Choose between Present Indefinite Passive and Present Continuous Passive.
Papers (deliver) usually at 8 in the morning, they (look through) at the moment and you’ll get yours soon. 2. Dresses (make) preferably of cotton in hot countries. This wonderful costume (make) specially for this performance now. 3. What strange sounds! – Oh, our piano (tune). 4.Where is your car? – It (fill) in the garage at the moment. 5. Tea (lay) usually on the balcony in fine weather. 6. We are finishing the last preparations for the party: the lights (switch on), the floors (clean), the tables (lay). Do you think we’ll be ready on time? 7. I’ve got two questions to you. First: “What language (speak) all over the word?” Second: “What language (speak) in this room?” 8. The witness (question) by the police-inspector now. 9. The old motor-way (use) by many people, but it’s not very convenient, that’s why a new ring-road (build) in the city. 10. Our luggage (examine) at the Customs now. Any luggage going abroad (check) usually here. 11. We (give) a lot of advice by our parents. 12. All the contracts (sign) by the President. 13. You’ll have your copy soon, the contract (type). 14. You can’t use the fax now, it (fix). 15. Lots of people (operate on ) in this clinic. And now unfortunately my uncle John (operate) on here. 16. Most cameras (make) in Japan. 17. What are you doing here in the hall? – My room (clean). 18. Can you hear footsteps behind? We (follow). 19. This bill often (refer to). 20. He is such a nice chap. Why he so often (laugh at)?
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Papers are usually delivered at 8 in the morning, they are being looked through at the moment and you’ll get yours soon. 2. Dresses are made preferably of cotton in hot countries. This wonderful costume is being made specially for this performance now. 3. What strange sounds! – Oh, our piano is being tuned. 4.Where is your car? – It is being filled in the garage at the moment. 5. Tea is usually laid on the balcony in fine weather. 6. We are finishing the last preparations for the party: the lights are being switched on, the floors are being cleaned, the tables are being laid. Do you think we’ll be ready on time? 7. I’ve got two questions to you. First: “What language is spoken all over the word?” Second: “What language is being spoken in this room?” 8. The witness is being questioned by the police-inspector now. 9. The old motor-way is used by many people, but it’s not very convenient, that’s why a new ring-road is beind built in the city. 10. Our luggage is being examined at the Customs now. Any luggage going abroad is usually checked here. 11. We are given a lot of advice by our parents. 12. All the contracts are signed by the President. 13. You’ll have your copy soon, the contract is being typed. 14. You can’t use the fax now, it is being fixed. 15. Lots of people are operated on in this clinic. And now unfortunately my uncle John is being operated on here. 16. Most cameras are made in Japan. 17. What are you doing here in the hall? – My room is being cleaned. 18. Can you hear footsteps behind? We are being followed. 19. This bill is often referred to. 20. He is such a nice chap. Why is he so often laughed at?