Present Continuous Active Passive

The present continuous tense, also known as the present progressive tense, is used to describe ongoing actions happening at the current moment or around the present time. In addition to the active voice, where the subject performs the action, there is also a passive voice form of the present continuous tense. Let's define both the present continuous active and passive forms:

1.    Present Continuous Active: In the present continuous active voice, the subject of the sentence is performing the action.

Structure: Subject + "be" verb (am/is/are) + present participle (-ing form of the main verb) + object/complement.

Examples:

o    "She is eating dinner." (The subject "she" is actively performing the action of eating.)

o    "They are playing football in the park." (The subject "they" is actively engaged in the action of playing.)

2.    Present Continuous Passive: In the present continuous passive voice, the subject of the sentence is the receiver of the action, rather than the performer.

Structure: Subject + "be" verb (am/is/are) + being + past participle (-ed form of the main verb or past participle) + by + agent (optional).

Examples:

o    "The cake is being baked by my sister." (The cake is not actively baking itself; it is receiving the action of being baked by the subject, "my sister.")

o    "The report is being prepared by the team." (The report is not actively preparing itself; it is receiving the action of being prepared by the subject, "the team.")

It's important to note that the passive voice may not always include the agent (the performer of the action) in the sentence. The agent is optional and can be omitted if it is unknown, irrelevant, or simply not mentioned.

Overall, the present continuous active and passive forms allow us to describe ongoing actions in different ways, either focusing on the subject performing the action (active voice) or the subject receiving the action (passive voice).