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.
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.
The word "is" is followed by a past tense verb when forming the past continuous tense, such as "He was eating," where "was" is the past tense of "is" and "eating" is the past participle of "eat" used in the continuous form.
It is present tense.
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.
Hiding is a present participle by its self it has no tense. Combined with other verbs it can be: present continuous - is hiding / are hiding past continuous - was hiding / were hiding present perfect continuous - have been hiding past perfect continuous - had been hiding
The word "pushing" is in the present participle tense. It is used to indicate an ongoing action or a continuous state of pushing in the present.
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."
All continuous tenses show an ongoing action.The past continuous is formed with was/were + present participle (I'll use "walking for my examples):I was walkingWe were walkingYou were walkingHe/she was walkingThey were walkingThe present continuous is formed with am/is/are + present participle:I am walkingWe are walkingYou are walkingHe/she is walkingThey are walkingThe future continuous is formed with will + be + present participle:I will be walkingWe will be walkingYou will be walkingHe/she will be walkingThey will be walkingPresent participles are the -ing form of a verb.
The present continuous tense is used to talk about both actions that are happening now and actions in the future.The present continuous tense follows this structure:Subject + Auxiliary Verb "Be" (am, are, is) + Present Participle.Thus:I am dancing.You/We/They are dancing.He/She/It is dancing.Examples:I am doing my homework (action happening now)I am taking my finals next month (action in the future)