Present progressive passive voice in french

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I was curious as to how such a voice would be rendered in french.

I.e. i think they are being used: je crois qu'ils sont utilisés

they were being told not to enter the house when he collapsed: "ils étaient donné l'ordre de ne pas entrer la maison quand il a eu une perte de conscience."

This one is the most confusing because I know the french don't use a progressive tense so I wanted to confirm that language makes no meaningful distinction between "they were being told...when..." and "they were told....when"

It hasn't been used in years: ça fait longtemps que ça n'est pas été utilisé.

I was also wondering if such sentences would be used in thr passive voice or if another construction is more apt.

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  That should be alors qu'on leur disait de ne pas entrer dans la maison, il perdit connaissance. and ça fait des années que ça n'a pas été utilisé.
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I was curious as to how such a voice would be rendered in french.

I.e. i think they are being used: je crois qu'ils sont utilisés

they were being told not to enter the house when he collapsed: "ils étaient donné l'ordre de ne pas entrer la maison quand il a eu une perte de conscience."

This one is the most confusing because I know the french don't use a progressive tense so I wanted to confirm that language makes no meaningful distinction between "they were being told...when..." and "they were told....when"

It hasn't been used in years: ça fait longtemps que ça n'est pas été utilisé.

I was also wondering if such sentences would be used in thr passive voice or if another construction is more apt.

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  That should be alors qu'on leur disait de ne pas entrer dans la maison, il perdit connaissance. and ça fait des années que ça n'a pas été utilisé.
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I was curious as to how such a voice would be rendered in french.

I.e. i think they are being used: je crois qu'ils sont utilisés

they were being told not to enter the house when he collapsed: "ils étaient donné l'ordre de ne pas entrer la maison quand il a eu une perte de conscience."

This one is the most confusing because I know the french don't use a progressive tense so I wanted to confirm that language makes no meaningful distinction between "they were being told...when..." and "they were told....when"

It hasn't been used in years: ça fait longtemps que ça n'est pas été utilisé.

I was also wondering if such sentences would be used in thr passive voice or if another construction is more apt.

grammaire temps-grammatical

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I was curious as to how such a voice would be rendered in french.

I.e. i think they are being used: je crois qu'ils sont utilisés

they were being told not to enter the house when he collapsed: "ils étaient donné l'ordre de ne pas entrer la maison quand il a eu une perte de conscience."

This one is the most confusing because I know the french don't use a progressive tense so I wanted to confirm that language makes no meaningful distinction between "they were being told...when..." and "they were told....when"

It hasn't been used in years: ça fait longtemps que ça n'est pas été utilisé.

I was also wondering if such sentences would be used in thr passive voice or if another construction is more apt.

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  That should be alors qu'on leur disait de ne pas entrer dans la maison, il perdit connaissance. and ça fait des années que ça n'a pas été utilisé.
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  That should be alors qu'on leur disait de ne pas entrer dans la maison, il perdit connaissance. and ça fait des années que ça n'a pas été utilisé.
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That should be alors qu'on leur disait de ne pas entrer dans la maison, il perdit connaissance. and ça fait des années que ça n'a pas été utilisé.
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That should be alors qu'on leur disait de ne pas entrer dans la maison, il perdit connaissance. and ça fait des années que ça n'a pas été utilisé.
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1. I think they are being used: je crois qu'ils sont utilisés

It seems, first, that this sentence in English expresses typically the fact that people in question are being abused in some way.If you wanted to say that someone is using something you'd say more naturally "I think someone's using them." or "I think they are using them." or "I think there are people using them."

I think they are being used. -- Je crois que quelqu'un les manipule. (1)

I think someone's using them. -- Je crois que quelqu'un s'en sert or (entirely equivalent) Je crois que quelqu'un est en train de s'en servir. (2)

2. they were being told not to enter the house when he collapsed: "ils étaient donné l'ordre de ne pas entrer la maison quand il a eu une perte de conscience."

The translation of the first verb form can only be "On leur donnait" or "on était en train de leur donner"; moreover the context as elicited from the English sentence is a very unlikely one: to give an order takes very little time and therefore can't be expressed by a progressive form; What would you say of "He was eating bread when suddenly one of his teeth was breaking."? (broke). Next is the translation;

On était en train de leur donner l'ordre de ne pas entrer dans la maison quand il a eu une perte de connaissance. (3)

3.It hasn't been used in years: ça fait longtemps que ça n'est pas été utilisé. (4)

That one is almost correct except for the auxiliary verb: it's "avoir" not "être"; "hasn't been used" is not a progresive tense; it is a passive voice present perfect (They have used it for years.); prog: not used, it would be "it has not been being used".

