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Passive in Different Tenses Exercises PDFSet 1: Present & Past Continuous Passive

20 questions·13 min·Answers included·Explanations included

Preview: Questions

Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.A new shopping centre ___ near my house right now.

a) is builtb) has been builtc) was being builtd) is being built

2.When I arrived, the car ___ by a mechanic.

a) was repairedb) was being repairedc) is being repairedd) had been repaired

3.The children ___ after by their grandmother this week.

a) are lookedb) were being lookedc) are being lookedd) have been looked

4.At 3 p.m. yesterday, the students ___ by the headteacher.

a) were being addressedb) were addressedc) are being addressedd) had been addressed

5.Look! The old building across the street ___.

a) was being demolishedb) is being demolishedc) is demolishedd) has been demolished

... and 15 more questions in the PDF

Preview: Answers

1.is being built

2.was being repaired

3.are being looked

4.were being addressed

5.is being demolished

... and 15 more answers in the PDF

Preview: Explanations

1."is being built"(d)

Use the present continuous passive (is/are being + past participle) because the action is happening right now. 'Right now' signals a present continuous tense.

2."was being repaired"(b)

Use the past continuous passive (was/were being + past participle) because the action was in progress at the moment of arrival. 'When I arrived' sets a past moment.

3."are being looked"(c)

Use the present continuous passive (are being + past participle) because 'this week' indicates a temporary situation in progress now. 'Look after' is a phrasal verb — the preposition stays with the verb.

4."were being addressed"(a)

Use the past continuous passive (were being + past participle). 'At 3 p.m. yesterday' pinpoints a specific moment in the past when the action was in progress.

5."is being demolished"(b)

'Look!' tells us the action is happening right now, so we need the present continuous passive: is being + past participle.

... and 15 more explanations in the PDF

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