প্রিয় শিক্ষার্থী, আজ আমরা Past Continuous Tense-এর Active Voice এবং Passive Voice নিয়ে বিস্তারিত শিখব। Active Voice-এ Subject নিজে কাজ করছিল। Passive Voice-এ Object-টি Subject হয়ে যায় এবং কাজটি হচ্ছিল বোঝানো হয়। যেমন:
Active: I was eating rice. – আমি ভাত খাচ্ছিলাম।
Passive: Rice was being eaten by me. – আমার দ্বারা ভাত খাওয়া হচ্ছিল।
Active: She was reading a book. – সে একটি বই পড়ছিল।
Passive: A book was being read by her. – তার দ্বারা একটি বই পড়া হচ্ছিল।
এই ক্লাসে তোমরা Past Continuous Tense-এর Active-Passive গঠন, নিয়ম, positive, negative, interrogative, imperative, optative, exclamatory, modal, contraction, ধাপে ধাপে বড় বাক্য তৈরি, phrasal verb এবং মজার exercise শিখবে।
Hello, kids! Welcome to ToLearnTeam.com. Today’s topic is Active-Passive of Past Continuous Tense in full detail. You will learn structure, positive, negative, interrogative, imperative, optative, exclamatory, modals, contractions, step-by-step sentence building, and practice with fun exercises.
2. Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Identify Active and Passive Voice in Past Continuous Tense.
Know the basic passive structure: Object + was/were + being + V3 + by + Subject.
Use was being / were being correctly with singular and plural subjects.
Change positive, negative, and interrogative sentences.
Change imperative, optative, and exclamatory sentences into passive.
Use all modals in past continuous passive: could, should, might, must, may.
Use contractions like wasn’t, weren’t, didn’t in passive.
Build longer sentences step by step.
Learn 30 daily life active-passive examples with Bangla meaning and pronunciation.
Practice with fun exercises.
3. Active vs Passive Voice in Past Continuous
Active Voice (কর্তৃবাচ্য) in Past Continuous shows that the subject was doing the action at a particular time in the past.
Passive Voice (কর্মবাচ্য) shows that the action was being done to the subject.
Structure: Object + was/were + not + being + V3 + by + Subject
Active Negative
Passive Negative
Bangla Meaning
I was not eating rice.
Rice was not being eaten by me.
আমার দ্বারা ভাত খাওয়া হচ্ছিল না।
She was not singing a song.
A song was not being sung by her.
তার দ্বারা গান গাওয়া হচ্ছিল না।
He was not playing football.
Football was not being played by him.
তার দ্বারা ফুটবল খেলা হচ্ছিল না।
We were not drinking milk.
Milk was not being drunk by us.
আমাদের দ্বারা দুধ পান করা হচ্ছিল না।
They were not watching TV.
TV was not being watched by them.
তাদের দ্বারা টিভি দেখা হচ্ছিল না।
Interrogative
Structure: Was/Were + Object + being + V3 + by + Subject + ?
Active Question
Passive Question
Bangla Meaning
Was I eating rice?
Was rice being eaten by me?
আমার দ্বারা কি ভাত খাওয়া হচ্ছিল?
Was she singing a song?
Was a song being sung by her?
তার দ্বারা কি একটি গান গাওয়া হচ্ছিল?
Was he playing football?
Was football being played by him?
তার দ্বারা কি ফুটবল খেলা হচ্ছিল?
Were we drinking milk?
Was milk being drunk by us?
আমাদের দ্বারা কি দুধ পান করা হচ্ছিল?
Were they watching TV?
Was TV being watched by them?
তাদের দ্বারা কি টিভি দেখা হচ্ছিল?
