| Voz Pasiva |
| Tiempos Simples | Tiempos Progresivos | |
| Present | Past Perfect | Present Continuous |
| Past | Future | Past Continuous |
| Present Perfect | Modals | Future Continuous |
| Fórmula : Subject + (was/were being) + V3 | ||
| Sentence | Translation |
| The products were being inspected | Se estaban inspeccionando los productos |
| Workers were being replaced by robots | Se estaban reemplazando los obreros por robots |
| Thieves were being arrested | Se estaba arrestando a los ladornes |
| That car was being washed | Se estaba lavando ese auto |
| He was being asked to be quiet | Se le estaba pidiendo que esté callado |
| He was being told not to make noise | Se le estaba diciendo que no haga ruido |
| A solution was being found | Se estaba encontrando una solución |
| Those houses were being painted | Se estaban pintando esas casas |
| I was being given a good advice | Se me estaba dando un buen consejo |
| The student was being ordered to leave the room | Se le estaba mandando al estudiante que salga del aula |
| The kid was being told not to cross the street | Se le estaba diciendo al niño que no cruce la calle |
| I was being asked to give a speech | Se me estaba pidiendo que dé un discurso |
| A million copies were being sold every year | Se estaban vendiendo un millón de copias todos los años |
| The suspect was being investigated | Se estaba investigando al sospechoso |
| Bill was being asked to pay what he owes | Se le estaba pidiendo a Bill que pague lo que debe |
| The murderer was being sentenced to death | Se estaba sentenciando a muerte al asesino |
| Rules were being changed | Se estaban cambiando las reglas |
| A skyscraper was being built | Se estaba construyendo un rascacielos |
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