passive of present continous
I am reading a book.
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"Este libro es leído por muchas personas."
This book is read by many people (not progressive/continuous).
If you insist on using a progressive passive tense, "Este libro está siendo leído por muchas personas." (At this moment this book is being read by many people.) I confess that I have never heard a Spanish speaker use this construction Personally, I would probably say "(Hoy en día) Este libro es muy popular." but there's nothing grammatically wrong about using a progressive passive construction.
We are not too sure what you mean.
this is an example of the passive tense.
La tienda es abierta todos los días por el dueño. The store is opened every day by the owner.
This is an example of the present progressive tense. I am not too sure whether this can be termed the present continuous.
María está escribiendo una carta. Mary is writing a letter.
Passive - A book is being read (by me)
Active - I am reading a book.
I am reading a book = Estoy leyendo un libro.
This means that right now, at this moment, I am reading a book.
It is the use of the verb "estar", conjugated + a present participle (or gerund) of the action verb.
In this case, the action verb is the verb "leer".
The present participle of "leer" is irregular. Therefore, it is "leyendo".
This form is called the Present Progressive tense.
If you are, instead, asking about the Passive Voice, then you would use the verb "ser" , conjugated + a past participle to form the Passive Voice.
For example, if you wanted to say: "This book is read by many people."
You would say: "Este libro es leído por muchas personas."
"leído" = the past participle of the verb "leer" = to read
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