Word-by-word meaning for “Rice was being eaten by me”:
Word
Bangla Meaning
Pronunciation (Bangla)
Rice
ভাত
রাইস
was
হচ্ছিল (auxiliary)
ওয়াজ
being
হচ্ছে
বিয়িং
eaten
খাওয়া হচ্ছে (V3)
ইটেন
by
দ্বারা
বাই
me
আমার
মি
6. Imperative Sentences in Passive
Imperative sentences in Past Continuous passive use Let + object + be being + V3 or You were requested/asked to be + verb + ing.
Active Imperative → Passive
Active Imperative
Passive (Let form)
Passive (Request form)
Bangla Meaning
Eat rice.
Let rice be being eaten.
You were asked to be eating rice.
ভাত খাওয়া হোক।
Open the door.
Let the door be being opened.
You were requested to be opening the door.
দরজাটি খোলা হোক।
Read the book.
Let the book be being read.
You were asked to be reading the book.
বইটি পড়া হোক।
Clean the room.
Let the room be being cleaned.
You were requested to be cleaning the room.
ঘরটি পরিষ্কার করা হোক।
Drink milk.
Let milk be being drunk.
You were asked to be drinking milk.
দুধ পান করা হোক।
Negative Imperative
Active Negative Imperative
Passive Negative
Bangla Meaning
Do not eat rice.
Let not rice be being eaten.
ভাত খাওয়া না হোক।
Do not open the door.
Let not the door be being opened.
দরজাটি খোলা না হোক।
Do not clean the room.
Let not the room be being cleaned.
ঘরটি পরিষ্কার করা না হোক।
7. Optative Sentences in Passive
Optative sentences express wish, prayer, or blessing about past continuous. Passive structure: May + Object + be being + V3 + by + Subject.
Active Optative
Passive Optative
Bangla Meaning
May God be blessing you.
May you be being blessed by God.
তুমি ঈশ্বরের দ্বারা আশীর্বাদিত হচ্ছ (কামনা)।
May she be winning the prize.
May the prize be being won by her.
তার দ্বারা পুরস্কারটি জেতা হচ্ছুক।
May he be passing the exam.
May the exam be being passed by him.
তার দ্বারা পরীক্ষাটি পাস হচ্ছুক।
May we be helping the poor.
May the poor be being helped by us.
আমাদের দ্বারা গরিবরা সাহায্য পাচ্ছুক।
8. Exclamatory Sentences in Passive
Exclamatory sentences express strong feelings about past continuous actions. Passive structure: What/How + Object + was/were being + V3 + by + Subject + !
Active Exclamatory
Passive Exclamatory
Bangla Meaning
What a beautiful song she was singing!
What a beautiful song was being sung by her!
তার দ্বারা কী সুন্দর গান গাওয়া হচ্ছিল!
What a nice picture he was drawing!
What a nice picture was being drawn by him!
তার দ্বারা কী সুন্দর ছবি আঁকা হচ্ছিল!
How fast he was playing football!
How fast football was being played by him!
তার দ্বারা কত দ্রুত ফুটবল খেলা হচ্ছিল!
What delicious food my mother was cooking!
What delicious food was being cooked by my mother!
আমার মায়ের দ্বারা কী সুস্বাদু খাবার রান্না হচ্ছিল!
9. Passive with All Modals in Past Continuous
Modal verbs in past continuous passive use: Object + modal + be being + V3 + by + Subject. This is rare but grammatically possible.
Could (পারত/সম্ভাবনা)
Active
Passive
Bangla Meaning
He could be playing cricket.
Cricket could be being played by him.
তার দ্বারা ক্রিকেট খেলা হচ্ছিল (সম্ভাবনা)।
She could be writing a letter.
A letter could be being written by her.
তার দ্বারা একটি চিঠি লেখা হচ্ছিল।
Should (উচিত)
Active
Passive
Bangla Meaning
We should be eating vegetables.
Vegetables should be being eaten by us.
আমাদের দ্বারা সবজি খাওয়া উচিত ছিল (কাজ চলছিল)।
He should be helping his mother.
His mother should be being helped by him.
