Past Continuous Passive

1. Listen and imitate.

1. Huge blocks of flats were being built all last year. 2. When we came, the pool was being filled with water. 3. I was told that my article was still being typed. 4. The car was being repaired the whole day yesterday. 5. When I left the meeting, the problem was still being discussed. 6. When I entered the hall, the young specialists were being instructed what to do. 7. At 6 o'clock the floor was still being polished.

2. Transform the sentences using the Passive Voice.

— When I entered the hall, they were holding a meeting there.

— When I entered the hall, a meeting was being held there.

1. When I joined the visitors, the foreman was showing them round the machine shop. 2. When I entered the room, they were still discussing the article. 3. At 5 o'clock the professor was still examining the students. 4. When I re-turned, they were still discussing the new appointments. 5. When I left the laboratory, they were still testing the device.

3. Complete the situations.

None of the actors was free then. (rehearse the play)

The play was being rehearsed.

1. It was very noisy upstairs. (polish the floor) 2. We couldn't enter the library. (remove the furniture) 3. An appetizing smell was coming from the kitchen. (roast a goose) 4. The guests were upstairs. (show the laboratories) 5. We didn't see the museum that time. (repair the building) 5. The exhibition was very crowded. ( show some new models of computers)

4. Make complex sentences.

enter the kitchen, cook my favourite dish

When I entered the kitchen, my favourite dish was being cooked.

1. arrive in Minsk, build the Underground; 2. switch on the TV set, show an interesting film; 3. arrive at the airport, see off the delegation; 4. enter the Personnel Department, interview a new economist; 5. leave the meeting, discuss the resolution. 6. come to the office, negotiate the agreement. 7. come to the fair, give souvenirs to the visitors.

5. Respond to the following phrases using the Present or the Past Continuous Passive.

What's going on in the yard?

Trees and bushes are being planted there.

The flowers are being watered there, etc.

1. Where is the noise coming from? 2. We couldn't use the telephone. 3. Don't enter the lab. 4. The boy looked proud. 5. The children were very excited. 6. What is going on in the lecture hall? 7. Can I study here? 8. Why did she look so worried? 9. We can't use the conference hall. 10. I had to wait for half an hour.

6. Translate into English. (self check )

1. Лекция была очень интересной, и оратора слушали с боль­шим вниманием. 2. Когда я вернулся в Минск, Дворец Спорта все еще строился. 3. Когда вошел профессор Браун, обсужда­лось его предложение. 4. Вчера в 5 часов передавали инте­ресный концерт. 5. Когда я присоединился к группе турис­тов, им как раз рассказы-вали об истории города. 6. Когда я вернулся, мою статью все еще печатали. 7. На улице было много народа. Встречали правительственную делегацию. 8. Вчера в это время открывали новый коммерческий центр.