4. Structure • Level 2

Passive: Continuous

10 Questions • 3 Minutes

📖 Lesson: Passive: Continuous

Definition

Passive for actions happening *right now* or in progress in the past.

Formula

Subject + BE + BEING + PAST PARTICIPLE (V3)

Examples

Present: "The house *is being painted*." (Painters are working now).
Past: "I felt I *was being watched*."

Comparison

Simple: "The room is cleaned." (Fact/Routine).
Continuous: "The room is *being* cleaned." (Do not enter, maid is in there).

📋 Practice Questions

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1. The car is _____ repaired.

Abeing
Bbeen
Cbe
Ddoing

2. Dinner was _____ cooked when I arrived.

Abeing
Bbeen
Cbe
Dhaving

3. Wait here. The room _____ cleaned.

Ais being
Bis
Chas
Dwas

4. The road is _____ built.

Abeing
Bbeen
Cbe
Dbuilding

5. My hair is _____ cut.

Abeing
Bbeen
Cgetting
Ddoing

6. The game was _____ played in rain.

Abeing
Bbeen
Cbe
Dplay

7. Houses are _____ built everywhere.

Abeing
Bbeen
Cbe
Dbuilding

8. I felt I was _____ watched.

Abeing
Bbeen
Cbe
Dwatching

9. The report is _____ written.

Abeing
Bbeen
Cbe
Dwriting

10. Who is _____ arrested?

Abeing
Bbeen
Cbe
Dgetting