তার দ্বারা তার মাকে সাহায্য করা উচিত ছিল।
Might (সম্ভাবনা)
Active
Passive
Bangla Meaning
She might be singing a song.
A song might be being sung by her.
তার দ্বারা একটি গান গাওয়া হচ্ছিল (সম্ভাবনা)।
They might be watching TV.
TV might be being watched by them.
তাদের দ্বারা টিভি দেখা হচ্ছিল।
Must (অবশ্যই)
Active
Passive
Bangla Meaning
You must be doing your homework.
Your homework must be being done by you.
তোমার দ্বারা তোমার বাড়ির কাজ অবশ্যই হচ্ছিল।
She must be cleaning the room.
The room must be being cleaned by her.
তার দ্বারা ঘরটি অবশ্যই পরিষ্কার হচ্ছিল।
May (অনুমতি/সম্ভাবনা)
Active
Passive
Bangla Meaning
He may be opening the door.
The door may be being opened by him.
তার দ্বারা দরজাটি খোলা হচ্ছিল (সম্ভাবনা)।
She may be reading the book.
The book may be being read by her.
তার দ্বারা বইটি পড়া হচ্ছিল।
10. Contractions in Passive Voice
We can use contractions in negative passive sentences.
Full Form Passive Negative
Short Form Passive Negative
Bangla Meaning
Rice was not being eaten by me.
Rice wasn’t being eaten by me.
আমার দ্বারা ভাত খাওয়া হচ্ছিল না।
Books were not being read by them.
Books weren’t being read by them.
তাদের দ্বারা বই পড়া হচ্ছিল না।
A song was not being sung by her.
A song wasn’t being sung by her.
তার দ্বারা গান গাওয়া হচ্ছিল না।
Milk was not being drunk by us.
Milk wasn’t being drunk by us.
আমাদের দ্বারা দুধ পান করা হচ্ছিল না।
Football was not being played by him.
Football wasn’t being played by him.
তার দ্বারা ফুটবল খেলা হচ্ছিল না।
Cricket could not be being played by him.
Cricket couldn’t be being played by him.
তার দ্বারা ক্রিকেট খেলা হচ্ছিল না (সম্ভাবনা ছিল না)।
Vegetables should not be being eaten by us.
Vegetables shouldn’t be being eaten by us.
আমাদের দ্বারা সবজি খাওয়া উচিত ছিল না।
TV might not be being watched by them.
TV mightn’t be being watched by them.
তাদের দ্বারা টিভি দেখা হচ্ছিল না (সম্ভাবনা ছিল না)।
11. 30 Daily Life Active-Passive Examples
Here are 30 daily life Past Continuous Active-Passive examples.
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Active Voice
Passive Voice
Bangla Meaning
1
I was eating rice.
Rice was being eaten by me.
আমার দ্বারা ভাত খাওয়া হচ্ছিল।
2
She was reading a book.
A book was being read by her.
তার দ্বারা একটি বই পড়া হচ্ছিল।
3
He was playing football.
Football was being played by him.
তার দ্বারা ফুটবল খেলা হচ্ছিল।
4
We were drinking milk.
Milk was being drunk by us.
আমাদের দ্বারা দুধ পান করা হচ্ছিল।
5
They were watching TV.
TV was being watched by them.
তাদের দ্বারা টিভি দেখা হচ্ছিল।
6
My mother was cooking food.
Food was being cooked by my mother.
আমার মায়ের দ্বারা খাবার রান্না হচ্ছিল।
7
My father was reading newspaper.
Newspaper was being read by my father.
আমার বাবার দ্বারা খবরের কাগজ পড়া হচ্ছিল।
8
The cat was drinking milk.
Milk was being drunk by the cat.
বিড়ালটির দ্বারা দুধ পান করা হচ্ছিল।
9
The dog was chasing the cat.
The cat was being chased by the dog.
কুকুরটির দ্বারা বিড়ালটি তাড়া করা হচ্ছিল।
10
She was singing a song.
A song was being sung by her.
