Present continuous passive — O/L English

What must I remember about Present continuous passive?

• Present Continuous Passive voice highlights the recipient of an ongoing action: 'Subject + is/am/are + being + past participle'.
• Used in airport announcements, travel schedules, and transport reports: 'The runway is being resurfaced', 'Boarding passes are being checked'.
• Affixation expands vocabulary through negative prefixes (un-happy, im-possible, dis-embark) and nominal suffixes (-tion, -ment, -ance, -ity).
• Travel itinerary structures require 24-hour clock expressions, departure/arrival schedules, and transportation mode prepositions ('by train', 'on foot').
• Compound nouns common in travel registers: boarding pass, departure lounge, baggage carousel, flight attendant.

Test yourself (1 minute)

1. The 'being' vs 'been' passive trap

   Present Continuous Passive strictly requires 'being' (e.g., 'The luggage is being weighed', NEVER 'is been weighed').

2. Preposition with foot

   Always write 'on foot', never 'by foot'.

3. Reading travel timetables (Paper 1 Test 2)

   Accurately extract departure times, platform numbers, and destination codes without misreading footnotes.

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Source: NIE G.C.E. (O/L) English Language Syllabus (Grade 10, Unit 3)

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Grade 10 · Term 1