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15.3.1 Passive Voice Part 3

Put in the passive form of the PRESENT CONTINUOUS tense of the verbs in brackets.

EXAMPLE:
Tommy _____ (groom) for a top managerial position.
  Tommy is being groomed for a top managerial position.

41. You can't use the car now. It _____ (repair).

41. You can't use the car now. It is being repaired.

42. He _____ (talk) about for abusing his wife.

42. He is being talked about for abusing his wife.

43. My father _____ (treat) for diabetes.

43. My father is being treated for diabetes.

44. Our house _____ (paint) now.

44. Our house is being painted now.

45. "I wonder if I _____ (cheat)," I thought to myself as I gave the man the money.

45. "I wonder if I am being cheated," I thought to myself as I gave the man the money.

46. A new road _____ (widen) near our house.

46. A new road is being widened near our house.

47. The cup final ____ (play) at the national stadium next week.

47. The cup final is being played at the national stadium next week.

48. We think twenty or thirty workers _____ (dismiss) unless business improves.

48. We think twenty or thirty workers are being dismissed unless business improves.

49. Peter _____ (keep) in the dark about the whole matter.

49. Peter is being kept in the dark about the whole matter.

50. My cousin _____ (train) as an electrician at the moment.

50. My cousin is being trained as an electrician at the moment.

51. We _____ (show) round the new factory by the manager.

51. We are being shown round the new factory by the manager.

52. Some experimental types of rice _____ (grow) at the agricultural research station.

52. Some experimental types of rice are being grown at the agricultural research station.

53. The results of the competition _____ (announce) as soon as they are received.

53. The results of the competition are being announced as soon as they are received.

54. Two new tugs _____ (build) at the shipyard now.

54. Two new tugs are being built at the shipyard now.

55. That office _____ (redecorate) for the new manager.

55. That office is being redecorated for the new manager.

56. Who _____ (invite) to the wedding?

56. Who are being invited to the wedding?

57. Which animal _____ (hunt) next?

57. Which animal is being hunted next?

58. The fire _____ gradually _____ (put) out, as far as I can see.

58. The fire is gradually being put out, as far as I can see.

59. That new hotel _____ (compare) to other hotels.

59. That new hotel is being compared to other hotels.

60. This part of the wall _____ (paint) red.

60. This part of the wall is being painted red.