B. Choose and circle the appropriate verb forms to complete the sentences. 1. An interesting serial (is being shown/was being shown) on TV now. 2. The computer programme (is still being created/was still being created) at 10 p.m. yesterday. 3. Peter’s future (is being discussed/was being discussed) at the parents’ meeting yesterday. 4. I can’t give you this contract now. It (is being signed/was being signed) by the President of the company. 5. Where are my blue jeans? Sorry, they (are being washed/were being washed). 6. The new laptop (is being advertised/was being advertised) when I came into the hall. 7. When the new actors arrived, the film (is being shot/was being shot). 8. The current news (is being broadcast/was being broadcast) on the radio at the moment. 9. When dad returned home, the show (is being watched/was being watched) with a lot of interest by his teenage kids. 10. The Net (is being surfed/was being surfed) by our students at the moment.

Перевод задания: Выберите и обведите подходящие формы глаголов, чтобы закончить предложения.

Выбираем Present Continuous Passive для действия, происходящего сейчас, и Past Continuous Passive для действия, происходившего в указанный момент в прошлом.

1. An interesting serial is being shown on TV now. (Сейчас по телевизору показывают интересный сериал.)
2. The computer programme was still being created at 10 p.m. yesterday. (Вчера в 10 вечера компьютерную программу всё ещё создавали.)
3. Peter’s future was being discussed at the parents’ meeting yesterday. (Вчера на родительском собрании обсуждали будущее Питера.)
4. I can’t give you this contract now. It is being signed by the President of the company. (Я не могу сейчас дать тебе этот контракт. Его подписывает президент компании.)
5. Where are my blue jeans? Sorry, they are being washed. (Где мои синие джинсы? Извини, их стирают.)
6. The new laptop was being advertised when I came into the hall. (Когда я вошёл в зал, рекламировали новый ноутбук.)
7. When the new actors arrived, the film was being shot. (Когда прибыли новые актёры, фильм снимали.)
8. The current news is being broadcast on the radio at the moment. (В данный момент по радио передают текущие новости.)
9. When dad returned home, the show was being watched with a lot of interest by his teenage kids. (Когда папа вернулся домой, его дети-подростки с большим интересом смотрели шоу.)
10. The Net is being surfed by our students at the moment. (В данный момент наши ученики пользуются интернетом.)