Now Marina was a romantic, she had not yet fallen into that passive state of mind which accepts that one should find a corner to live, anywhere, and then arrange one's whole life around it.
In the official question collection it is explained as being "passive voice of the present continuous tense".
In the greatest of all works of art everything had been realized, I could give nothing, and my restless mind tired of passive contemplation.
Watching television changes the role of the fans by making their participation more passive and distant.
Watching TV is a passive activity.
He is passive in everything.
He has a passive character.
How can you be so passive? Why don't you retaliate?
Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science.
TV is harmful in that it keeps your mind in a passive state.
It is clearly shown in Johnson's investigation that passive smoking is very harmful.
The grammar section includes the passive voice of the present perfect.
The passive man seldom, if ever, expresses himself.
67% of those who never smoked said they worried about the health effects of passive smoking.