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  • The news _____ every day from 6 a.m. to midnight.
    broadcasts
    is broadcast
    are broadcast
    broadcast
  • The company cut the water off because Mr and Mrs Dixon _____ their bill.
    hadn't been paid
    hadn't paid
    weren't being paid
    weren't paying
  • We _____ important subjects every lunchtime with our advisors.
    discuss
    have discussed
    are discussed
    have been discussed
  • The magazine _____ by more than three thousand people every week.
    is reading
    reads
    is read
    is being read
  • They _____ every effort to end the strike.
    were being made
    were making
  • She wants _____ to the party.
    to invite
    to be invited
    being invited
  • Their car wasn't in the car park. It _____.
    stole
    was stolen
    had stolen
    had been stolen
  • At this very moment the suspect _____ by the police.
    was being interviewed
    interviews
    is being interviewed
    is interviewing
  • Paul's new novel _____ in November.
    is going to be published
    will be published
    will publish
    is going to publish
  • The 2012 Olympic Games _____ in London.
    were held
    held
    had held
    had been held
  • This book looks old. When _____ it _____?
    had .... been written
    was .... written
    is .... written
    did .... write
  • I can't use my computer at the moment. It _____.
    is being repaired
    has been repaired
    is repaired
    is repairing
  • A new security system _____ in all our offices in the next few weeks.
    will be installed
    will install
    will being installed
    will have installed
  • The doctors _____ the patients when we arrived.
    were being seen
    were seen
    were seeing
    saw
  • English _____ all over the world.
    speaks
    was spoken
    has been spoken
    is spoken
  • Most film stars hate _____.
    being interviewed
    to interview
    interviewing
  • The building _____ when a second bomb went off, so nobody got hurt.
    had evacuated
    evacuated
    has been evacuated
    had been evacuated
  • Don't worry! Everybody will be there. They _____ already _____.
    were .... told
    have .... been told
    are .... being told
    have .... told
  • The internal structure of the Statue of Liberty _____ by Gustave Eiffel in the 19th century.
    designed
    had designed
    had been designed
    was designed
  • Wow! What's that smell? The house _____ immediately.
    must clean
    must be cleaned
    can be cleaned
    can clean
  • Our room _____ just before we arrived at the hotel.
    has cleaned
    has been cleaned
    had cleaned
    had been cleaned
  • We put up our house for sale last month, but it _____ yet.
    wasn't sold
    didn't sell
    hasn't sold
    hasn't been sold
  • The children are excited about _____ to the zoo.
    be taking
    taking
    be taken
    being taken
  • I remember _____ how to drive.
    being taught
    be taught
    taught
    to be taught
  • In this game, only your feet _____.
    would use
    can be used
    should use
    can use