The Present Continuous Passive

1. Form

     S + Am/Is/Are + being + past participle


2.USE

   This tense is confusing because the verb "be" appears twice. This example uses the verb "tell" as the main verb: tell / told / told.

The Present Simple Passive

1.Form:

           Subject + Am /Is/Are + V3 (Past Participle)

2.Definition:

   The Present Simple Passive's definition is not different from the Present Simple's.

Present Continuous

Form:

      Subject +am/is/are + Verb (ing)


Use:

    The Present Continuous is mainly used to express the idea that something is happening at the moment of speaking. The Present Continuous also describes activities generally in progress (not at the moment). Another use of the tense is to talk about temporary actions or future plans.

The Present Simple

1.Form

   Subject + V1 (Present Tense)