Cam b r id g e

Essentiat
Grammar
in Use
A self-study reference and practice book
for elementary learners of English

Fourth Edition
with answers

Raymond Murphy
Unit
is being done has been done (passive 2)
j| is/are being ... (present continuous passive)

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■i ii Somebody is painting the door . (active)

The door is being painted. (passive)

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O M y car is at the garage. It is being repaired. (= somebody is repairing it)
O Some new houses are being built opposite the park. (= somebody is building them)
Compare the present continuous and present simple:
O The office is being cleaned at the moment, (continuous)
The office is cleaned every day. (simple)
O Football matches are often played at the weekend, but no matches are being played next
weekend.

For the present continuous and present simple, see Units 8 and 25.

has/have been ... (present perfect passive)

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before now

Somebody has painted the door . (active)

The door has been painted. (passive)

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O M y key has been stolen. (= somebody has stolen it)
O M y keys have been stolen. (= somebody has stolen them)
O I'm not going to the party. I haven't been invited. (= nobody has invited me)
O Has this shirt been washed? (= has somebody washed it?)
Compare the present perfect and past simple:
O The room isn't dirty any more. It has been cleaned, (present perfect)
The room was cleaned yesterday, (past simple)
O I can't find my keys. I think they've been stolen, (present perfect)
My keys were stolen last week, (past simple)
For the present perfect and past simple, see Unit 20.

54 ( is done / was done Unit 21 active and passive Appendix 1

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Exercises
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1 The ca r isbei H3 repaired, 3 The windows.
2 A bridge.............................................................................. 4 The grass.........

£| j p Look at the pictures. What is happening or what has happened? Use the present continuous
(is/are b ein g ...) or the present perfect (has/have been ...).

1 (the office / clean) The office .is being, cleaned,................................................................................................................

2 (the shirts / iron) T h e .s h irty ..............................................................................................................
3 (the window / break) The w in d o w .............................................................................................................................................
4 (the roof / repair) The ro o f...............................................................................................................................................................
5 (the car / damage) .................................................................................................................................................................................
6 (the houses / knock / down) ..........................................................................................................................................................
7 (the trees / cut / down) ......................................................................................................................................................................
8 (they / invite / to a party) ..................................................................................................................................................................

Complete the sentences. (Study Unit 21 before you do this exercise.)

1 I can't use my office at the moment. I t fe M n g .p .in te d (paint).
2 We didn't go to the party. W e wargn’t inyiTad (not/invite).
3 The washing machine was broken, but it's O K now. I t ................................................................................(repair).
4 The washing m achine.............................................................................. (repair) yesterday afternoon.
5 A factory is a place where things.............................................................................. (make).
6 How old are these houses? W h e n ................................................................................(they/build)?
7 a : ................................................................................ (the photocopier / use) at the moment?
b: N o , y o u ca n go a h e a d a n d u se it.
8 I've never seen these flowers before. W h a t................................................................................(they/call)?
9 M y sunglasses................................................................................(steal) at the beach yesterday.
10 The bridge is closed at the moment. I t ................................................................................(damage) last week and
i t ..............................................................................................................(not/repair) yet.

Additional exercises 24-27 (pages 263-64) 55