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.
3.Examples
1. The book is being read by the boy. (passive voice)
The boy is reading the book. (active voice)
2. Pancakes are being made in the kitchen.
(Who's making them? I don't need to say, but from the picture you can see it's the man.)
3. Flowers are being grown in this garden. (passive voice)
I'm growing the flowers. (active voice)
4. This man is being kept in prison because he did something very bad.
(The state is keeping him in prison)
5. Penguins living in the Antarctic are being threatened by global climate change.
