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  • We don't know the results of the election yet. The votes (count) right now.
    are being counted
  • Please don't disturb me now. I (work).
    am working
  • Sorry, this seat (already / take).
    has already been taken
  • Have you heard? Some diamonds (steal) from the jewellery shop yesterday evening.
    were stolen
  • This job (must / do) quickly.
    must be done
  • We (watch) a movie when suddenly there was a power cut and the screen went black.
    were watching
  • Most dogs (can / swim).
    can swim
  • This morning a tiger escaped from the zoo, but don't worry. It (already / catch) again.
    has already been caught
  • British tea (sell) at most Asian shops. That's handy for the Brits in Munich!
    is sold
  • (you / ever / meet) a famous person?
    Have you ever met
  • I really (must / post) this birthday card before it's too late.
    must post
  • (you / lock) the door yet?
    Have you locked
  • Potatoes (usually / eat) either boiled or fried.
    are usually eaten
  • Where is the document? - Oh, it (check) for mistakes right now. It'll be ready soon.
    is being checked
  • (can / you / jump) over that fence?
    Can you jump
  • Dave and Sue usually (cook) meat on Sundays.
    cook
  • Yesterday a bird (fly) in through the window!
    flew
  • Cheese (not / always / make) with cows' milk. Sometimes they use goats' milk.
    isn't always made
  • Mrs Martin still (live) in the house that she was born in.
    lives
  • Not all planets (can / see) with the naked eye.
    can be seen
  • These days, a lot of clothes (make) in Indonesia.
    are made
  • At the moment they (try) to solve a delivery problem.
    are trying
  • Fossils (can / always / find) on the beach at Kilve.
    can always be found
  • These trees (plant) forty years ago.
    were planted
  • Don't look behind you now, but I think we (follow) by two men.
    are being followed
  • The play Macbeth (write) by Shakespeare.
    was written
  • I didn't hear the phone because I (use) the vacuum cleaner. It's so noisy!
    was using
  • When we arrived, we couldn't use the front door because it (paint).
    was being painted / had just been painted
  • This house (build) in 1860.
    was built
  • This medicine (must / shake) before you take it.
    must be shaken
  • We weren't allowed to see the oldest car at the museum, because it (clean).
    was being cleaned
  • (your brother / get) that job he applied for last month?
    Did your brother get
  • Last year, the cathedral (destroy) by fire.
    was destroyed
  • I heard that you lost your ear ring. (it / find) yet?
    has it been found
  • The thieves (already / arrest).
    have already been arrested
  • He (wait) for the bus when suddenly his phone rang.
    was waiting
  • There was a lot of noise, because a house (build) next door. It was difficult to relax.
    was being built
  • Sorry, she can't come to the phone right now. She (take) a shower.
    is taking
  • I (know) Dave since the year 2000.
    have known
  • The car (not / repair) yet.
    hasn't been repaired
  • Every winter, salt (put) on the roads.
    is put
  • Last week, a lot of gold (steal) from a bank in the city centre.
    was stolen
  • Ben (not / usually / have) breakfast until nine at weekends.
    doesn't usually have
  • We (not / see) the giraffes on our visit to the zoo yesterday.
    didn't see