[Grammar] "have to" continuous passive

[vaibhavmaskar]

Children are(were, will be) having to be placed in school.

Could we use this continuous passive form of have to?

 

[5jj]

We could, but what do you mean by children having to be 'placed in school'?

 

[vaibhavmaskar]

We could, but what do you mean by children having to be 'placed in school'?

Having to be dropped

 

[emsr2d2]

"Placed" and "dropped" don't mean the same thing. Can you explain what you are trying to say?

 

[vaibhavmaskar]

I have to drop children in school.

I am having to drop children in school. - Active

Childre are having to be dropped in school. - Passive

 

[5jj]

What do you mean by 'drop'?

 

[bhaisahab]

Do you mean you take them to school?

 

[vaibhavmaskar]

Do you mean you take them to school?

Yes

 

[5jj]

I am having to drop my children off at school (on my way to work).
I am having to take my children to school (since my wife lost her driving licence).

 

[emsr2d2]

My children have to be dropped off at school (because I won't let them walk there alone).

The continuous doesn't really work in BrE in that context. "My children have to be" means "It is obligatory that" or "My children must be".

You might hear "My children are having to be dropped off at school at the moment, while the local roadworks make it too busy for them to walk there".