· Is/are being ….(present continuous passive)
Somebody is painting the door. (Active)
Door is being painted the. (Passive)
ü My car is at the garage. It is being repaired. (= somebody is repairing it)
ü Some new houses are being built opposite the park. (=somebody is building them)
Compare the present continuous and simple present:
ü The office is being cleaned at the moment. (continuous)
ü In Britain footballer matches are usually played on Saturday, but
Not matches are being played next Saturday.
· Has/have been…..(present perfect passive)
Somebody has painted the door. (Active)
The door has been painted. (Passive)
ü My key has been stolen. (=somebody has stolen it)
ü My keys have been stolen. (=somebody has stolen them)
ü I’m not going to the party. I haven’t been invited. (=nobody has invited me)
Compare the present perfect and past simple:
ü The room is clean now. It has been cleaned. (present perfect)
The room was cleaned yesterday. (Past simple)
ü I can’t find my keys. I think they’ve been stolen. (present perfect)
My keys were stolen last week. (Past simple)
Taken from: Essential Grammar in Use
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