Question

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I.      Passive voice: The past continuous tense

Example: She was picking the flowers at 3:00 pm yesterday. ’ The flowers were being picked by her at 3:00.pm yesterday 

1.     He was painting the house when I came. ’ The house.................................................

2.     The teacher was reading the book when we came. ’ The book.....................................

3.     Mary’s mother was washing the clothes. ’ The clothes...............................................

4.     Her friends were drinking coffee at the cafe. ’ Coffee.................................................

5.     He was boiling the eggs when I saw him. ’ The eggs..................................................

6.     His brother was painting the door. ’ The door............................................................

7.     Thu was waiting for him at the school. ’ He...............................................................

8.     We were doing the exercises. ’ The exercises.............................................................

9.     They were painting the gate of the school. ’ The gate of the school.............................

10. They were doing the bedroom on Friday. ’ The bedroom............................................

Answer 1

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1.     He was painting the house when I came. ’ The house.........was being painted by him when I came........................................

2.     The teacher was reading the book when we came. ’ The book...........was being read by the teacher when we came..........................

3.     Mary’s mother was washing the clothes. ’ The clothes......were being washed by Mary's mother.........................................

4.     Her friends were drinking coffee at the cafe. ’ Coffee.....was being drunk by her friends at the cafe............................................

5.     He was boiling the eggs when I saw him. ’ The eggs.........were being boiled by him when I saw him.........................................

6.     His brother was painting the door. ’ The door............was being painted by his brother................................................

7.     Thu was waiting for him at the school. ’ He...........was being waited for by Thu....................................................

8.     We were doing the exercises. ’ The exercises.......were being done by us......................................................

9.     They were painting the gate of the school. ’ The gate of the school......was being painted .......................

10. They were doing the bedroom on Friday. ’ The bedroom.....was being done on Friday.......................................