PRESENT PASSIVEBe (am, is are) + past participle

by Eva Viñas Casals

Smoking _________________ here.

doesn’t allow

isn’t allowed

don’t allow

aren’t allowed

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English and French _________________ here.

is spoken

isn’t spoken

are spoken

aren’t spoken

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Stories _________________ to children every Friday afternoon.

are readed

are reading

are read

are red

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A lot of money _________________ for some works of art.

are payedare paid

is paid is payed

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The bookshop _________________ this week.

are closed

are close

is closed

is close

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These cars _________________ in Germany.

are producingare produce

are produced are produceed

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Live music _________________ in this pub.

has played

playing is played

is plays

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New houses _________________ in this area.

are building

are builded are built

are build

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Coffee _________________ in Colombia and Brazil.

is grew

is growedis grown

are grew

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