Is this sentence passively correct?

No.

The ever-so-popular novel has been being critiqued by some who are devoted conservatives.

Yes, it should have been 'critiqued'. Anyway, I intended to portray the perfect progressive; and isn't 'has been critiqued' a perfect present-- a verb tense with a definite beginning, continued with a 'just recent' 'completion'?

Thanks a lot Aspara Gus, however, could you explain further whatever your stand is?

Virginiajean… and isn't 'has been critiqued' a perfect present-- a verb tense with a definite beginning, continued with a 'just recent' 'completion'?

I think you're over-analyzing the whole thing. It seems to me that the purpose of the sentence is merely to state the fact that the novel has been critiqued, that it happened, rather than to refer to a specific d

This is my passing two cents. This "being" usage in the perfect progressive construction is rather rare if not incorrect. There may be special contexts where you will see it used but common. Consdier: The carpet has just been steam-cleaned. Please take your shoes off. This is a correct passive perfect prog

So, Aspara Gus, are you saying that this sentence construction is logically correct (if that's how you call it) but impractical?

grammarfreak-- What I meant to clarify is the correctness of this passive perfect progressive sentence that tells of an action carrying a significant time duration that is still on-going.

So, for you example, "The table has been being cleaned", would somehow sound 'realistic' when 'is being cleaned' is used.

What is your say? Thanks a lot by the way.

Virginiajean"The table has been being cleaned", would somehow sound 'realistic' when 'is being cleaned' is used.

If your reply is to solicit reaffirmation of your sentence being correct, sorry, I personally can't agree with it. As used in the restaurant context, "....your table is being cleaned ..." sounds more realis

grammarfreak, I am sorry for the confusion. I did mean 'is being cleaned' more realistic, more commonly used.

VirginiajeanSo, Aspara Gus, are you saying that this sentence construction is logically correct (if that's how you call it) but impractical?

Impractical is a safer word. Yours is not a sentence exemplary of the rarely used but possible perfect continuous passive, which most native speakers don't use even once in a lifetime. I can't think of one case in

Aspara Gus I can't think of one case in which the construction would be even remotely practical without the word for or since to show a specific time period or starting point, e.g., The project has been being worked on for several months now.

I agree. I think that with 'for' or 'since' the present perfect progressive is is used in conversation less rarely tha