তার দ্বারা একটি গান গাওয়া হচ্ছিল।
11
He was writing a letter.
A letter was being written by him.
তার দ্বারা একটি চিঠি লেখা হচ্ছিল।
12
They were cleaning the house.
The house was being cleaned by them.
তাদের দ্বারা ঘর পরিষ্কার করা হচ্ছিল।
13
I was doing my homework.
My homework was being done by me.
আমার দ্বারা আমার বাড়ির কাজ করা হচ্ছিল।
14
She was drawing a picture.
A picture was being drawn by her.
তার দ্বারা একটি ছবি আঁকা হচ্ছিল।
15
He was riding a bicycle.
A bicycle was being ridden by him.
তার দ্বারা সাইকেল চালানো হচ্ছিল।
16
My brother was making a toy.
A toy was being made by my brother.
আমার ভাইয়ের দ্বারা একটি খেলনা বানানো হচ্ছিল।
17
My sister was watering the plants.
The plants were being watered by my sister.
আমার বোনের দ্বারা গাছে পানি দেওয়া হচ্ছিল।
18
The baby was drinking milk.
Milk was being drunk by the baby.
শিশুটির দ্বারা দুধ পান করা হচ্ছিল।
19
She was cleaning her room.
Her room was being cleaned by her.
তার দ্বারা তার ঘর পরিষ্কার করা হচ্ছিল।
20
He was opening the window.
The window was being opened by him.
তার দ্বারা জানালাটি খোলা হচ্ছিল।
21
The teacher was teaching us.
We were being taught by the teacher.
শিক্ষকের দ্বারা আমাদের পড়ানো হচ্ছিল।
22
She was singing a beautiful song.
A beautiful song was being sung by her.
তার দ্বারা একটি সুন্দর গান গাওয়া হচ্ছিল।
23
They were playing cricket.
Cricket was being played by them.
তাদের দ্বারা ক্রিকেট খেলা হচ্ছিল।
24
I was reading an interesting book.
An interesting book was being read by me.
আমার দ্বারা একটি মজার বই পড়া হচ্ছিল।
25
He was eating an apple.
An apple was being eaten by him.
তার দ্বারা একটি আপেল খাওয়া হচ্ছিল।
26
We were learning English.
English was being learned by us.
আমাদের দ্বারা ইংরেজি শেখা হচ্ছিল।
27
She was wearing a red dress.
A red dress was being worn by her.
তার দ্বারা একটি লাল পোশাক পরা হচ্ছিল।
28
He was catching the ball.
The ball was being caught by him.
তার দ্বারা বলটি ধরা হচ্ছিল।
29
They were building a sandcastle.
A sandcastle was being built by them.
তাদের দ্বারা একটি বালুর ঘর বানানো হচ্ছিল।
30
I was not eating rice then.
Rice was not being eaten by me then.
তখন আমার দ্বারা ভাত খাওয়া হচ্ছিল না।
12. Word Power: Meaning & Bangla Pronunciation
Here is vocabulary related to Past Continuous Active-Passive.
