The Progressive Passive
To describe an action currently happening to a subject (equivalent to "is being [done]"), Italian uses a progressive passive.
Form it with stare (conjugated) + venendo + a past participle. Because this is a passive construction, the past participle must agree with the subject in gender and number.
| Several infrastructures are being expanded. | Parecchie infrastrutture stanno venendo ampliate. |
| The old avenues are being paved today. | I vecchi viali stanno venendo asfaltati oggi. |
Negation and Agents
To make the sentence negative, place non before stare.
| The street is not being paved. | La strada non sta venendo asfaltata. |
Specify who or what is performing the action with the preposition da (by).
| The roadway is being blocked by the crane. | La carreggiata sta venendo bloccata dalla gru. |
Notice how the past participle endings change depending on what is being built, dismantled, or redeveloped.
| That huge crane is being dismantled. | Quella gru immensa sta venendo smantellata. |
| A lot of concrete is being used for the new roadway. | Molto cemento sta venendo usato per la nuova carreggiata. |
| Various squares are being redeveloped. | Varie piazze stanno venendo riqualificate. |
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