(…que ça n'a pas été utilisé)

4. • (1) Je crois qu'il sont manipulés par quelqu'un.

   
   

   • (2) (3) (4) No passive form

   
   

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  Thanks. Regarding your second point, is the reason my example doesn't work due to the fact that the passive voice must suggest a subject which does the action. I.e. "they were being given orders" doesn't indicate who is giving them but in french, this element must be included? I was also hoping you could clarify something you mentioned in the same section. "He was eating bread when suddenly one of his teeth broke" is a coherent sentence but I'm unsure why you gave this example in relation to mine. Finally, what are your thoughts on Carl Masens comment - is his also a sound translation?
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For an explicit present progressive, it is generally recommended to use être en train de..., in which case "I think they are being used", in the sense of "I think they are in the process of being used", would be rendered as je crois qu'ils sont en train de s'utiliser, or je crois qu'ils sont en train d'être utilisés for an explicit emphasis on the "beingness" of the utilisation.

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The first answer to your question (by user168676) is quite right, so I will not repeat what it says.

Still, I have to stress a mistake you made in your translation of
"It hasn't been used in years". The translation:

"ça fait longtemps que ça n'est pas été utilisé"

is wrong, because "été utilisé" is a "passé composé" in the passive form, and it must be used with "avoir" and not with "être", so you should have written:

ça fait longtemps que ça n'a pas été utilisé

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1. I think they are being used: je crois qu'ils sont utilisés

It seems, first, that this sentence in English expresses typically the fact that people in question are being abused in some way.If you wanted to say that someone is using something you'd say more naturally "I think someone's using them." or "I think they are using them." or "I think there are people using them."

I think they are being used. -- Je crois que quelqu'un les manipule. (1)

I think someone's using them. -- Je crois que quelqu'un s'en sert or (entirely equivalent) Je crois que quelqu'un est en train de s'en servir. (2)

2. they were being told not to enter the house when he collapsed: "ils étaient donné l'ordre de ne pas entrer la maison quand il a eu une perte de conscience."

The translation of the first verb form can only be "On leur donnait" or "on était en train de leur donner"; moreover the context as elicited from the English sentence is a very unlikely one: to give an order takes very little time and therefore can't be expressed by a progressive form; What would you say of "He was eating bread when suddenly one of his teeth was breaking."? (broke). Next is the translation;

On était en train de leur donner l'ordre de ne pas entrer dans la maison quand il a eu une perte de connaissance. (3)

3.It hasn't been used in years: ça fait longtemps que ça n'est pas été utilisé. (4)

That one is almost correct except for the auxiliary verb: it's "avoir" not "être"; "hasn't been used" is not a progresive tense; it is a passive voice present perfect (They have used it for years.); prog: not used, it would be "it has not been being used".

(…que ça n'a pas été utilisé)

4. • (1) Je crois qu'il sont manipulés par quelqu'un.

   
   

   • (2) (3) (4) No passive form

   
   

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  Thanks. Regarding your second point, is the reason my example doesn't work due to the fact that the passive voice must suggest a subject which does the action. I.e. "they were being given orders" doesn't indicate who is giving them but in french, this element must be included? I was also hoping you could clarify something you mentioned in the same section. "He was eating bread when suddenly one of his teeth broke" is a coherent sentence but I'm unsure why you gave this example in relation to mine. Finally, what are your thoughts on Carl Masens comment - is his also a sound translation?
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1. I think they are being used: je crois qu'ils sont utilisés

It seems, first, that this sentence in English expresses typically the fact that people in question are being abused in some way.If you wanted to say that someone is using something you'd say more naturally "I think someone's using them." or "I think they are using them." or "I think there are people using them."

I think they are being used. -- Je crois que quelqu'un les manipule. (1)

I think someone's using them. -- Je crois que quelqu'un s'en sert or (entirely equivalent) Je crois que quelqu'un est en train de s'en servir. (2)

2. they were being told not to enter the house when he collapsed: "ils étaient donné l'ordre de ne pas entrer la maison quand il a eu une perte de conscience."

The translation of the first verb form can only be "On leur donnait" or "on était en train de leur donner"; moreover the context as elicited from the English sentence is a very unlikely one: to give an order takes very little time and therefore can't be expressed by a progressive form; What would you say of "He was eating bread when suddenly one of his teeth was breaking."? (broke). Next is the translation;

On était en train de leur donner l'ordre de ne pas entrer dans la maison quand il a eu une perte de connaissance. (3)

3.It hasn't been used in years: ça fait longtemps que ça n'est pas été utilisé. (4)

That one is almost correct except for the auxiliary verb: it's "avoir" not "être"; "hasn't been used" is not a progresive tense; it is a passive voice present perfect (They have used it for years.); prog: not used, it would be "it has not been being used".