English Word
Part of Speech
Bangla Meaning
Pronunciation (Bangla)
active
Adjective
কর্তৃ
অ্যাক্টিভ
passive
Adjective
কর্ম
প্যাসিভ
voice
Noun
বাচ্য
ভয়েস
was being
Auxiliary Phrase
হচ্ছিল
ওয়াজ বিয়িং
were being
Auxiliary Phrase
হচ্ছিল
ওয়্যার বিয়িং
being
Auxiliary Verb
হচ্ছে
বিয়িং
by
Preposition
দ্বারা
বাই
not
Adverb
না
নট
could
Modal Verb
পারত
কুড
should
Modal Verb
উচিত
শুড
might
Modal Verb
হতে পারে
মাইট
must
Modal Verb
অবশ্যই
মাস্ট
may
Modal Verb
পারা/অনুমতি
মে
let
Verb
করতে দেওয়া
লেট
requested
Verb (V3)
অনুরোধ করা
রিকোয়েস্টেড
asked
Verb (V3)
বলা
আস্কড
eating
Verb (ing)
খাচ্ছিলাম
ইটিং
eaten
Verb (V3)
খাওয়া হয়েছে
ইটেন
drinking
Verb (ing)
পান করছিলাম
ড্রিংকিং
drunk
Verb (V3)
পান করা হয়েছে
ড্রাংক
playing
Verb (ing)
খেলছিলাম
প্লেয়িং
played
Verb (V3)
খেলা হয়েছে
প্লেড
reading
Verb (ing)
পড়ছিলাম
রিডিং
read
Verb (V3)
পড়া হয়েছে
রেড
singing
Verb (ing)
গান গাইছিলাম
সিংগিং
sung
Verb (V3)
গাওয়া হয়েছে
সাং
cooking
Verb (ing)
রান্না করছিলাম
কুকিং
cooked
Verb (V3)
রান্না করা হয়েছে
কুকড
watching
Verb (ing)
দেখছিলাম
ওয়াচিং
watched
Verb (V3)
দেখা হয়েছে
ওয়াচড
writing
Verb (ing)
লিখছিলাম
রাইটিং
written
Verb (V3)
লেখা হয়েছে
রিটেন
cleaning
Verb (ing)
পরিষ্কার করছিলাম
ক্লিনিং
cleaned
Verb (V3)
পরিষ্কার করা হয়েছে
ক্লিনড
drawing
Verb (ing)
আঁকছিলাম
ড্রয়িং
drawn
Verb (V3)
আঁকা হয়েছে
ড্রন
riding
Verb (ing)
চালাচ্ছিলাম
রাইডিং
ridden
Verb (V3)
চালানো হয়েছে
রিডেন
making
Verb (ing)
বানাচ্ছিলাম
মেকিং
made
Verb (V3)
বানানো হয়েছে
মেড
watering
Verb (ing)
পানি দিচ্ছিলাম
ওয়াটারিং
watered
Verb (V3)
পানি দেওয়া হয়েছে
ওয়াটারড
opening
Verb (ing)
খুলছিলাম
ওপেনিং
opened
Verb (V3)
খোলা হয়েছে
ওপেনড
teaching
Verb (ing)
পড়াচ্ছিলাম
টিচিং
taught
Verb (V3)
পড়ানো হয়েছে
টট
wearing
Verb (ing)
পরছিলাম
ওয়্যারিং
worn
Verb (V3)
পরা হয়েছে
ওর্ন
catching
Verb (ing)
ধরছিলাম
ক্যাচিং
caught
Verb (V3)
ধরা হয়েছে
কট
building
Verb (ing)
বানাচ্ছিলাম
বিল্ডিং
built
Verb (V3)
বানানো হয়েছে
বিল্ট
learning
Verb (ing)
শিখছিলাম
লার্নিং
learned
Verb (V3)
শেখা হয়েছে
লার্নড
rice
Noun
ভাত
রাইস
book
Noun
বই
বুক
football
Noun
ফুটবল
ফুটবল
milk
Noun
দুধ
মিল্ক
TV
Noun
টিভি
টিভি
food
Noun
খাবার
ফুড
newspaper
Noun
খবরের কাগজ
নিউজপেপার
cat
Noun
বিড়াল
ক্যাট
dog
Noun
কুকুর
ডগ
song
Noun
গান
সং
letter
Noun
চিঠি
লেটার
house
Noun
ঘর
হাউস
picture
Noun
ছবি
পিকচার
bicycle
Noun
সাইকেল
বাইসাইকেল
toy
Noun
খেলনা
টয়
plants
Noun
গাছ
প্ল্যান্টস
window
Noun
জানালা
উইন্ডো
apple
Noun
আপেল
অ্যাপল
dress
Noun
পোশাক
ড্রেস
ball
Noun
বল
বল
sandcastle
Noun
বালুর ঘর
স্যান্ডকাসল
teacher
Noun
শিক্ষক
টিচার
mother
Noun
মা
মাদার
father
Noun
বাবা
ফাদার
brother
Noun
ভাই
ব্রাদার
sister
Noun
বোন
সিস্টার
baby
Noun
শিশু
বেবি
then
Adverb
তখন
দেন
13. Phrasal Verbs in Past Continuous Passive
Phrasal verbs can also be used in Past Continuous Passive. Here are useful examples.
