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Language structure

PRESENT CONTINUOUS PASSIVE#

When the process is described at the moment of happening, the present continous passive is used.

Wrong ❌Right ✔
You are pouring 200 ml of distilled water in a beaker.200 ml of distilled water is being poured in a beaker.
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200 ml of distilled wateris beingpouredin a beaker.

e.g. The left cell is being oxidized while the right is being reduced.