Progressive forms of the Passive Voice

Use the verbs in brackets in present progressive passive or past progressive passive.

A new bridge (build) when I came to Minsk

• are being built

• is being built

• were being built

• was being built

Use the verbs in brackets in present progressive passive or past progressive passive.

The cake (cook) when the guests arrived

• has been cooking

• was cooked

• was being cooked

• is being cooked

Use the verbs in brackets in present progressive passive or past progressive passive.

The car (repair) at the moment

• has been repaired

• was being repaired

• is repaired

• is being repaired

Use the verbs in brackets in present progressive passive or past progressive passive.

You can’t enter the room. The floor (paint)

• was being painted

• is painted

• has been painted

• is being painted

Use the verbs in brackets in present progressive passive or past progressive passive.

The flowers (water) at 8 o’clock in the morning

• will be watered

• was being watered

• were being watered

• are being watered

Use the verbs in brackets in present progressive passive or past progressive passive.

The house (paint) now

• is being painted

• is painting

• has been painted

• was being painted

Use the verbs in brackets in present progressive passive or past progressive passive.

These articles (translate) at 5 o’clock yesterday

• are being translated

• were being translated

• is being translated

• was being translated

Use the verbs in brackets in present progressive passive or past progressive passive.

When I entered the office, the papers (sign)

• is being signed

• was being signed

• were being signed

• are being signed

Use the verbs in brackets in present progressive passive or past progressive passive.

Your jeans (iron) at the moment

• were being ironed

• are being ironed

• is being ironed

• have been ironed

Use the verbs in brackets in present progressive passive or past progressive passive.

Look! The new trees (plant)

• are being planted

• have been planted

• were being planted

• is being planted