Phrasal Verb
Bangla Meaning
Active
Passive
turn on
চালু করা
He was turning on the fan.
The fan was being turned on by him.
turn off
বন্ধ করা
She was turning off the TV.
The TV was being turned off by her.
put on
পরা
He was putting on his shoes.
His shoes were being put on by him.
take off
খোলা
She was taking off her coat.
Her coat was being taken off by her.
pick up
কুড়িয়ে নেওয়া
He was picking up the ball.
The ball was being picked up by him.
clean up
পরিষ্কার করা
They were cleaning up the room.
The room was being cleaned up by them.
look after
যত্ন নেওয়া
She was looking after her brother.
Her brother was being looked after by her.
look for
খোঁজা
He was looking for his pen.
His pen was being looked for by him.
give up
ছেড়ে দেওয়া
She was giving up junk food.
Junk food was being given up by her.
throw away
ফেলে দেওয়া
He was throwing away the paper.
The paper was being thrown away by him.
find out
খুঁজে বের করা
They were finding out the answer.
The answer was being found out by them.
hand in
জমা দেওয়া
I was handing in my homework.
My homework was being handed in by me.
wake up
ঘুম থেকে জাগানো
Mother was waking up the children.
The children were being woken up by mother.
write down
লিখে রাখা
He was writing down the notes.
The notes were being written down by him.
send back
ফেরত পাঠানো
She was sending back the gift.
The gift was being sent back by her.
14. Make Sentences Larger Step by Step
Kids can make Past Continuous active sentences larger and then change to passive.
Example 1: Build Active “I was eating rice” and Passive
Step
Active
Passive
What is Added
Bangla Meaning
1
I was eating rice.
Rice was being eaten by me.
Basic
আমার দ্বারা ভাত খাওয়া হচ্ছিল।
2
I was eating rice and fish.
Rice and fish were being eaten by me.
Extra object
আমার দ্বারা ভাত ও মাছ খাওয়া হচ্ছিল।
3
I was eating rice and fish at noon.
Rice and fish were being eaten by me at noon.
Time
দুপুরে আমার দ্বারা ভাত ও মাছ খাওয়া হচ্ছিল।
4
I was eating rice and fish at noon in the kitchen.
Rice and fish were being eaten by me at noon in the kitchen.
Place
দুপুরে রান্নাঘরে আমার দ্বারা ভাত ও মাছ খাওয়া হচ্ছিল।
5
I was eating rice and fish at noon in the kitchen with my family.
Rice and fish were being eaten by me at noon in the kitchen with my family.
Company
দুপুরে রান্নাঘরে আমার পরিবারের সঙ্গে আমার দ্বারা ভাত ও মাছ খাওয়া হচ্ছিল।
Word-by-word meaning for Step 5 Passive:
Word
Bangla Meaning
Pronunciation (Bangla)
Rice
ভাত
রাইস
and
এবং
অ্যান্ড
fish
মাছ
ফিশ
were
হচ্ছিল
ওয়্যার
being
হচ্ছে
বিয়িং
eaten
খাওয়া হচ্ছে
ইটেন
by
দ্বারা
বাই
me
আমার
মি
at
এ/তে
অ্যাট
noon
দুপুর
নুন
in
এ/তে
ইন
the
টি
দি
kitchen
রান্নাঘর
কিচেন
with
সঙ্গে
উইথ
my
আমার
মাই
family
পরিবার
ফ্যামিলি
Example 2: Build Active “She was reading a book”
Step
Active
Passive
Bangla Meaning
1
She was reading a book.
