Exercise 3. Choose the right form of the verb using the Continuous Passive.
1.Her tooth ….
a. is filling; b. is being filled; c. filled.
2.A new medicine … at the hospital.
a. is being tried; b. is trying; c. tried.
3. The shops … hundred of toys.
a. are being sold; b. are selling; c. is selling.
4. Thomas … .
a. is being called; b. called; c. is called.
5.Trees …in the yard.
a. are planted; b. are being planted; c. are planting.
6. When I came the whole house …. .
a. was tidied up; b. was being tidied up; c. being tidied up.
7. When we left the meeting, questions… still … .
a. were being asked; b. were asking; c. were asked.
8. The students ….now.
a. are being examined; b. were being examined; c. is examined.
9. Their things … still … when the taxi arrived.
a. were packing; b. were being packed; c. are being packed.
10. Oranges … still … .
a. are selling; b. are being sold; c. were being sold.
Perfect Tense (Passive Voice)
Present
Past
Future
has/have been + Past Participle
The letters have been written by him already.
have been written
Havethe letters been written by him by five o’clock?
The letters have not been writtenby him yet.
had been + Past Participle
The letter had been written by him when I phoned him.
Had been written
Had the letter been written by him when you phoned him?
The letter had not been written by him when I phoned him.
will have been + Past Participle
The letter will have been writtenby him by that time.
Will have been written
Will the letter have been written by him by that time?
The letter will not have beenwritten by him by that time.