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Lesson45: IS BEING DONE/HAS BEEN DONE | |
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Is / are being… (present continuous passive)
Somebody is painting the door. (active)
The door is being painted. (passive)
Has / have been… (present perfect passive)
Somebody has painted the door. (active)
The door has been painted. (passive)
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Is / are being… (present continuous passive)
Somebody is painting the door. (active)
The door is being painted. (passive)
I took the bus this morning. My car is being repaired. (= somebody is repainting it)
Some new houses are being built across from the park. (= somebody is building them)
Compare the present continuous and simple present:
The office is being cleaned right now. (present continuous)
The office is cleaned every day. (simple present)
In the US, football games are usually shown on TV on Mondays, but no games are
being shown next Monday.
Has / have been… (present perfect passive)
Somebody has painted the door. (active)
The door has been painted. (passive)
My key has been stolen. (= someone has stolen it)
My keys have been stolen. (= someone has stolen them)
I’m not going to the party. I haven’t been invited. (= nobody has invited me)
Has this window been washed? (= Has somebody washed it?)
Compare the present perfect and simple past:
The room is clean now. It has been cleaned (present perfect)
The room was cleaned yesterday. (simple past)
I can’t find my keys. I think they’ve been stolen. (present perfect)
My keys were stolen last week. (simple past)
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Exercise 1
Use the words in the parentheses ( ) to complete the sentences.
1. I can’t use my office right now. It _______________ . (paint)
2. We didn’t go to the party. We _______________ . (not/invited)
3. The washing machine _______________ yesterday afternoon. (repair)
4. The washing machine was broken, but it’s OK now. It _______________ . (repair)
5. A factory is a place where things _______________ . (make)
6. How old are these houses? When _______________ . (they/build)
7. I’ve never seen these flowers before. What _______________ ? (they/call)
8. My sunglasses ________________ at the beach yesterday. (steal)
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Glen: What’s happening here?
Sheryl: The building is being repaired.
Glen: Why? Are they going to renovate it?
Sheryl: Yes, it is going to be a fully furnished office space.
Glen: Why are the men demolishing small parts of it?
Sheryl: It is being replaced with a parking lot.
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1. How often do you clean your room?
2. Do you do household chores?
3. What are the household chores you’re capable of doing?
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