(…que ça n'a pas été utilisé)

4. • (1) Je crois qu'il sont manipulés par quelqu'un.

   
   

   • (2) (3) (4) No passive form

   
   

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  Thanks. Regarding your second point, is the reason my example doesn't work due to the fact that the passive voice must suggest a subject which does the action. I.e. "they were being given orders" doesn't indicate who is giving them but in french, this element must be included? I was also hoping you could clarify something you mentioned in the same section. "He was eating bread when suddenly one of his teeth broke" is a coherent sentence but I'm unsure why you gave this example in relation to mine. Finally, what are your thoughts on Carl Masens comment - is his also a sound translation?
  – user18084
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1. I think they are being used: je crois qu'ils sont utilisés

It seems, first, that this sentence in English expresses typically the fact that people in question are being abused in some way.If you wanted to say that someone is using something you'd say more naturally "I think someone's using them." or "I think they are using them." or "I think there are people using them."

I think they are being used. -- Je crois que quelqu'un les manipule. (1)

I think someone's using them. -- Je crois que quelqu'un s'en sert or (entirely equivalent) Je crois que quelqu'un est en train de s'en servir. (2)

2. they were being told not to enter the house when he collapsed: "ils étaient donné l'ordre de ne pas entrer la maison quand il a eu une perte de conscience."

The translation of the first verb form can only be "On leur donnait" or "on était en train de leur donner"; moreover the context as elicited from the English sentence is a very unlikely one: to give an order takes very little time and therefore can't be expressed by a progressive form; What would you say of "He was eating bread when suddenly one of his teeth was breaking."? (broke). Next is the translation;

On était en train de leur donner l'ordre de ne pas entrer dans la maison quand il a eu une perte de connaissance. (3)

3.It hasn't been used in years: ça fait longtemps que ça n'est pas été utilisé. (4)

That one is almost correct except for the auxiliary verb: it's "avoir" not "être"; "hasn't been used" is not a progresive tense; it is a passive voice present perfect (They have used it for years.); prog: not used, it would be "it has not been being used".

(…que ça n'a pas été utilisé)

4. • (1) Je crois qu'il sont manipulés par quelqu'un.

   
   

   • (2) (3) (4) No passive form

   
   

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edited 3 hours ago

answered 4 hours ago

user168676

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1. I think they are being used: je crois qu'ils sont utilisés

It seems, first, that this sentence in English expresses typically the fact that people in question are being abused in some way.If you wanted to say that someone is using something you'd say more naturally "I think someone's using them." or "I think they are using them." or "I think there are people using them."

I think they are being used. -- Je crois que quelqu'un les manipule. (1)

I think someone's using them. -- Je crois que quelqu'un s'en sert or (entirely equivalent) Je crois que quelqu'un est en train de s'en servir. (2)

2. they were being told not to enter the house when he collapsed: "ils étaient donné l'ordre de ne pas entrer la maison quand il a eu une perte de conscience."

The translation of the first verb form can only be "On leur donnait" or "on était en train de leur donner"; moreover the context as elicited from the English sentence is a very unlikely one: to give an order takes very little time and therefore can't be expressed by a progressive form; What would you say of "He was eating bread when suddenly one of his teeth was breaking."? (broke). Next is the translation;

On était en train de leur donner l'ordre de ne pas entrer dans la maison quand il a eu une perte de connaissance. (3)

3.It hasn't been used in years: ça fait longtemps que ça n'est pas été utilisé. (4)

That one is almost correct except for the auxiliary verb: it's "avoir" not "être"; "hasn't been used" is not a progresive tense; it is a passive voice present perfect (They have used it for years.); prog: not used, it would be "it has not been being used".

(…que ça n'a pas été utilisé)

4. • (1) Je crois qu'il sont manipulés par quelqu'un.

