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§ 3 The Continuous Tenses in the Passive Voice

Tense

Structure

Example

Present Continuous Passive

am/is/are being +

Past Participle

am/is/are being repaired

Past Continuous Passive

was/were being +

Past Participle

was (were) being repaired

The Present Continuous Passive is formed by means of the auxiliary verb to be in the Present Continuous (am, is, are) and the past participle of the main verb: Is repairing is being repaired.

The Past Continuous Passive is formed by means of the auxiliary verb to be in the Past Continuous (was, were) and the past participle of the main verb: Was repairing was being repaired

E X E R C I S E S

3.1. Open the brackets. Use the Present Continuous Passive.

(A)

1) The police (to question) the suspect now.

  1. A new bridge (to build) across the river this month.

  2. The match (to play) tonight.

  3. Our school (to redecorate) at the moment.

  4. A new museum (to build) in the city centre now.

  5. The company report (to write) by Martin this year.

  6. Dinner (to serve) at the moment.

  7. The roof (to repair) now.

  8. Excuse the mess: the house (to paint) at the moment.

  9. Animals (to feed) at the moment.

  10. Goods (to deliver) at the moment.

  11. Look! The jewellery (to steal).

  12. Don’t you know experiments (to carry) out on moon rocks this year?

  13. The Final Lexical-Grammar Test (to write) in this room now. Don’t make so much noise!

  14. My passport (to check) at Passport Control at the moment.

(B) Mrs Brown is angry. She is complaining to the mayor:

  1. Too much money ..… (to waste).

  2. Education ..… (not to improve).

  3. Old people ….. (not to help).

  4. The wrong things ….. (to spend) money on.

  5. Nothing ….. (to do) against crime.

  6. The streets ….. (not to clean).

  7. Money ….. (to waste) on dinners and parties.

  8. Too many offices ….. (to build).

  9. The health service ….. (not to improve).

  10. Nothing ….. (to do) against pollution.

3.2. Open the brackets. Use the Past Continuous Passive to show what was going on at a particular time in the past

    1. The telephone didn’t work, it (to repair).

    2. When I arrived, dinner (to serve).

    3. The fish (to cook), when Mr. Green arrived.

    4. A lot of interesting things (to display) there last week when I passed the Central Department Store on my way home.

    5. Lorry driver Mr. Brown had a lucky escape this afternoon when a concrete block, which (to load) on to his lorry, fell off.

    6. Mary knew that she (to watch).

    7. A new project (to discuss) when I came in.

    8. What television programme (to watch) when I called on you?

    9. The TV-set (to mend) when my mother came.

    10. He (to question) when the inspector came in.

3.3. Answer the following questions about Minsk. Use the passive Continuous forms:

  1. What was being displayed in the Art Museum, when you visited it?

  2. What were the tourists being shown when you passed them?

  3. What was being built in Jakub Kolas square when you took your friend sightseeing about the city?

  4. In what districts are a great many new blocks of flats being built in Minsk?

  5. In what districts are new Metro lines being constructed?

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