is being done has been done (passive 2) is/are being ... (present coniinuous passive) Somebody is painting th ‘The door s being painted. © My caris at the garage. It is being repaired. somebody is repairing i) jor (active) (passive) © Some new houses are being built opposite the park. (= somebody is building them) Compare the present continuous and present simple © The office is being cleaned at the moment, (continuous) ‘The office is cleaned every day. (imple) © In Britain football matches are usually played on Saturday, but no matches are being played next Saturday. For the present continuous and present simple, see Units 8 and 26 has/have been ... (present perfeet passive) ‘The door has been painted. BEFORE, © My key has been stolen, (= somebody has stolen it) © My keys have been stolen. (= somebody has stolen them) © I'm not going to the party. | haven’t been invited, © Has this shirt been washed? (= Has somebody washed it?) Compare the present perfect and past simple © The room is clean now. It has been cleaned. (present perfect) ‘The room was cleaned yesterday. (past simple) © Ican’t find my keys. I think they've been stolen, (preset! perfec) My keys were stolen last week. (past simple) For the present perfect and past simple, see Unit 20. is done / was done => active and pustive => Somebody has painted the door . factive) (passive) nobody has invited me). 24 22.2 22.3 EXERCISES What's happening? 1 The car is being repaired. 3. The windows 2 Abridge 4 The grass Look at the pictures. What is happening or what has happened? Use the present continuous (is/are being ...) or the present perfect (has/have heen 1 (the office / clean) The. office is being cleaned. 2 (the shirts /iron) ... The shirts have been ironed... 3 (the window / break) The window 4 (the roof / repair) The roof 5 (the car / damage) “ 6 (the houses / knock / down) 7 (the trees / cut / down) 8 (they / invite / to a party) Use the words in brackets (...) to complete the sentences. (Units 21 and 22) I can’t use my office at the moment. It is, being painted... (paint) 1 2 We didn't go to the party. We werent invited... (not/invite). 3. The washing machine was broken but it’s OK now, It — (repair), 4 The washing machine (repair) yesterday afternoon, 5. A factory is a place where things (make) 6 How old are these houses? When ww (Chey/build)? TA: (the computer / use) at the moment? B: Yes, Jim is using it. 8 T've never seen these flowers before, What ...emmmsmme (they/call)? 9 Some trees (blow) down in the storm last night. 10. The bridge is closed at the moment. It (damage) last week ANG HE ssn as (not/repaiz) yet. 6[54] be/have/do i be (= am/is/are/was/were) am/is/are + -ing (present continous) = Units 3-4 and 26 was/were + -ing (past continuous) => Unit 13 am/is/are + past participle {passive present simple } = Unit 21 was/were + past participle passive past simple } = Unit 21 have/has + past participle (present perfect) => Units 15-18 do/does + infinitive {present simple negative and questions) = Units 6-7 did + infinitive {past simple negative and questions) => Unit 12 present and past tenses + -ing (cleaning/working ¢) © Please be quiet. I’m working. © [isn’t raining at the moment. © What are you doing this evening? © I was working when she arrived. © Ic wasn’t raining, so we went out © What were you doing at three o'clock? be + past participle (cleaned/made/eaten ett.) © The room is cleaned every day © [’'m never invited to parties. © Oranges are imported into Britain © The room was cleaned yesterday. © These houses were built 100 years ago. © How was the window broken? © Where were you born? have/has + pasi participle (cleaned lost/eaten/been ec.) © P’ve cleaned my room © Tom has lost his passport. © Barbara hasn’t been to Canada. © Where have Paul and Linda gone? do/does/did + infinitive (clean/like/eat/go etc) @ Llike coffee but | don’t like tea. © Chris doesn’t go out very often © What do you usually do at weekends? © Does Barbara live alone? © I didn’t watch TV yesterday. © It didn’t rain last week. © What time did Paul and Linda go out? irregular verbs => PDEETTIES)UNIT EXERCISES 23 Put in is/are/do/does. 1 Be... you work in the evenings? 6 the sun shining? 2 Where Ate. they going? 7 What time the shops close? 3. Why you looking at me? 8 Ann working today? 4 Bill live near you? 9 What this word mean? 5 you like cooking? 10 you feeling all right? Put in am not / isn’t /aren’t/ don’t / doesn’t. All these sentences are negative. 1 Tom doesn't... work in the evenings. 2 I'm very tired. 1 want to go out this evening, 3 I'm very tired. I going, out this evening. 4 George working this week. He’s on holiday. 5 My parents are usually at home, They go out very often. 6 Barbara has travelled a lot but she speak any foreign languages. 7 You can turn off the television. I watcht 8 There's a party next week but we Put in was/were/did/have/has. 1 Where .WeE... your shoes made? 6 What time she go? 2 you go out last night? 7 When these houses built? 3 What you doing at 10.3028 Jim arrived yet? 4 Where your mother born? = 9 -Why you go home early? 5 Barbara gone home? 10, How long they been married? Put in is/are/was/were/have/has. 1 Joe Nas,... lost his passport. 6. _just made some coffee. Would 2 This bridge built ten years ago. you like some? 3 you finished your work yet? 7 Glass made from sand. 4. This town is always clean. The streets 8 This isa very old photograph. It cleaned every day. taken a long time ago. 5 Where you born? 9 Joe bought a new car, Complete the sentences. Choose from the list and put the verb into the correct form, damage eat enjoy ge goaway listen open pronounce ait understand — use 1 I'm going to take an umbrella with me. es raining 2 Why are you so tired? Did you .9®.... to bed late last night? 3 Where are the chocolates? Have you them all? 4 How is your new job? Are you sana i 5 My car was badly in the accident but | was OK 6 Chris has got a car but she doesn’t it very often. 7 Mary isn’t at home. She has for a few days. 8 Idont the problem. Can you explain it again? 9 Martin is in his room. He's to music. 10 I don’t know how to say this word, How is it 2 1 How do you this window? Can you show me? [55]