Ex 5 Passive voice : The past continuous tense

21 He was painting the house when I came

=> The house was being painted when I came

22 The teacher was reading the book when we cam

=> The book was being read by the teacher when we came

23 Mary's mother was washing the clothes

=> the clothes were being washed by Mary's mother

24 Her friends were drinking coffee at the cafe

=> Coffe was being drunk at the cafe by her friends

25 He was boiling the eggs when I saw him

=>the eggs were being boiled by him when I saw him

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1.     He was painting the house when I came. ’ The house.........was being painted by him when I came........................................

2.     The teacher was reading the book when we came. ’ The book...........was being read by the teacher when we came..........................

3.     Mary’s mother was washing the clothes. ’ The clothes......were being washed by Mary's mother.........................................

4.     Her friends were drinking coffee at the cafe. ’ Coffee.....was being drunk by her friends at the cafe............................................

5.     He was boiling the eggs when I saw him. ’ The eggs.........were being boiled by him when I saw him.........................................

6.     His brother was painting the door. ’ The door............was being painted by his brother................................................

7.     Thu was waiting for him at the school. ’ He...........was being waited for by Thu....................................................

8.     We were doing the exercises. ’ The exercises.......were being done by us......................................................

9.     They were painting the gate of the school. ’ The gate of the school......was being painted .......................

10. They were doing the bedroom on Friday. ’ The bedroom.....was being done on Friday.......................................

IV. The past continuous tense Example:

He was painting the house when I came.  The house........was being painted when I came..................................... .............................. The teacher was reading the book when we came.  The book......was being read by the teacher when we came....................................... .............. Mary’s mother was washing the clothes.  The clothes..........were being washed by mary's mother................................. ............................... Her friends were drinking coffee at the cafe.  Coffee..........was being drunk by her friends at the cafe.................................. ............................... He was boiling the eggs when I saw him.  The eggs.....were being boiled when I saw him......................................... .............................. His brother was painting the door.  The door.............was being painted by his brother................................. .......................................... Thu was waiting for him at the school. He..........was being waited by Thy at school...................................... ........................................... We were doing the exercises.  The exercises........were being done................................. ............................................... They were painting the gate of the school.  The gate of the school.........was being painted................................... ........... They were doing the bedroom on Friday.  The bedroom.........was being done on friday.................................. ...........................

V. Passive voice: The present perfect tense Example:

They have taken her to the hospital.  She..........has been taken to the hospital..................................... ........................................... They have cancelled the meeting.  The meeting......has been cancelled..................................... ...................................... Someone has moved my chair.  My chair..........has been moved................................... .............................................. Someone has given him a lot of money.  He..........has been given a lot of money...................................... ....................................... We have invited all the students in the school.  All the students.........have been invited in the school................................. .............. We have told him not to be late again.  He...........has been told not to be late again..................................... ......................................... Our teachers have explained the English grammar.  The English grammar.......has been explained by our teachers................................ Have you finished the above sentences?  Have above sentences........been finished?................................. ............... The police have arrested the mugger.  The mugger.........has been arrested by the police................................... ................................. The police have arrested five suspects Five suspects........have been arrested by the police.................................. ...............................

The past continuous tense:

Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous tense.

5 He usually wears sandals but when I last saw him he (wear)was wearing boots.

6 The house was in great disorder because he (redecorate)was redecorating it.

8 The car had nobody in it but the engine (run)was running.

9 Two children (play)were playing on the sand and two fishermen (lean) were learning against an upturned boat.

13 My wife and I (talk)were talking about you the other day.

14 When I first met him he (study)was studying painting.

17 Who were you (talk)talking to on the telephone as I came in? I (talk)was talking to Mr Pitt.

25 Two men (fight)were fighting at a street comer and a policeman (try) was trying to stop them. ~

What were they (fight)fighting about? ~ Nobody seemed to know.

1. My mother is cleaning the floor now.

=> The floor is being cleaned by my mother now

2. He is reading a book in his room now.

=> A book is being read in his room now

3. She is making big cakes for the party

=> Big cakes are being made for the party

4. Mrs Green is cooking the food in the kitchen

=> The food is being cooked in the kitchen by Mrs Green

5. Alex was singing a song when the doorbell rang.

=> A song was being sung by Alex when the doorbell rang

6.The teacher is telling her students a story.

=> Students are being told a story by their teacher

7. They are watering the flowers in the garden.

=> The flowers are being watered in the garden

8.They are building a new highway around the city.

=> A new highway is being built around the city

9.He was writing a letter this time yesterday.

=> A letter was being written this time yesterday

10. The chidren were learning English at 3 p.m yesterday.

=> English was being learned by the children at 3 p.m yesterday.

 

1. My house was burgled while I was away. 

2. He started to leave before he was given the directions. 

3. I went to the showroom but was informed that all the houses had been sold. 

4. The hotel was still being built when we stayed there. 

5. My son was sent home from school for being cheeky to the teachers. 

 6. I was prescribed me some medicine for my cough by my doctor.

 7. My car has not been finished fixing yet. They’re so slow! 

 8. I visited my hometown last year, only to find that the house I’d grown up in had been demolished. 

81.Before the exams were taken, their lessons had been revised.

82.When he came home, a newspaper was being read by his father.

83.I will be taken to HCM City by my father next week.

84.When I was 18 years old, I was allowed to go out in the evening by my parents.

85.A new hat was being worn by you when you was met yesterday.

86.Everything is being prepared for the presidential election by him.

87. Last Friday, when I came to Jane's house, all exercises had been finished.

88.A way to solve the problem is being found by the countries.

89.A letter was put in the drawer, and then it was locked up by him.

90.By the end of this year, 2000 English words will have been learnt.

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Passive voice(the past progressive tense)

1/Someone was recording our conversations

=> our conversations were being recorded

2/They were preparing the meal when I saw them

=> the meal was being prepared when i saw them

3/They were cleaning the room when I arrived

=> the room was being cleaned when i arrived

4/Mary was helping her mother in the kitchen at that time

=> her mother was being helped in the kitchen by Mary at that time

5/The resident was signing those papers

=> those papers were being signed by the resident

6/Lan was repairing those reports when I came to see her

=> those reports were being repaired by Lan when i came to see her

7/Waiters were serving customers politely

=> customers were being served politely by waiters

8/Peter was watching television in the living room

=> television was being watching in the living room by Peter

9/Tom was writing a letter to his friends

=> a letter was being written to his friends by Tom