A book was being read by her.
তার দ্বারা একটি বই পড়া হচ্ছিল।
2
She was reading a storybook.
A storybook was being read by her.
তার দ্বারা একটি গল্পের বই পড়া হচ্ছিল।
3
She was reading an interesting storybook.
An interesting storybook was being read by her.
তার দ্বারা একটি মজার গল্পের বই পড়া হচ্ছিল।
4
She was reading an interesting storybook at night.
An interesting storybook was being read by her at night.
রাতে তার দ্বারা একটি মজার গল্পের বই পড়া হচ্ছিল।
5
She was reading an interesting storybook at night in her room.
An interesting storybook was being read by her at night in her room.
রাতে তার ঘরে তার দ্বারা একটি মজার গল্পের বই পড়া হচ্ছিল।
Example 3: Build Active “He was playing football”
Step
Active
Passive
Bangla Meaning
1
He was playing football.
Football was being played by him.
তার দ্বারা ফুটবল খেলা হচ্ছিল।
2
He was playing football in the field.
Football was being played by him in the field.
মাঠে তার দ্বারা ফুটবল খেলা হচ্ছিল।
3
He was playing football in the big field.
Football was being played by him in the big field.
বড় মাঠে তার দ্বারা ফুটবল খেলা হচ্ছিল।
4
He was playing football in the big field at 5 o’clock.
Football was being played by him in the big field at 5 o’clock.
৫টায় বড় মাঠে তার দ্বারা ফুটবল খেলা হচ্ছিল।
5
He was playing football in the big field at 5 o’clock with his friends.
Football was being played by him in the big field at 5 o’clock with his friends.
৫টায় বড় মাঠে তার বন্ধুদের সঙ্গে তার দ্বারা ফুটবল খেলা হচ্ছিল।
15. Negative and WH Question Examples
Negative Sentences in Active and Passive
Active Negative
Passive Negative
Bangla Meaning
I was not eating rice.
Rice was not being eaten by me.
আমার দ্বারা ভাত খাওয়া হচ্ছিল না।
She was not singing a song.
A song was not being sung by her.
তার দ্বারা গান গাওয়া হচ্ছিল না।
He was not playing football.
Football was not being played by him.
তার দ্বারা ফুটবল খেলা হচ্ছিল না।
We were not drinking milk.
Milk was not being drunk by us.
আমাদের দ্বারা দুধ পান করা হচ্ছিল না।
They were not watching TV.
TV was not being watched by them.
তাদের দ্বারা টিভি দেখা হচ্ছিল না।
Interrogative Sentences in Active and Passive
Active Question
Passive Question
Bangla Meaning
Were you eating rice?
Was rice being eaten by you?
তোমার দ্বারা কি ভাত খাওয়া হচ্ছিল?
Was she singing a song?
Was a song being sung by her?
তার দ্বারা কি একটি গান গাওয়া হচ্ছিল?
Was he playing football?
Was football being played by him?
তার দ্বারা কি ফুটবল খেলা হচ্ছিল?
Were we drinking milk?
Was milk being drunk by us?
আমাদের দ্বারা কি দুধ পান করা হচ্ছিল?
Were they watching TV?
Was TV being watched by them?
তাদের দ্বারা কি টিভি দেখা হচ্ছিল?
WH Questions in Passive
WH Question (Active)
WH Question (Passive)
Bangla Meaning
What were you eating?
What was being eaten by you?
তোমার দ্বারা কী খাওয়া হচ্ছিল?
What was she reading?
What was being read by her?
তার দ্বারা কী পড়া হচ্ছিল?
Where were they playing football?
Where was football being played by them?
তাদের দ্বারা কোথায় ফুটবল খেলা হচ্ছিল?
Who was singing this song?
By whom was this song being sung?
