English 9 · Unit 1: Views and voices · Cambridge Global English Stage 9

1.G4 Present continuous passive

23 questions · e.g. We ____ extra homework today. (give)

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1. Rule: we form the present continuous passive with the verb be followed by the ____ form of be, and the past participle.
- base
- past
- -ing
- to
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2. Rule: …followed by being and the ____ participle.
- -ing
- future
- present
- past
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3. Rule: the ____ of an active sentence becomes the subject in the passive form.
- verb
- subject
- object
- ending
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4. Rule: the object of an active sentence becomes the ____ in the passive form.
- verb
- object
- ending
- subject
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5. Rule: we use the passive when the person who did the action isn't ____ or isn't important.
- -ing
- object
- past
- known
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6. The school assembly ____ in the main hall. (hold)
- is being hold
- are being held
- is being held
- is held being
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7. The computers ____ until tomorrow. (not repair)
- isn't being repaired
- aren't being repair
- aren't repaired being
- aren't being repaired
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8. Money ____ to buy new school sports equipment. (collect)
- is being collected
- is being collect
- is collecting
- are being collected
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9. Students ____ whether they have passed the exam. (tell)
- are telling
- are being told
- is being told
- are being tell
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10. The decision ____ by our teacher – it's by all of the teachers. (not make)
- aren't being made
- isn't being make
- isn't made being
- isn't being made
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11. Get it right! Which question is correct?
- Why are we being followed?
- Why we are being followed?
- Why are being we followed?
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12. Get it right! Which question is correct?
- The car is being repaired?
- Is the car being repaired?
- Is being the car repaired?
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13. Correct the sentence: "Some new students are be interviewed."
- Some new students are been interviewed.
- Some new students are being interviewed.
- Some new students being interviewed.
- Some new students are be interviewing.
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14. Correct the sentence: "A new gym is being build next to our school."
- A new gym is been built next to our school.
- A new gym being built next to our school.
- A new gym is being built next to our school.
- A new gym is being building next to our school.
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15. Correct the sentence: "The windows are being wash today."
- The windows are being washed today.
- The windows are being washing today.
- The windows is being washed today.
- The windows are been washed today.
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16. Correct the question: "Are being our books delivered this afternoon?"
- Are our books being delivered this afternoon?
- Being are our books delivered this afternoon?
- Our books are being delivered this afternoon?
- Are our books be delivered this afternoon?
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17. Correct the question: "Where the tickets are being sold?"
- Where are being the tickets sold?
- Where are the tickets being sold?
- Where is the tickets being sold?
- Where the tickets being sold?
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18. Correct the sentence: "These computers isn't being used by anyone."
- These computers aren't being used by anyone.
- These computers aren't being use by anyone.
- These computers isn't been used by anyone.
- These computers not being used by anyone.
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19. You can study in this classroom because it ____.
- isn't being used
- isn't using
- aren't being used
- isn't being use
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20. We don't have to pick up the tickets because they ____.
- 're being deliver
- 's being delivered
- 're delivering
- 're being delivered
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