Present Continuous Passive Voice Exercises

The present continuous passive is formed with am/is/are + being + past participle and describes actions that are happening right now or around the present time. Use it when you want to show that something is in progress and the focus is on the action or the receiver rather than the doer.

For example, "The road is being repaired at the moment" tells us the repair work is in progress now. "New offices are being built across the city" describes an ongoing development. To form negatives, add "not" after am/is/are: "The car isn't being washed right now." For questions, move am/is/are before the subject: "Is the house being painted today?" Note that this tense has two words before the past participle (am/is/are + being), which makes it longer than other passive forms. A common mistake is dropping "being" and writing "The bridge is repaired" (present simple) instead of "The bridge is being repaired" (present continuous). This form appears in Cambridge B1 and B2 exams and is common in descriptions of current projects, developments, and temporary situations.