Transform the following sentences into questions using Continuous Passive, as in the example. Work in pairs.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct active or passive tense forms.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct active or passive tense forms.

A. Tony O’Connel 1) _______ (work) for a large company. Last year, he

2) ______ (promote) to the position of manager. He 3) ______ (give) a large office and a company car. He now 4) ______ (have) a secretary who 5) ______

(answer) his calls, and he 6) ______ (pay) a lot more money than before. He

7) ______ (feel) very happy about his job now.

B. Floods 1) ______ (cause) when a river 2) ______ (burst) its banks.

This can happen if there 3) _______ (be) an unusual amount of rain, or if it snow 4) ______ (melt) and the river 5) ______ (overflow). When a flood

6) ______ (take place), crops 7) ______ (destroy) and homes 8) ______ (damage).

C. Dogs 1) ______ (be) very loyal animals. They can 2) ______ (keep) your company and 3) ______ (protect) you. However, you must 4) ______ (look after) your dog. They have to 5) ______ (take) for long walks and 6) ______ (feed) regularly. You may 7) ______ (find) that dogs are expensive pets, but they do 8) ______ (make) great companions.

 

Tea

Tea is 1) made (make) from the leaves of the tea plant. At first, it

2) ______ (use) as a medicine, but it 3) ______ (become) an everyday drink in the 3rd century A.D. First, the leaves 4) ______ (pick) from the plant and they are spread onto a cloth. They 5) _______ (leave) there for up to twenty hours. Next, the leaves are rolled up until they 6) ______ (break) into small pieces. Finally, the leaves 7) _______ (dry). The tea 8) _______ (pack) into containers and sent to different countries. It 9) ______ (sell) to customers as loose leaves, as tea bags and as instant tea. To make tea, we 10) ______ (boil) water and 11) ______ (pour) it over the dry tea in a teapot. This 12) ______ (leave) for three to five minutes. We can then add milk, lemon or sugar. In Britain, it was the custom to serve tea in the afternoons with sandwiches and cakes. This custom 13) ______ (start) by the Duchess of Bedford around 1840. Today, people 14) ______ (drink) tea all over the world.

 

Example: The mistakes are being corrected by our teacher in the classroom now. Are the mistakes being corrected by your teacher in the clasroom now?

Yes, they are.

No, they aren’t.

What is being corrected by your teacher in the classroom now?

Who are the mistakes being corrected now by?

1. A very serious matter is being discussed by our group-mates now.

2. English was being spoken by us all the time during the lesson last Friday.

3. Our students are being examined in room 203 now.

4. These programs were being used in our work all the time last year.

5. A film with Nikulin is being shown on TV at the moment.

6. Nice meals are being cooked by my mother in the kitchen now.

7. The songs by the Beatles were being sounded all the time at the last festival.

8. The house was being cleaned by Tim the whole day yesterday.

9. The suspects are being questioned by the police now.

10. The garden fence is being repaired by Nick now.

11. A new carpet is being chosen by Kate at the moment.