Being transformed is being used as a verb
The phrase "They are being used" is in the present continuous tense. This form indicates that the action is currently happening.
Actually, "have" is the present tense form for first and second person plural (I, you, we, they) while "has" is the present tense form for third person singular (he, she, it). For example: "I have, you have, we have, they have" versus "he has, she has, it has."
The present continuous tense is used to show something that happen in the past and continued up until to the present now.
The present continuous tense is used to talk about an action that is happening now as well as actions that will happen in the future.
Because they are used in the present continuous tense - they denote that an action is still presently happening.
This form of the verb can be used in more tenses: present participle, present continuous, past continuous, past perfect continuous, future perfect continuous, future continuous, present perfect continuous.
The present continuous tense is used to describe an action that is happening now or around the present moment. It is formed with the auxiliary verb "to be" and the main verb in the -ing form. For example, "She is eating lunch" uses the present continuous tense to show that the action of eating is currently taking place.
Progressive or continuous verb forms are be + present participle.present continuous -- am/is are + present participle - I am watching you.past continuous -- was/were + present participle - They were watching you
'The stapler and the tape are sitting on the desk' is a present continuous sentence.You can tell it is present continuous because it has a present tense 'be' verb (are) and a present participle ( -ing verb, sitting). Present continuous is usually used to talk about something that is happening now.I am writing an answer to a question - present continuous.
The word "is" is a linking verb, the 3rd person singular, present tense of the verb "to be."It is also an auxiliary verb used for the present continuous tense of other verbs.Examples:(present) He is very strong. She is a ballerina.(continuous) The boy is running. The man is working at his office.
Eating is a present participle, which can be used as a gerund, an adjective, or a verb. When present participles are used as verbs, they create the progressive (continuous) forms and require the use of an auxiliary verb to show tense. Am/is/are eatingis the present progressive tense. The past progressive tense is was/were eating.
Walking is a present participle. Present participles can be used to create the progressive (continuous) tenses. They rely on auxiliary verbs to show the tense. Examples: Am/Is/Are walking (present progressive) Was/Were walking (past progressive) Will be walking (future progressive)