কার দ্বারা এই গানটি গাওয়া হচ্ছিল?
Why was he opening the window?
Why was the window being opened by him?
তার দ্বারা কেন জানালাটি খোলা হচ্ছিল?
16. Exercise Section
Exercise 1: Identify Active or Passive Voice
Write Active or Passive for each sentence.
Sentence
Voice
I was eating rice.
Rice was being eaten by me.
She was reading a book.
A book was being read by her.
They were watching TV.
TV was being watched by them.
He was playing football.
Football was being played by him.
Exercise 2: Change Active to Passive
Active
Passive
I was eating rice.
She was reading a book.
He was playing football.
We were drinking milk.
They were watching TV.
My mother was cooking food.
Exercise 3: Change Passive to Active
Passive
Active
Rice was being eaten by me.
A book was being read by her.
Football was being played by him.
Milk was being drunk by us.
TV was being watched by them.
Exercise 4: Fill in the Blanks with was being / were being
Rice ______ eaten by me.
A book ______ read by her.
Football ______ played by him.
Milk ______ drunk by us.
TV ______ watched by them.
The plants ______ watered by my sister.
Exercise 5: Change to Negative and Interrogative Passive
Passive Positive
Passive Negative
Passive Interrogative
Rice was being eaten by me.
A book was being read by her.
Football was being played by him.
Milk was being drunk by us.
TV was being watched by them.
Exercise 6: Change Modal Active to Passive
Active
Passive
He could be playing cricket.
She should be helping her mother.
They might be watching TV.
You must be doing your homework.
She may be singing a song.
17. Answer Key
Exercise 1
Sentence
Voice
I was eating rice.
Active
Rice was being eaten by me.
Passive
She was reading a book.
Active
A book was being read by her.
Passive
They were watching TV.
Active
TV was being watched by them.
Passive
He was playing football.
Active
Football was being played by him.
Passive
Exercise 2
Active
Passive
I was eating rice.
Rice was being eaten by me.
She was reading a book.
A book was being read by her.
He was playing football.
Football was being played by him.
We were drinking milk.
Milk was being drunk by us.
They were watching TV.
TV was being watched by them.
My mother was cooking food.
Food was being cooked by my mother.
Exercise 3
Passive
Active
Rice was being eaten by me.
I was eating rice.
A book was being read by her.
She was reading a book.
Football was being played by him.
He was playing football.
Milk was being drunk by us.
We were drinking milk.
TV was being watched by them.
They were watching TV.
Exercise 4
was being
was being
was being
was being
was being
were being
Exercise 5
Passive Positive
Passive Negative
Passive Interrogative
Rice was being eaten by me.
Rice was not being eaten by me.
Was rice being eaten by me?
A book was being read by her.
A book was not being read by her.
Was a book being read by her?
Football was being played by him.
Football was not being played by him.
Was football being played by him?
Milk was being drunk by us.
Milk was not being drunk by us.
Was milk being drunk by us?
TV was being watched by them.
TV was not being watched by them.
Was TV being watched by them?
Exercise 6
Active
Passive
He could be playing cricket.
Cricket could be being played by him.
She should be helping her mother.
Her mother should be being helped by her.
They might be watching TV.
TV might be being watched by them.
You must be doing your homework.
Your homework must be being done by you.
She may be singing a song.
A song may be being sung by her.
18. Conclusion
Great job, kids! Today you learned Active-Passive of Past Continuous Tense in full detail. You know the basic structure, positive, negative, interrogative, imperative, optative, exclamatory, modals, and contractions. The passive structure is Object + was/were + being + V3 + by + Subject. For modals, use Object + modal + be being + V3 + by + Subject. You practiced building longer sentences step by step and using phrasal verbs.
Remember:
Use was being + V3 for singular and were being + V3 for plural in Past Continuous passive.
Use Let + object + be being + V3 for imperative.
Use May + object + be being + V3 for optative.
Use modal + be being + V3 for modal past continuous passive.