   
   

   • (2) (3) (4) No passive form

   
   

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  Thanks. Regarding your second point, is the reason my example doesn't work due to the fact that the passive voice must suggest a subject which does the action. I.e. "they were being given orders" doesn't indicate who is giving them but in french, this element must be included? I was also hoping you could clarify something you mentioned in the same section. "He was eating bread when suddenly one of his teeth broke" is a coherent sentence but I'm unsure why you gave this example in relation to mine. Finally, what are your thoughts on Carl Masens comment - is his also a sound translation?
  – user18084
  35 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Thanks. Regarding your second point, is the reason my example doesn't work due to the fact that the passive voice must suggest a subject which does the action. I.e. "they were being given orders" doesn't indicate who is giving them but in french, this element must be included? I was also hoping you could clarify something you mentioned in the same section. "He was eating bread when suddenly one of his teeth broke" is a coherent sentence but I'm unsure why you gave this example in relation to mine. Finally, what are your thoughts on Carl Masens comment - is his also a sound translation?
  – user18084
  35 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

Thanks. Regarding your second point, is the reason my example doesn't work due to the fact that the passive voice must suggest a subject which does the action. I.e. "they were being given orders" doesn't indicate who is giving them but in french, this element must be included? I was also hoping you could clarify something you mentioned in the same section. "He was eating bread when suddenly one of his teeth broke" is a coherent sentence but I'm unsure why you gave this example in relation to mine. Finally, what are your thoughts on Carl Masens comment - is his also a sound translation?
– user18084
35 mins ago

Thanks. Regarding your second point, is the reason my example doesn't work due to the fact that the passive voice must suggest a subject which does the action. I.e. "they were being given orders" doesn't indicate who is giving them but in french, this element must be included? I was also hoping you could clarify something you mentioned in the same section. "He was eating bread when suddenly one of his teeth broke" is a coherent sentence but I'm unsure why you gave this example in relation to mine. Finally, what are your thoughts on Carl Masens comment - is his also a sound translation?
– user18084
35 mins ago

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For an explicit present progressive, it is generally recommended to use être en train de..., in which case "I think they are being used", in the sense of "I think they are in the process of being used", would be rendered as je crois qu'ils sont en train de s'utiliser, or je crois qu'ils sont en train d'être utilisés for an explicit emphasis on the "beingness" of the utilisation.

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For an explicit present progressive, it is generally recommended to use être en train de..., in which case "I think they are being used", in the sense of "I think they are in the process of being used", would be rendered as je crois qu'ils sont en train de s'utiliser, or je crois qu'ils sont en train d'être utilisés for an explicit emphasis on the "beingness" of the utilisation.

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For an explicit present progressive, it is generally recommended to use être en train de..., in which case "I think they are being used", in the sense of "I think they are in the process of being used", would be rendered as je crois qu'ils sont en train de s'utiliser, or je crois qu'ils sont en train d'être utilisés for an explicit emphasis on the "beingness" of the utilisation.

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For an explicit present progressive, it is generally recommended to use être en train de..., in which case "I think they are being used", in the sense of "I think they are in the process of being used", would be rendered as je crois qu'ils sont en train de s'utiliser, or je crois qu'ils sont en train d'être utilisés for an explicit emphasis on the "beingness" of the utilisation.

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The first answer to your question (by user168676) is quite right, so I will not repeat what it says.

Still, I have to stress a mistake you made in your translation of
"It hasn't been used in years". The translation:

"ça fait longtemps que ça n'est pas été utilisé"

is wrong, because "été utilisé" is a "passé composé" in the passive form, and it must be used with "avoir" and not with "être", so you should have written:

ça fait longtemps que ça n'a pas été utilisé

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The first answer to your question (by user168676) is quite right, so I will not repeat what it says.

Still, I have to stress a mistake you made in your translation of
"It hasn't been used in years". The translation:

"ça fait longtemps que ça n'est pas été utilisé"

is wrong, because "été utilisé" is a "passé composé" in the passive form, and it must be used with "avoir" and not with "être", so you should have written:

ça fait longtemps que ça n'a pas été utilisé

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answered 35 mins ago

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The first answer to your question (by user168676) is quite right, so I will not repeat what it says.

Still, I have to stress a mistake you made in your translation of
"It hasn't been used in years". The translation:

"ça fait longtemps que ça n'est pas été utilisé"

is wrong, because "été utilisé" is a "passé composé" in the passive form, and it must be used with "avoir" and not with "être", so you should have written:

ça fait longtemps que ça n'a pas été utilisé

share|improve this answer

answered 35 mins ago

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The first answer to your question (by user168676) is quite right, so I will not repeat what it says.

Still, I have to stress a mistake you made in your translation of
"It hasn't been used in years". The translation:

"ça fait longtemps que ça n'est pas été utilisé"

is wrong, because "été utilisé" is a "passé composé" in the passive form, and it must be used with "avoir" and not with "être", so you should have written:

ça fait longtemps que ça n'a pas été utilisé

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