous Passive

 

Past continuous passive is used to talk about actions that were ongoing at a particular moment in the past. The emphasis is on the process.

• When Jack arrived to the workshop his car  was still being repaired.
• The students were being taught grammar all day long.
• The dancers were being watched by a jury of experts.

 

To make statements with the Past Continuous Passive, use:

was/were + being + the Past Participle form of the verb

 

Singular	Plural
I was being listened You were being listened He/she/it was being listened	We were being listened You were being listened They were being listened

 

• The new operator was being shown how to use the processing machine.
• What music was being played when we came to the park?
• The streets were not being cleaned throughout the whole last week.